5. Buy miles , but only when the price is right. See Getting To Your Next Cruise: Business Class

A lot of folks “Liked” my photograph from seat 1K on Lufthansa flight 431 from Chicago to Frankfurt this past Friday. I was sitting in that seat to get to my  Christmas Markets river cruise hotels nashville tennessee , which begins in Frankfurt on Tuesday. hotels nashville tennessee I  wrote about my First Class experience here .
2. Savvy travelers who publish tips on the web helped me score the big seat upfront. Through those travelers, I learned to  book through Avianca , a Star Alliance partner that allows one-way award bookings and more importantly, allows cash and points hotels nashville tennessee purchases hotels nashville tennessee — and has no fuel surcharges on awards.
4.  Accumulate points by  applying for credit cards . One Avid Cruiser reader tells us that he and his wife collected 700,000 hotels nashville tennessee points by applying for credit cards with mileage offers and that they always fly First Class. I’ve applied for several credit hotels nashville tennessee cards myself during the past few years for the sole reason of collecting points.
5.   Buy miles , but only when the price is right. See  Getting To Your Next Cruise: Business Class Air To Europe: $2,000, Including Intra-Europe Flights . I’m not the only one buying miles to go on trips and in a style that I could not otherwise afford. See  How I Flew Around the World in Business Class for $1,340 .
As getting to and from cruises becomes more and more expensive, I am always looking for ways to cut those costs. Share your First Class flying tips in the comments section below. © 2013 Ralph Grizzle
An avid traveler and an award-winning journalist, Ralph Grizzle produces articles, video and photos hotels nashville tennessee that are inspiring and informative, personal and passionate. A journalism graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ralph has specialized in travel writing for more than two decades. To read more cruise and port reviews by Ralph Grizzle, visit his website at www.avidcruiser.com