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Forum: Trip Planning Florida 24 Apr 24, 06:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 194
Posted By Incarniac
Pretty sure the Flip supports eSIM, so he could...

Pretty sure the Flip supports eSIM, so he could get that, and disable the physical SIM for when he’s there. Look at Airalo and Nomad, I’ve used both and they work great for data SIMs (but they don’t...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 23 Apr 24, 07:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,022
Posted By Incarniac
Yep, we've used Travel Republic a few times for...

Yep, we've used Travel Republic a few times for our Universal hotel stays; whenever we've looked they've been the cheapest and we've had no issues.
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 17 Apr 24, 10:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 543
Posted By Incarniac
Same here, never updated an ESTA. The API...

Same here, never updated an ESTA.

The API you provide the airline before flying out has the info on where you're staying anyway, so they still get that info.
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 15 Apr 24, 08:36 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,197
Posted By Incarniac
We prefer staying the night before the flight in...

We prefer staying the night before the flight in a hotel on the airport so we're right there, so since we typically fly from Gatwick's south terminal we usually stay in either Bloc or Hilton. Last...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 11 Apr 24, 06:58 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 958
Posted By Incarniac
As people say, it does vary, we've had it from...

As people say, it does vary, we've had it from "near instant" (10-15 minutes) through 6-7 hours, but always much quicker than the stated "up to 72 hours".

I wonder if it takes a little longer for...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 5 Apr 24, 11:36 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,362
Posted By Incarniac
Yeah, the Universal car parks are fine, as is...

Yeah, the Universal car parks are fine, as is Disney Springs, even for the Big Foot or the F150 Super Heavy Duty or the Ram 2500 and above.

But rental pick ups will almost certainly be the...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 3 Apr 24, 09:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,109
Posted By Incarniac
I prefer renting with Alamo for this reason (if...

I prefer renting with Alamo for this reason (if price allows / is acceptable to me), as far as I know they are the only rental company that allows you to choose your car from the row.

It's been a...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 2 Apr 24, 11:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 559
Posted By Incarniac
Yep. Visa or visa waiver (ESTA) as the permitted...

Yep. Visa or visa waiver (ESTA) as the permitted admittance to the US is for each individual, not for the travel party as a whole.
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 1 Apr 24, 11:39 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,362
Posted By Incarniac
The size of a pickup truck is the same / very...

The size of a pickup truck is the same / very similar to a full size SUV (slight variations depending on which one you get).

Roads, lanes and parking spots are not a particular problem as they...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 1 Apr 24, 12:36 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,727
Posted By Incarniac
I get what you mean about the sensation of...

I get what you mean about the sensation of burning, but personally I find humid heat overall worse / less comfortable than dry heat. Of course, we still go to Florida and Disney regularly :)

Not...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 31 Mar 24, 06:39 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 27,036
Posted By Incarniac
Same, got this booked for our Nov/Dec trip into...

Same, got this booked for our Nov/Dec trip into and out of Tampa; at a price I feel might not be beaten for the same or similar classes we normally look at.
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 25 Mar 24, 10:12 AM
Replies: 495
Views: 22,205
Posted By Incarniac
Hi, could you check these, please? ...

Hi, could you check these, please?


BA2037 LGW-MCO 25/04/24 10:40
BA2038 MCO-LGW 10/05/24 21:05


Thank you.
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 14 Mar 24, 07:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 705
Posted By Incarniac
As people have mentioned, you do get to pick at...

As people have mentioned, you do get to pick at Alamo at Terminal C but it may depend on which class you have booked and what the availability is. When we went in November choice seemed less than...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 9 Mar 24, 10:49 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 225
Posted By Incarniac
We've returned a car there twice (we've also...

We've returned a car there twice (we've also picked it up there twice as we flew into and return from there - and we’re flying into and out of Tampa again in November).

All major rental car...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 2 Mar 24, 10:23 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,726
Posted By Incarniac
You’re braver than I would be in your situation 😀...

You’re braver than I would be in your situation 😀 Also, I’m not sure if that’s how reward seats work - ie that high availability makes it more likely they become reward seats? I wouldn’t bet on that,...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 1 Mar 24, 06:20 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,726
Posted By Incarniac
Doesn't this mean your hands are a little tied?...

Doesn't this mean your hands are a little tied? MCO reward seats not being available probably means they're "sold" out. Availability might recur but only if people cancel? If so, isn't it risky to...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 26 Feb 24, 07:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,042
Posted By Incarniac
I do either, depending on the price and the...

I do either, depending on the price and the booking agent's requirement. E.g. currently both rentals for this years trips are with Auto Europe and they don't offer a pay later option. If the agent...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 26 Feb 24, 12:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 655
Posted By Incarniac
This happened to me today on Safari on Mac (and...

This happened to me today on Safari on Mac (and I've a vague recollection it's happened before, some time ago).

This is likely a browser issue so - with VPN connected - try (1) first a private...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 12 Feb 24, 09:50 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,873
Posted By Incarniac
The Tesla app is indeed listing the Heathrow...

The Tesla app is indeed listing the Heathrow superchargers as open to non-Tesla EVs (I don’t have a Tesla, and haven’t used any of their open superchargers yet, so can’t speak from personal...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 27 Jan 24, 03:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,326
Posted By Incarniac
Yup, similar to others here typically look for...

Yup, similar to others here typically look for around £500pp return as price ready to pull the trigger on. If we know far enough in advance that we’re going we usually book not long after flights are...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 20 Jan 24, 06:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 735
Posted By Incarniac
It still worked recently for a couple of trips...

It still worked recently for a couple of trips later this year (one of which is our Nov/Dec trip to Orlando). This was probably a couple of weeks ago.
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 20 Jan 24, 06:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 340
Posted By Incarniac
Given how much car rental prices fluctuate, it's...

Given how much car rental prices fluctuate, it's not advisable to tie yourself into a price (that very possibly is far higher than you might end up finding).

The trick of adding hotel for one...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 19 Jan 24, 09:00 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,153
Posted By Incarniac
Yeah, this far out, the car rental prices have...

Yeah, this far out, the car rental prices have been very high since the pandemic. We're seeing the same for our November/December trip. Just booked a luxury car with US Car Hire for the time being,...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 30 Dec 23, 02:46 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,320
Posted By Incarniac
This thread is very interesting, didn't know you...

This thread is very interesting, didn't know you could (and should) check this kind of stuff (for any country I visit) and have literally always just assumed this is all just taken care of.
...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 22 Dec 23, 11:39 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,803
Posted By Incarniac
Last couple of trips we've gone for the T-Mobile...

Last couple of trips we've gone for the T-Mobile eSIM prepaid solution, using the T-Mobile app to purchase and activate once we've landed and have connected to MCO wifi while phone is still in...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 22 Dec 23, 11:20 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 11,609
Posted By Incarniac
Yeah, prices do fluctuate a lot. About a month...

Yeah, prices do fluctuate a lot. About a month and a half ago, or thereabouts, I found the best price so far for our spring dates, saving me about £80 on the previous booking I had. This far out I...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 22 Dec 23, 10:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,277
Posted By Incarniac
Yeah. Just back after staying at Endless Summer...

Yeah. Just back after staying at Endless Summer (Dockside), and we went for option 2. I knew we'd have to pay parking at ES, which is a bit of a bummer, but it is what it is and we wanted to...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 2 Dec 23, 08:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,511
Posted By Incarniac
Certainly would have been a toll road camera. ...

Certainly would have been a toll road camera.

Fixed-location automated speed cameras, like we are used to in the UK and Europe, have not been legal in Florida until very recently, and then only in...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 27 Nov 23, 07:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,115
Posted By Incarniac
Level 2 at the short stay car park is the level...

Level 2 at the short stay car park is the level to walk from the car park to the terminal building, so if you're parked on another level, make your way to level 2; it's well signposted at any rate.
...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 20 Nov 23, 09:44 PM
Replies: 1,314
Views: 66,875
Posted By Incarniac
Could you check the following flights, please? ...

Could you check the following flights, please?


Saturday 2 December 11:25: BA2037 LGW-MCO
Friday 18 December 18:25: BA2036 MCO-LGW


Thank you!
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 12 Nov 23, 08:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 674
Posted By Incarniac
That's a long time in advance for a regularly...

That's a long time in advance for a regularly scheduled train service, so I suspect that timetable and availability isn't fully finalised and published that far ahead. A bit like in the UK where it's...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 8 Oct 23, 01:02 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,320
Posted By Incarniac
For the parks, and most walking around Florida...

For the parks, and most walking around Florida (dress code and weather permitting), I tend to wear Merrell Kahuna III sandals. They've served me supremely well since I first visited (parks, Orlando...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 17 Sep 23, 01:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,083
Posted By Incarniac
The Friday one at Old Town is worth going to,...

The Friday one at Old Town is worth going to, very different cars than the Saturday one. We try to go to both when we're there (though usually not on the same weekend), but don't always manage to do...
Forum: Tickets 16 Sep 23, 08:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 313
Posted By Incarniac
We bought ours from Undercover Tourist this time,...

We bought ours from Undercover Tourist this time, as overall that worked out the cheapest (even with various discounts/offers from the usual UK-based outlets we tend to use).

Tickets came through...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 15 Sep 23, 07:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,464
Posted By Incarniac
Since covid, I wouldn't tie into any package that...

Since covid, I wouldn't tie into any package that locks a car rental price - the prices are far too volatile for that. It's still far out for August next year, so book somewhere you can get free...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 3 Sep 23, 08:38 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,127
Posted By Incarniac
Jut as a heads up, in the upcoming iOS 17, Apple...

Jut as a heads up, in the upcoming iOS 17, Apple Maps will (finally) support offline maps (download before use and use without data and/or in black spots without coverage).
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 26 Aug 23, 11:45 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,986
Posted By Incarniac
Can't get a better deal than free of course, but...

Can't get a better deal than free of course, but it does require you to provide payment details as it's a subscription (with the first year free).

Google Maps has had a feature for many years...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 21 Aug 23, 06:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 419
Posted By Incarniac
It would probably be quicker for you to look it...

It would probably be quicker for you to look it up ;) but here you go: WDW Dolphin Resort Services & Amenities (https://www.disneyworld.co.uk/resorts/dolphin-hotel/services-amenities/)

Assuming...
Forum: Tickets 16 Jul 23, 08:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 856
Posted By Incarniac
It doesn't take much before the UK 14-day tickets...

It doesn't take much before the UK 14-day tickets are either similarly priced or cheaper than the US-type 2-3-4-5-etc day tickets. If you know you'll do at least a certain number of days, or you're...
Forum: Tickets 4 Jun 23, 09:51 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 6,779
Posted By Incarniac
Yes, we did this a few years ago for when we...

Yes, we did this a few years ago for when we first bought an annual pass (and renewed it a couple of times). Then covid came and we let our passes just lapse without renewing, and we don’t have APs...
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