My parents are visiting us again in May and will be staying with us for just over a month. Since my parents really loved the 5 day Caribbean Cruise we took in 2012, I went ahead and booked a 7 day Southern Caribbean Cruise with Carnival. Also, for the Memorial Day long-weekend, I wanted to take them on a trip to Portland, which we loved during our long weekend trip in 2013.
Here is a list of the upcoming Trip Reports and Hotel Reviews for the trips in May 2015:
- Hotel Review: Days Inn Jamaica – JFK Airport
- Puerto Rico Trip Report
- 7 Day Southern-Caribbean Carnival Cruise
- Hotel Review: Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Portland Trip Report
- Hotel Review: Four Points by Sheraton Portland East
Cost (Total for 4 travelers):
Airfare/Cruise/Rental Car/Parking:
- $5 for 1 coach ticket from San Juan, Puerto Rico through Southwest Companion Pass
- $1788 for 7 Day Southern Caribbean Carnival Cruise
- $22 for 1 Day rental car from Thrifty in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- $71 for 10 Day Airport Parking at LAX airport
Miles/Points/Certificates Redeemed:
- 180,000 US Airways Dividend Miles for 2 Business class tickets from Kolkata – San Juan, Puerto Rico – Los Angeles| Los Angeles – Kolkata.
- 35,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles for 2 one-way coach tickets from Los Angeles – San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 13,720 Southwest Rapid Rewards points for 1 coach ticket from San Juan, Puerto Rico – Los Angeles
- 25,000 Wyndham Rewards Points for 1 night at Days Inn Jamaica – JFK Airport
- 40,000 Hilton HHonors points for 1 night at Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 14,000 SPG points for 2 nights (2 rooms) at Four Points by Sheraton Portland East
- 1,650 Hertz Gold Points for 3 day weekend rental