John

NCL has signed a deal with Scottish airline flyglobespan to fly passengers direct from Scotland to the Mediterranean and Vancouver.

From this summer NCL will offer flyglobespan flights from Aberdeen and Glasgow to Barcelona to enable customers to join its western Mediterranean fly-cruises without having to fly via London.

There will also be a direct flight from Glasgow to Vancouver to join Norwegian Sun’s Alaskan Vistas and Vancouver cruise. This option will save customers £100 on brochure prices. Complimentary regional flights from seven UK airports to connect with the Glasgow flight are also available.

NCL general manager Francis Riley said: "This new agreement with flyglobespan will make it easier for travel agents to sell NCL and help ensure our guests enjoy a more streamlined journey to their ship."

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John

Past cruises:
Apr 03 Norwegian Sun - W Caribbean
May 04 Norwegian Dream - Mediterranean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - E Caribbean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - W Caribbean
Oct 06 P&O Arcadia - Spirit of the Caribbean
May 07 Fred Olsen Braemar - Dutch Weekend
Oct 07 Norwegian Gem - Shakedown
Oct 07 Vision of the Seas - Mexican Riviera
Nov 07 Monarch of the Seas - Baja Cruise
July 08 Queen Elizabeth 2 -Holland & Belgium
Nov 08 P&O Artemis - Panama Canal

Seranade of the Seas - Alaska Cruise Cruising in: 141 day(s), 12 hour(s), 39 minute(s)

Ally

Now that is a damn good idea from NCL UK. Heathrow is a nightmare and after having to transit through there for my cruise in South America, I hope never to fly from or to there again. It's chaotic at best. I would be more than happy to fly from Leeds to Glasgow and then onto Barcelona.

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Ally - CruisingTalk Administrator

1965 - Cunard Queen Mary
1967 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth
1970 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2
1971 - P&O Oriana
1972 - SS France
1975 - SS Leopard
1977 - P&O Canberra
2005 - NCL Norwegian Jewel - Shakedown Cruise - Jersey
2005/6 - NCL Norwegian Crown - Chile, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay & Argentina - Christmas/New Year cruise
2006 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Amsterdam & Zeebrugge
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Transatlantic - Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda & Azores
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Guernsey & Amsterdam
2007 - NCL Norwegian Gem - Shakedown Cruise - Amsterdam
2008 - Costa Allegra - Hong Kong, Philippines, Borneo, Brunei, Singapore, Saigon, Da-Nang & Sanya

Coming up next.....

10/10/2009 - Costa Classica - Grand Oriental Cruise - Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kobe, Naha, Keelung and Hong Kong - 16 Nights Cruising in: 273 day(s), 11 hour(s), 39 minute(s)

John

I think as cruises become more popular they are seeing the sense to fly from the regional airports. It's a good move as far as I am concerned. However Heathrow is still closer to me. What I want is for them to move to Luton.

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John

Past cruises:
Apr 03 Norwegian Sun - W Caribbean
May 04 Norwegian Dream - Mediterranean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - E Caribbean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - W Caribbean
Oct 06 P&O Arcadia - Spirit of the Caribbean
May 07 Fred Olsen Braemar - Dutch Weekend
Oct 07 Norwegian Gem - Shakedown
Oct 07 Vision of the Seas - Mexican Riviera
Nov 07 Monarch of the Seas - Baja Cruise
July 08 Queen Elizabeth 2 -Holland & Belgium
Nov 08 P&O Artemis - Panama Canal

Seranade of the Seas - Alaska Cruise Cruising in: 141 day(s), 12 hour(s), 39 minute(s)

Ally

My SA cruise had me fly from Leeds to Heathrow, then to Madrid and then to Santiago de Chile...reverse was from Buenos Aires. Almost missed the connection on the way home from Heathrow to Leeds entirely due to the total chaos in immigration...and my suitcase didn't even get to Heathrow from Madrid....it's a mess at Heathrow and I suspect it will only get worse when Terminal 5 opens.

Any deal that means I can get to a cruise without going via Heathrow is good IMHO.

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Ally - CruisingTalk Administrator

1965 - Cunard Queen Mary
1967 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth
1970 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2
1971 - P&O Oriana
1972 - SS France
1975 - SS Leopard
1977 - P&O Canberra
2005 - NCL Norwegian Jewel - Shakedown Cruise - Jersey
2005/6 - NCL Norwegian Crown - Chile, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay & Argentina - Christmas/New Year cruise
2006 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Amsterdam & Zeebrugge
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Transatlantic - Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda & Azores
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Guernsey & Amsterdam
2007 - NCL Norwegian Gem - Shakedown Cruise - Amsterdam
2008 - Costa Allegra - Hong Kong, Philippines, Borneo, Brunei, Singapore, Saigon, Da-Nang & Sanya

Coming up next.....

10/10/2009 - Costa Classica - Grand Oriental Cruise - Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kobe, Naha, Keelung and Hong Kong - 16 Nights Cruising in: 273 day(s), 11 hour(s), 39 minute(s)

John

I have to say that I have never experienced any problems at Heathrow, It always works perfectly for me.

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John

Past cruises:
Apr 03 Norwegian Sun - W Caribbean
May 04 Norwegian Dream - Mediterranean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - E Caribbean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - W Caribbean
Oct 06 P&O Arcadia - Spirit of the Caribbean
May 07 Fred Olsen Braemar - Dutch Weekend
Oct 07 Norwegian Gem - Shakedown
Oct 07 Vision of the Seas - Mexican Riviera
Nov 07 Monarch of the Seas - Baja Cruise
July 08 Queen Elizabeth 2 -Holland & Belgium
Nov 08 P&O Artemis - Panama Canal

Seranade of the Seas - Alaska Cruise Cruising in: 141 day(s), 12 hour(s), 39 minute(s)