So we’re looking for travel deals for our trip this summer. We’ve pretty much decided that we won’t be taking a plane because then we’d have to rent a car, and it adds up to about $800 per person (both ways), just for the flights, before the car rental. Yes, we’ll be staying with Rob’s parents, so there won’t be any hotel charges, but still. Over $1600 just to get there and home, BEFORE renting the car, wouldn’t leave us much wiggle room for, say, actually leaving the house once we get there. So, the ferry it is!
Driving and then taking the ferry would come to probably about $650 (both ways, total, for both of us), before gas (probably about $200) and whether we’d want a berth on the 14-hour overnight ferry ride for $30 apiece (my answer: yes! or at least a reclining seat, which is cheaper than a bed). Yes we’ll have nearly 24 hours’ worth of travel time this way, but hey, it’s vacation. It’s almost like a cruise– who *doesn’t* want to sleep on a boat?
[Some friends have expressed surprise at how expensive it would be to fly. I have to admit I think it's super-expensive too. In general, I find it costs more to fly within Canada than it would to fly from Canada, to, say, the Dominican Republic. And especially, where Newfoundland (and the Atlantic provinces in general) are rather isolated, there aren't all that many options for travel, so you're stuck paying the prices they set because, as I said, there are no other options.]
Click this, if you want to see our route, because WOW WOULD THAT EVER BE EXCITING FOR YOU! :
Wow – that’s a lotta cash for a ferry ride but the ferry does kinda look like cruise ship so why not just pretend it is?
Holy Crapoly… that much money for a vacation? WOW, to think hubby and I drove (our own car) to Colorado from Missouri, was gone a whole week, stayed in Motels each night, (usually Best Western or Holiday Inn), ate out twice a day, paid entrance fees to State/National parks, bought some souvenirs and only spent about $700. Of course, that was before fuel went to an eff-ton a smell and motels starting charging what seems like a cover charge. But still… dang girl, y’all could hop a plane, be there before you know it and have lots of time to “visit” before you hop a plane back. I’m not fond of flying, but with the fuel prices as they are HERE in the USA, might be cheaper in the long run if fuel hits that $3.50 a gallon. Good Luck!
P.S. Gary (hubby) & I are planning a weeks vacation to Colorado, so far we’ve got about $350 racked up for Motel expense, $300 for food and snacks and goodness knows what the price of fuel will be when we head out yonder way. Might be riding one of them there Missouri Mules, don’tchaknow!