Sol Bernstein and his wife wanted to celebrate his 80th birthday in style onboard Grand Princess in the Mediterranean. But it came to an unpleasant end when bad weather forced the ship to dock late causing them to miss their Delta flight home and the airline charged them $2,338.71.
Watch out, Mickey Mouse. Here comes Romeworld. No joke.
Airlines are raising prices of on-board snacks. Passengers already can’t bring their own liquids from home and tighter enforcement of carry-on rules may make bringing food on the plane more difficult. Now Rome is banning snacks on the Spanish Steps. What’s next?
Don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars for a cruise line-sponsored shore excursion? You might want to consider going online and browsing Cruise Critic’s “Roll Call’ forums where guests booked on your cruise look to find other like-minded guests to share tours and save a lot of money.
Leonardo da Vinci airport will get 16 new gates for international flights by 2011, the Associated Press reports.