You may be shocked, but in my almost 160 cruises I have never sailed out of Southampton!
So I relied on some friends for help. First our travel agent Neil and Monika Best of Best Dreamy Destinations (and no I get nothing for mentioning them - they are just great!). And also our friend Roy Bennett.
First we had to book our air. We did look at Princess Air, but it was almost $1,000 more per person. So we booked it on our own. We found a great deal with Air Transat, via Toronto to Gatwick. Then for return it was surprisingly a great deal from Orlando. Originally when we were looking the prices were so high as it is the US Thanksgiving that weekend. But they have dropped considerably. So we got a sweet direct flight home.
Now for transfers. We had looked at the train and the bus and would easily and gladly book those - especially because of the price.
However, we are now sailing with some friends Lori and Andy and we decided to spend a bit more and book a car service. Neil and Monika recommended Blackberry Car service to Southampton. So for $400 we booked it.
After flying all night and with a 4 hour time change, not to mention we would be arriving early morning and probably not being able to get early access to a hotel room at Gatwick we agreed it would be better to just push it to Southampton and settle in there.
We looked at a variety of hotel options and settled on a recommendation for the Voco Hotel which is part of the IHG chain.
So all is in place!
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