Return flights from one way cruises

when booking a one-way cruise, it's common to arrange a return flight separately if you need to return to your original departure point. You can book return flights through various online travel agencies like Expedia, Kayak, or directly through airline websites. Just enter your departure and return dates, along with your preferred airports, and you should be able to find available flights. If you're unsure about the best options, a travel agent can also assist you in finding the most suitable flights for your itinerary.

Check with your cruise line. We are doing transatlantic cruise to Rotterdam and then spending two weeks visiting friends in Berlin and Barcelona. Fares back to Chicago were about $1200 pp. from countless cities but only $440 (from Barcelona) through Holland America. We also found round trip airfares from the cruise line less expensive several years ago when we sailed from Rome.

Repo a Cruise Ship, How big is your Tow Ship? Lol.... i know what your meant about Repositions but had to mention Repossessed...thats alot of S's. Spelling/Vocabulary.

Honestly speaking about Airfares and prices, what a bird told me once was that you can cruise on that itinerary you desire and then once your at your destination you can stay a few days and tour, then you can fly to another city that you would like to visit that might be very close and cheap flight...then once your done touring that city get on the next cruise headed towards you home or another Adventure. Remember one thing though, many countries have 40lb suitcase limit, not 50lb like in USA and more restrictive baggage rules that apply. i personally am headed if the prices fall in November to Antartica then fly over to South Africa and cruise for 2 or 3 cruises and then reposition from South Africa to Spain since its 22 days and usually around $2000 but the airfare back to USA is like $1800. Lets count the meals/entertainment and countries i will get to see rather than some 17hr flight home.

i have heard that roundtrip tickets can be changed or modified if not used. I think one person mentioned that you sail over and fly home on the round trip ticket and when the ship returns in say 3 months fly back over and ride the ship back to home base? Be wary careful cause these ships occasionally change there itineraries or ports even...yikes what a disaster, but if everything goes as planned repositions are usually not full and very relaxing and not as expenive and you can maximize your airline costs.

Interesting. Since we have not ever flown one way to Europe, I was unaware that it was more expensive. Hope you find a solution. I personally like the idea of cruising both ways, but I'm sure in the long run that would end up more expensive.

Just an option that nobody has mention yet - but soooooo obvious. Since you are retired, you can just stay in Scotland until the ship re-positions back to the port you originally departed, thus, cruise back home !! Forget the expensive air fares !!!

This is why repo cruises are usually cheaper. Have you checked with the cruise lines to see what they can offer for a flight?

It is an unbelievable difference. On British airways it is @ $2700 first class round trip and over 11,000 lbs one way & they are good on the round trip price. Just don't understand how people can cruise one way with one way flights being what they are. Thanks. Brian

Depending on the price difference I have heard of people buying a round trip ticket cause it was cheaper than the one way and just not using one half of it. There is no crime or penalty for doing that.