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Tedric
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Posted - 2010.11.30 22:09:00 -
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Edited by: Tedric on 30/11/2010 22:14:18 Part 1 of 4.
EVE FanFest 2011 (FF2011) Icelandair Travel FAQ
Last update: 30th November, 2010.
Q: Why is there another FAQ about the FF2011? A: This FAQ is about the Icelandair packages that CCP have managed to negotiate for us Pod Pilots and long suffering other halves. I found that the CCP FF2011 site is short on detail and was not updated regularly enough.
Q: What happens if something is wrong with this FAQ? A: don't shoot me! (in or out of game) EVEmail me or post something to this thread.
Q: When were these 'travel packages' released? A: Not sure when they were released, but the first indicator that I've seen is 26th November.
Q: Where can I find these 'travel packages'? A1: Short answer: www.icelandair.co.uk. A2: Long answer: www.icelandair.co.uk. On the right-hand side you will see a list of flight destinations; click on the country/airport you are starting from. When the new page has loaded you will see a button in the top left hand corner labelled 'Packages & Offers', click it. When the new page has loaded you will see a bunch of rather large buttons at the bottom of the page, one is called 'Events', click it. The new page will give you one or more options, click the obvious one, this is the start of the booking process.
NOTE 1: Icelandair lists the US airports individually NOTE 2: Icelandair does NOT list the UK airports individually (see list below). You have to enter the booking process to see all available UK airports. NOTE 3: Not all airports that Icelandair flies to/from offer this package (see list below).
Q: What airports does Icelandair offer these packages from? United Kingdom: London Heathrow (LHR). United Kingdom: Manchester International (MAN). United Kingdom: Glasgow (GLA). Denmark: Copenhagen (CPH). France: Paris (CDG) booking form not working, (CCP Please give Icelandair a kick about this). Germany: Frankfurt (FRA). The Netherlands: Schiphol (Amsterdam) (AMS). Norway: Oslo (OSL). Sweden: Stockholm (ARN). US: Boston (BOS), US: Minneapolis/T. Paul (MSP), US: New York û JFK (JFK). US: Orlando û sanford (SFB), US: Seattle, US: Washington-DC (IAD). Canada: Halifax (YHZ), Canada: Toronto (YTO).
Icelandair does NOT offer the FF2011 packages from the following countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Spain, Poland.
Q: What is contained in the basic FF2011 package from Icelandair? A: (1)A return flight to Iceland and (2)a standard FF2011 ticket. All taxes and other hidden charges are included, credit card booking fee is extra.
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Tedric
Genco
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Posted - 2010.11.30 22:12:00 -
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Edited by: Tedric on 30/11/2010 22:16:25 Part 2 of 4 Q: I see a different selection of hotels listed depending on which country's Icelandair site I use. What gives? A: It looks like CCP are trying to distribute the hotel load. For those Corporation and Alliances who are wanting to drop SBUs in the bar, please take note!!
www.icelandair.co.uk offers:
US based Icelandair web sites:
Non English Language offers:
Q: These hotel prices are ridiculously low for Iceland? What gives? A: My guess is that CCP chose the quietest weekend to hold FF2011, got a group of hotels together and asked them, 'want to make some easy money in the quiet season? Nudge, nudge, wink wink.'
What is not clear from the available information is what is defined as breakfast. Is it a Continental breakfast, buffet, full-english, rotten sharks fins, etc.?
These prices are typically 1/3 to 1/4 of the seasonally adjusted prices.
Q: Sisters of EVE and travel packages from Icelandair, what gives? A: The Icelandair package only caters for the normal FF2011 ticket. To get a Sisters of EVE ticket, buy a basic package (which includes a normal ticket). Then when you register at FF2011 (walk through the front door), cough up another 101USD to upgrade it to the Sisters of EVE FF2011 ticket. This question, strangely enough, is answered on the Icelandair web site, not the CCP FF2011 site. The Icelandair travel package gives the following paragraph on the first page of the booking process:
"Spouse tickets û Sisters of EVE: You can trade your Icelandair included Fanfest ticket for a [url= "http://fanfest.eveonline.com/en/events/sisters |
Tedric
Genco
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Posted - 2010.11.30 22:18:00 -
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Part 3 of 4
Q: What are the other options available that I can add to the basic Icelandair package? A: The options can be divided into 3 categories: (1)Airport to Hotel transport, (2)CCP specific (read: subsidised), (3)Iceland tourism stuff.
All prices are in Sterling and are correct as of 29th November. Prices will probably change with currency fluctuations. All prices are per person, per trip. For more details, click through the appropriate links on the web site.
Be warned that the browser session that the Icelandair site runs in has a tendency to crash when poking around the options.
If you want more detailed descriptions, dig around on the Iceland tourism sites some of which are listed below. The items listed in the Icelandair package is a small selection of what is on offer. For more idea, poke around the Iceland tourism sites.
(1) Airport and Hotel: FB-21 Flybus PLUS/Transfer û Arrival: (ú15) Transport Keflavik to one of the hotels listed in the Icelandair package.
FB-21 Flybus PLUS/Transfer û Departure: (ú15) Transport from one of the hotels listed in the Icelandair package to Keflavik.
NOTE: Apparently, this bus trip is anywhere between 50 and 75 minute journey!
(2) CCP specific: Golden circle û EVEFanfest2011 Wednesday March 23rd. (ú20) Go see some of the sites. Not sure which sites we will be seeing. Itinerary anyone?
Blue Lagoon Hangover û EVEFanfest2011 Sunday March 27th: (ú40) Go soak away your hangover.
(3) Iceland Tourism: NOTE: some of the stuff listed here is seasonal.
Blue Lagoon Express, daily, hourly. (ú44) Go soak in some awesome hot springs.
RE05 Reykjavik city Grand Excursion, daily. (ú27) Bus and foot introduction to Reykjavik.
RE04 Golden Circle Tour, daily. (ú55) Visit Gullfoss waterfall, Geysir the geothermal hot spring area and Thingvellir National Park.
RE15 South Shore Adventure. (ú85) Travel along the South coast of Iceland and enjoy waterfalls, black beaches and glaciers.
RE24 Gullfoss & Geysir Direct. (ú50). Escorted Coach Trip. Gullfoss Geysir Direct takes you to see the world-famous Geysir geothermal field and Gullfoss, the queen of Icelandic waterfalls.
Walk on ice side. (ú99) A sightseeing and hiking trip. Learn to use crampons to walk on the Ice. Explore the wonderland of the Solheimajokull Glacier with its ice sculptures, ridges and crevasses.
Walk through fire and ice. (ú129) Includes: Transport, guiding, glacier gear and safety equipment. 4 - 5 hours hike.
Q: Can I buy just the 'Fan Fest tickets'? A: Yes. But not yet. CCP have not make them available to us. They are currently using their semi-trademarked 'soon(tm)' in the top right hand corner of the FF2011 web site.
When CCP makes them available you can buy them through Account Management area on the EVE-Online website. No date has yet been given when they will be made available.
As far as I'm aware, you can only buy the FF2011 tickets through Account Management on the EVE-Online web site and the Icelandair packages. Any other sources of FF2011 tickets should be treated with suspicion until confirmed by CCP as being a legitimate source.
Q: Where are all the optional extras mentioned in the CCP Fanfest site? A1: See above. A2: Looking outside of the Icelandair package options will give you more options. Take a look at the Icelandic Tourism board web sites for more details and ideas. Some relevant sites are listed here:
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Tedric
Genco
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Posted - 2010.11.30 22:22:00 -
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Part 4 of 4
Q: The Icelandair website booking process keeps crashing... A: If you poke around long enough in the optional extras section on the Icelandair packages web site, the session will crash on you. You will then have to restart the process. Use Notepad, make notes.
Q: Any cost saving tips? A1: The hotel packages through Icelandair are just ridiculously cheap! As far as I can tell, they are about + to 1/3 of the seasonally adjusted price. A2: The basic Icelandair package (flight + ticket) from London-Reykjavik is at the very least ú30 cheaper than the non-package (flight + ticket) method. Flights from other airports should be about the same. A3: Don't drink (as if....). A4: Suggestions from past FanFest attendees would be good here. Hint, hint!
Q: Any other questions? A: Tell me about them. I will see what I can find out.
Tedric.
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Tedric
Genco
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Posted - 2010.11.30 22:25:00 -
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reserved.
tedric
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jason hill
Caldari Clan Shadow Wolf Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2010.12.01 11:37:00 -
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took your bloody time getting this post up mate
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defiler
Mad Hermit Wayward Alliance
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Posted - 2010.12.01 16:43:00 -
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Originally by: jason hill took your bloody time getting this post up mate
He's like fanfest, better late than never.
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minerdave
Gallente Phobos Alliance
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Posted - 2010.12.01 17:09:00 -
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Edited by: minerdave on 01/12/2010 17:09:31 i have a question what is the name of the exabition hall that fanfest is going to be held in
(is so if i do go i can print myself off a map and some directions from the hotel im staying at)
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Tedric
Genco
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Posted - 2010.12.01 17:24:00 -
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Originally by: defiler
Originally by: jason hill took your bloody time getting this post up mate
He's like fanfest, better late than never.
I blame the wife. She needed a good seeing to .
tedric.
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defiler
Mad Hermit Wayward Alliance
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Posted - 2010.12.01 20:03:00 -
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Originally by: minerdave i have a question what is the name of the exabition hall that fanfest is going to be held in
Laugardalsh÷ll.
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Nac MacFeegle
Argyll Manufacturing
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Posted - 2010.12.02 17:43:00 -
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IcelandAir's winter timetable doesn't show anything departing out of Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP) at all. The Fanfest packages don't show any departures out of MSP either.
This makes me a sad smurf.
-- WARNING: Poster has probably been drinking. Proceed with caution.
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widgetman
Vitriol Ventures
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Posted - 2010.12.02 18:22:00 -
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I have just looked at a flight from London to iceland and quotes me ú200 return, thats ú69 cheaper than the Flight + entrance.??? You can get the entrance fee with some plex i heard. However the Hotels are cheaper booked as a package with the flight etc....
Problem i saw was the distance from the Hotels to the main area???? I had been looking at the Hilton and it seems the same distance from the centre and it is from the airport. So if thats correct its a 70 min drive into the centre???? Maybe thats why the Hotels are cheap
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RogueAnt
Minmatar Antares Shipyards Phalanx Alliance
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Posted - 2010.12.02 19:28:00 -
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Manchester Airport - Flight from selected airport not available, please try another airport
No flights from manchester for the packages?
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Zofe Stormcaller
B4D W0LF Systematic-Chaos
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Posted - 2010.12.02 19:48:00 -
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Do I have to have my birthname on my fanfest pass? I can't change my name until I get a new job/career.
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Tedric
Genco
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Posted - 2010.12.02 20:25:00 -
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Originally by: widgetman Edited by: widgetman on 02/12/2010 18:36:59 I have just looked at a flight from London to iceland and quotes me ú200 return, thats ú69 cheaper than the Flight + entrance.??? You can get the entrance fee with some plex i heard. OK i have edited this . Package is ú489 thats a 5 night stay. I can book flight at ú200, and then the same Hilton Hotel, but with a Double room NOT a single for ú281 for the 5 nights. so if i book it myself i get it all for ú481, with a bigger room , but NO entrance fee. I thought we may have had a bigger saving as you suggested from the UK but obviously not
If you book the flights outside the FanFest package the cost depends which set of flights you get. The difference between the early bird flight return from Iceland and the later one is about ú40. Within the FanFest offers, they all cost the same.
You are right in saying that the saving are minimal if at all. BUT the huge savings come when booking the hotels within the FanFest packages. Take a look at the cost of booking a hotel outside of the FanFest packages.
tedric.
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Tedric
Genco
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Posted - 2010.12.02 20:28:00 -
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Originally by: RogueAnt Manchester Airport - Flight from selected airport not available, please try another airport
No flights from manchester for the packages?
face here. When i compiled this FAQ originally, both Manchester and Glasgow listed a very limited set of flights, as did most of the US and all the Canadian airports. You can still book flights from these airports, but not within the FanFest offers.
Someone at Icelandair has been tinkering with stuff... They still have not fixed the French booking form.
tedric.
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Tedric
Genco
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Posted - 2010.12.02 20:31:00 -
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Originally by: Zofe Stormcaller Do I have to have my birthname on my fanfest pass? I can't change my name until I get a new job/career.
No idea! Another good question for the FAQ.
CCP? You got an answer for this one? If you book your tickets through Icelandair how do we get our names on the tickets. Infact, how does it work for the Sisters of EVE (read: wife).
tedric.
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Aelsa
Portal Technologies
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Posted - 2010.12.02 20:55:00 -
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Originally by: RogueAnt Manchester Airport - Flight from selected airport not available, please try another airport
No flights from manchester for the packages?
There are flights from Glasgow and Manchester, but only if you choose the 5 day option. Confused me too for a while.
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Mjana
Switzerland EVE Corp.
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Posted - 2010.12.02 23:04:00 -
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Originally by: Tedric
Originally by: Zofe Stormcaller Do I have to have my birthname on my fanfest pass? I can't change my name until I get a new job/career.
No idea! Another good question for the FAQ.
CCP? You got an answer for this one? If you book your tickets through Icelandair how do we get our names on the tickets. Infact, how does it work for the Sisters of EVE (read: wife).
tedric.
Have been there last year and the year before and it was like this: The person whoose name is on the booking goes to ticket desk at fanfest, shows ID/Passport and gets all the tickets reserved on that name. There are no names printed on the tickets themselves, you have to "fill them out" on your own. There are fields for real name and character name
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Mjana
Switzerland EVE Corp.
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Posted - 2010.12.02 23:26:00 -
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Originally by: Tedric (2) CCP specific: Golden circle û EVEFanfest2011 Wednesday March 23rd. (ú20) Go see some of the sites. Not sure which sites we will be seeing. Itinerary anyone?
Blue Lagoon Hangover û EVEFanfest2011 Sunday March 27th: (ú40) Go soak away your hangover.
Don't have a definitive itinerary for golden circle tour, but visiting the geysirs ("Geysir" is active and erupts every few minutes, "Strokkur" has been inactive for decades, basically just a big hole with some sulfur smoke coming out ) and the waterfall "Gulfoss" (pretty impressive) should definately be included. Not sure about this national park Thingvellir, haven't been there yet either. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Circle_%28Iceland%29 )
Golden circle tour and blue lagoon hangover party are not bookable from German Icelandair website by the way. I hope i can get tickets for hangover party at Fanfest...
Well, I didn't book the Fanfest package anyways but took another special offer from German Icelandair website instead ("299 Superdeal", which also offers Park Inn hotel and might even be a bit cheaper than Fanfest packages)
Which brings me to my second quote:
Originally by: Tedric What is not clear from the available information is what is defined as breakfast. Is it a Continental breakfast, buffet, full-english, rotten sharks fins, etc.?
I can only speak for Park Inn hotel for the last two years: They had a full breakfast buffet with everything you can ask for: coffee, tea, milk, fruit juices, toastbread, some sweet bakery, bacon, scrambled eggs, slices of cheese and meat, vegetables and fruits, yogurt, cereals, ... And it was open till 10am. (not sure if it will be the same in March, since last two years Fanfest was in October)
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CCP Adida
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.12.02 23:28:00 -
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Thank you for making the thread. I've stickied it
Adida Community Rep CCP Hf, EVE Online
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Jill'iam
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Posted - 2010.12.02 23:44:00 -
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No open bookings for Toronto and Halifax yet??
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Mjana
Switzerland EVE Corp.
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Posted - 2010.12.03 00:41:00 -
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Various things i just remembered that might be useful:
Car rental I rented cars from Budget and Sixt the last two years: At Budget, I rented a 4x4 twice (2008 and 2009). Once pickup at airport (Keflavik), dropoff at Reykjavik and once the other way around. Didn't have any problems. Washing before dropoff is not needed, but fuel should be full (otherwise you have to pay some fee for refilling) Budget location at airport is right in the arrival hall, cars parked on big parking space just outside. Budget location in Reykjavik is close to the domestic airport in Reykjavik, at the bus terminal (where all the bus tours start). You can go from/to there by taxi or by foot. Reykjavik is not as that big after all.
At Sixt, I rented a smaller car in 2009. Pickup at airport, dropoff in Reykjavik. Location at airport is a bit further "in the back" of the airport, but the Sixt employees waiting for you drive you there. Location in Reykjavik is close to main road but quite a bit away from city center. There's a bus station not that far away, but after dropping off the car, the guy from Sixt asked me where i need to go and gave me a ride back to the hotel. (A service they offer all the time, since their place is a bit further away).
GPS navigation: I definately recommend including a GPS device in your car rental (except if you already have one). They are not as that expensive and the GPS maps of Iceland are exact down to the tinyest dried-out riverbed you don't even notice when driving by, but it's on the map
Speed cameras: Yes, Iceland has quite some of those, even on the roads out in nowhere. Don't drive too fast, especially not in the tunnel undercrossing part of the sea, between Reykjavik and Akranes (there are smth like two speedcameras for each direction inside the tunnel). Also, you have to pay for using this tunnel. (there are two lanes when exiting the tunnel: one for registered cars, where a picture of the number plate is taken automatically and one for other cars with some guy in a cabin, collecting money. I took the "picture" lane last year by accident but never heard anything from car rental afterwards )
"So they actually have roads there?" Yes, they do. All of Reykjavik and the other bigger cities have nice, tarred roads. Also, the main road (road nr. 1) around Iceland is tarred for most parts from what I saw and read. If you plan to take some of the smaller dirt-roads to see some of the amazing landscape there, a 4x4 car is pretty much a must, since most car rentals don't cover any damage from small stones, etc... for non-4x4-cars.
One note about a traffic rule in Iceland (which was new to me, as a swiss person): When turning left on a crossing with light signals, the cars coming towards you might have green as well, and you need to check before crossing their way...
Weather The weather in iceland is bound to a timer that randomizes it every 5-15 minutes or so. You might have read it somewhere and it's really true. You can drive from Reykjavik to Stykkisholmur (~170km) and encounter every possible weather situation from sunshine to snow to rain to storm several times on the way.
Mh, for the moment, that's it. I might add some more info some time later
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Rionan Nafee
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Posted - 2010.12.03 08:11:00 -
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I want to take part at the Golden Circle Express on Wednesday and the Blue Lagoon Hangover Party on Sunday, but from germany these options are not bookable on the Icelandair website.
If I want to stay in Iceland longer than the 7 days of the Fanfest Package, I have to take an other offer without these options.
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Mjana
Switzerland EVE Corp.
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Posted - 2010.12.03 09:13:00 -
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Originally by: Rionan Nafee I want to take part at the Golden Circle Express on Wednesday and the Blue Lagoon Hangover Party on Sunday, but from germany these options are not bookable on the Icelandair website.
If I want to stay in Iceland longer than the 7 days of the Fanfest Package, I have to take an other offer without these options.
Does someone know, what I can do?
I also haven't found out where else to book the Golden Circle Express/Blue Lagoon Hangover Party. I guess the Hangover Party should still be bookable during Fanfest, but since Golden Circle tour is before Fanfest, would be nice where to get the tickets in advance. I will send an Email to CCP asking about this and let you know
About other options for booking a longer stay: You can easily book the flight at Icelandair website and the hotel seperately at the hotel websites. It will not get as cheap as the package, but pretty close (I booked the "299 Superdeal" for 7 days at Park Inn hotel, which was 918 euros (without fanfest tickets). When booking flight and hotel (*) seperately, it would be 950 euros, so not that much of a difference)
*) There's an "early booking" offer at Park Inn hotel which is 60 euros per night for 2 people in a double room. It's non-refundable tough.
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widgetman
Vitriol Ventures
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Posted - 2010.12.03 13:29:00 -
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OK, im all booked up total cost ú514 flying from heathrow,23rd March and return 28th (later flight as i need my beauty sleep).
I think thats a good price for flights , access, and staying in the Hilton.
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jason hill
Caldari Clan Shadow Wolf Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2010.12.03 20:53:00 -
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All I can say is thank god we aint flying RYANAIR .My last flight with those bloody chimpanzee`s was an absalout bloody nightmare !
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Zepoxi
Mercenaries of Andosia Veritas Immortalis
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Posted - 2010.12.04 12:01:00 -
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Booking from Amsterdam doesn't give me the option for Golden Circle Express, which I'd like to do as well. 22/03/2011 - 27/03/2011 EUR 729, even if I book earlier from the 20 it still doesn't give me the option. Is there a way to book this outside the packages? |
Tedric
Genco
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Posted - 2010.12.04 20:44:00 -
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Originally by: Zepoxi Booking from Amsterdam doesn't give me the option for Golden Circle Express, which I'd like to do as well. 22/03/2011 - 27/03/2011 EUR 729, even if I book earlier from the 20 it still doesn't give me the option. Is there a way to book this outside the packages?
Hmmm, both CCP specific items are missing (blue lagoon and golden circle). One thing more for CCP to poke Icelandair about.
tedric.
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Samjack2
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Posted - 2010.12.04 23:28:00 -
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Is there an age limit? I wanted to bring my son along
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