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makai
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We are back from Hawaii and starting to plan for the 10/7/05 cruise.
Thank you Cruisetime for the heads up on the Yatra Travel site for airfares. We were geting prices for round trip from the west coast to Rome at about $800-$900. Since we are doing a back to back cruise ending up in Galvaston Texas we only need a one-way fare. The cost for a one-way to Rome was in the $1300 range( why is a one-way ticket so much more then a round trip? ) We went to the Yatra site and got one way tickets for just over $600. Thanks again Cruisetime. We will arrive in Rome on Oct. 4th, as we wanted a couple of extra days in Rome.
We are still looking for the best way to get from Rome to the ship. We called Celebrity and they will not guarantee a transfer unless your plane arrives the day of the sailing. They said that there shouldn't be any problem showing up at baggage claim on sail day and getting the Celebrity transfer then. The price is $80ea. The idea of renting a 6-8 person van sounds good and I hope all the 10/7's will keep me posted on how that is going.
There is a travel group In Sacramento Ca. called Experience Italy. www.experienceitaly.com They are having a seminar on independat travel to Italy on tue. march 15th and I plan to attend. I will ask their recommendations on hotels in Rome and what is available for siteseeing. I will also ask for recommendations for the Naples and Genoa areas.
my e-mail is wmeuser@thegrid.net
Bill and Helen
Thank you Cruisetime for the heads up on the Yatra Travel site for airfares. We were geting prices for round trip from the west coast to Rome at about $800-$900. Since we are doing a back to back cruise ending up in Galvaston Texas we only need a one-way fare. The cost for a one-way to Rome was in the $1300 range( why is a one-way ticket so much more then a round trip? ) We went to the Yatra site and got one way tickets for just over $600. Thanks again Cruisetime. We will arrive in Rome on Oct. 4th, as we wanted a couple of extra days in Rome.
We are still looking for the best way to get from Rome to the ship. We called Celebrity and they will not guarantee a transfer unless your plane arrives the day of the sailing. They said that there shouldn't be any problem showing up at baggage claim on sail day and getting the Celebrity transfer then. The price is $80ea. The idea of renting a 6-8 person van sounds good and I hope all the 10/7's will keep me posted on how that is going.
There is a travel group In Sacramento Ca. called Experience Italy. www.experienceitaly.com They are having a seminar on independat travel to Italy on tue. march 15th and I plan to attend. I will ask their recommendations on hotels in Rome and what is available for siteseeing. I will also ask for recommendations for the Naples and Genoa areas.
my e-mail is wmeuser@thegrid.net
Bill and Helen