Topic: Vacations 2015

[Ex-airbalancer]

For the cruise we're considering, flight is included, but if you arrange your own flight there is a $1,200 US credit. So, say $1,500 Cdn
Now searching for flights into Monte Carlo and out of Venice.  Haven't been able to find anything near that $1,500 price... 

Look at air transat, YYZ to Paris, spend a couple of days, train to MC , then Venice to YYZ

[Weels]

DO NOT fly into Monte Carlo.

Fly into the south of france.  MC is only an hour away by the easiest train you could imagine.  It'll save you a bundle.

Dude, this is very last minute!!  Doesn't the cruise leave on Monday?!

Transat to Marseilles and home from Venice is $1,113pp incl tax, but returns on Aug 30 (nothing later than that ).

Thanks man --

Trip is for next August.
We just started poking around flights last night -
The last trip into Italy we took Air Transat and liked them, so good to know they fly into Marseille.
If we can find a cheap flight into Paris may even do that and take a couple days to meander south.

99% sure we're doing that Oceania cruise.

[Ex-airbalancer]

Try https://www.google.ca/flights/

[aquadorhj]

Anyways, if you ever do decide to come this way and really want to cheap out, you can stay here and we can bomb around in the S2000 and go for a brewery tour at Canucks! S2K b&b....

Sh!t, that sounds incredible.  If that offer is extended, I'll try to find the time!

As NT says, that offer is extremely appreciated 


i booked 5 day trip out to Maui.   never been, so it would be a good trip.  at least i hope so.



as for the expensive in-canada flight from west to east coast,   I just looked on westjet to St. John. 
cheapest is $817, red eye.    (return, of course, because i gotta get back home somehow)
then you gotta pay for lodging, food, etc.

i can get a 1 week all inclusive in mexico or jamaica at that price.


i'm paying $1100 for my 5 days in Maui, includes lodging.    so you can see, it's expensive to travel within Canada.

[Solstice2006]

^^ but how much is just the flight?  If you were to look at just the flight to Maui and back?

[aquadorhj]

^^ but how much is just the flight?  If you were to look at just the flight to Maui and back?

at westjet right now,..   $648.77

[Noto]

as for the expensive in-canada flight from west to east coast,   I just looked on westjet to St. John. 
cheapest is $817, red eye.    (return, of course, because i gotta get back home somehow)
then you gotta pay for lodging, food, etc.

i can get a 1 week all inclusive in mexico or jamaica at that price.


i'm paying $1100 for my 5 days in Maui, includes lodging.    so you can see, it's expensive to travel within Canada.

I miss Hawaii so much.  Such great hiking.  I only went to the Big Island and Kauai though.

[Ex-airbalancer]

DO NOT fly into Monte Carlo.

Fly into the south of france.  MC is only an hour away by the easiest train you could imagine.  It'll save you a bundle.

Dude, this is very last minute!!  Doesn't the cruise leave on Monday?!

Transat to Marseilles and home from Venice is $1,113pp incl tax, but returns on Aug 30 (nothing later than that ).

Thanks man --

Trip is for next August.
We just started poking around flights last night -
The last trip into Italy we took Air Transat and liked them, so good to know they fly into Marseille.
If we can find a cheap flight into Paris may even do that and take a couple days to meander south.

99% sure we're doing that Oceania cruise.

At 360 day out you can usually find airfare pricing for your trip

[Ex-airbalancer]

Pretty much settled on this cruise for next August.
Anyone have experience with Oceania?

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/grand-voyage-cruises/monte-carlo-to-venice-RVA160817A/?sr=%2fcruise-finder%2f%23sailDates%3d2016%7c08

This cruise just dropped $500.   
Price is still quite eye watering... the 1/2 Scot in me is a cheap ba$tard.

Also looking at a couple of Mediterranean cruises with Holland America -- cheaper, but they don't excite me like this one.

Have you check out vtg pricing or even Crucon
http://www.vacationstogo.com/fastdeal.cfm?deal=15852

[Solstice2006]

^^ but how much is just the flight?  If you were to look at just the flight to Maui and back?

at westjet right now,..   $648.77

well that's because it's westjet....  can get st.johns to london for $501 in september.  Pretty good.

[CanuckS2K]

Just for sh!ts and giggles, I priced out a couple of things.

Current special to Portugal.  Return airfare from Toronto direct to Portugal, 3 weeks in a one bedroom apartment overlooking the beach, and a rental car.  $1614 taxes included.  Same dates, airfare only from SJ to Vancouver is $1152.  Hmmm, wonder which one I'd choose?   

[Ex-airbalancer]

Cheap trip on  Allure of the sea ,  Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale , 12 nights , inside cabin $397 CAD

[Ex-airbalancer]

Just for sh!ts and giggles, I priced out a couple of things.

Current special to Portugal.  Return airfare from Toronto direct to Portugal, 3 weeks in a one bedroom apartment overlooking the beach, and a rental car.  $1614 taxes included.  Same dates, airfare only from SJ to Vancouver is $1152.  Hmmm, wonder which one I'd choose?   

And 1€ bottles of wine 

[CanuckS2K]

Just for sh!ts and giggles, I priced out a couple of things.

Current special to Portugal.  Return airfare from Toronto direct to Portugal, 3 weeks in a one bedroom apartment overlooking the beach, and a rental car.  $1614 taxes included.  Same dates, airfare only from SJ to Vancouver is $1152.  Hmmm, wonder which one I'd choose?   

And 1€ bottles of wine 

And 35 cent 1 litre bottles of Sagres or Super Bock!   

[Ex-airbalancer]

Just for sh!ts and giggles, I priced out a couple of things.

Current special to Portugal.  Return airfare from Toronto direct to Portugal, 3 weeks in a one bedroom apartment overlooking the beach, and a rental car.  $1614 taxes included.  Same dates, airfare only from SJ to Vancouver is $1152.  Hmmm, wonder which one I'd choose?   

And 1€ bottles of wine 

And 35 cent 1 litre bottles of Sagres or Super Bock!   

And 7.5€ day train passes

[CanuckS2K]

Just for sh!ts and giggles, I priced out a couple of things.

Current special to Portugal.  Return airfare from Toronto direct to Portugal, 3 weeks in a one bedroom apartment overlooking the beach, and a rental car.  $1614 taxes included.  Same dates, airfare only from SJ to Vancouver is $1152.  Hmmm, wonder which one I'd choose?   

And 1€ bottles of wine 

And 35 cent 1 litre bottles of Sagres or Super Bock!   

And 7.5€ day train passes

Yup!  Honestly, I'd love to travel more in Canada, but it's just crazy expensive compared to Europe and going South.  It's a shame, but the vast majority of my travel dollars aren't spent in my own Country. 

[Ex-airbalancer]

Just for sh!ts and giggles, I priced out a couple of things.

Current special to Portugal.  Return airfare from Toronto direct to Portugal, 3 weeks in a one bedroom apartment overlooking the beach, and a rental car.  $1614 taxes included.  Same dates, airfare only from SJ to Vancouver is $1152.  Hmmm, wonder which one I'd choose?   

And 1€ bottles of wine 

And 35 cent 1 litre bottles of Sagres or Super Bock!   

And 7.5€ day train passes

Yup!  Honestly, I'd love to travel more in Canada, but it's just crazy expensive compared to Europe and going South.  It's a shame, but the vast majority of my travel dollars aren't spent in my own Country.

I am waiting to travel in Canada once I can no longer afford travel insurance 

[PJungnitsch]

Anyone ever done a group tour in China? They seem to come up for reasonable prices.

[redman]

Off to Midland Ont. for the next week starting Sunday. (Have my parents checking on 18yr old while away, he's has work commitments and making sure cat lives.)

     

[Snowman]

My wife has asked me to make our trip to Vegas in November as inexpensive as possible for once  So I used points for all our AC flights on Rouge cattle class with exit window seats and staying at an off strip condo. So far this 4 night trip is only costing me $480.