Rise in cost of checked bags

[Redbarnphotog]

Planning my trip to Europe with a Med cruise for next year. Delta/Air France has raised thier baggages fees to $75-80. I was considering bringing a hide-away-duffle to fill with souvieners and pay the $50 fee on the way home, but via Air France it will cost me $75.00.

 

I'm thinking I can ship UPS/FedEx for cheaper than that can't I? Should I consider shipping some stuff home?

[CruiserBruce]

Shipping from Europe to the US at that sort of weight will most likely cost more than the bag fees.

[klfrodo]

I shipped bags once a couple of years ago. It was $300

[swsfrail]

Planning my trip to Europe with a Med cruise for next year. Delta/Air France has raised thier baggages fees to $75-80. I was considering bringing a hide-away-duffle to fill with souvieners and pay the $50 fee on the way home, but via Air France it will cost me $75.00.

 

I'm thinking I can ship UPS/FedEx for cheaper than that can't I? Should I consider shipping some stuff home?

 

Delta still has no fee for the first bag, and if a second bag is checked online, the fee is $60 - $75 at checkin.

 

In the total scheme of things, the increased cost of an extra bag is a fraction of your total cruise costs, including airfare, extra hotel stays, excursions, etc. My advice - don't sweat the small stuff.

[SadieN]

Shipping from Europe to the US at that sort of weight will most likely cost more than the bag fees.

 

This!

[Happy ks]

We had a package shipped home from Italy, it weighed less than 10 lbs. The cost was $80. The item, a Venetian mask would have taken up half the suitcase since we would have had to pack it with a lot of tissue.

 

My sister and her husband did the same thing with a platter, I think they paid more than we did.

 

Both items arrived to our homes undamaged and it was worth the cost to us.

[mszpolaris]

I think it would depend on what you wanted to ship. Like the above poster said, shipping a light but large item may be worth the extra money & space.

 

Honestly I worry about shipping things across the ocean, or in general. I never feel quite right when it isn't in my possession.

[Keith1010]

Cost to ship on your own will be a good deal more than this.

 

Keith

[calliopecruiser]

I would just consider it a part of my cruise expenses, and budget it in, just like I do for photography costs.......make sure when you buy souvenirs, you factor in the cost of getting them home ;)