JetBlue and Virgin Voyages' $2,750 kid-free flight-and-cruise package already sold out for March
Many passengers believe airline etiquette has gotten worse, which could be why more are willing to pay up for premium experiences. Is it worth it?
If you've ever been on a flight with a screaming baby or a toddler kicking the back of your seat, you may have wished there was such a thing as a kid-free flight.
And, now JetBlue Vacations and Virgin Voyages are making it a reality — well, at least for one roundtrip flight.
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It's part of an industry shift toward "premiumization," especially as airlines face tight margins. But is it worth paying up for premium experiences, or is that money better spent (or saved) elsewhere?
Virgin Voyages already operates adults-only cruises, while several hotel brands offer adults-only all-inclusive resorts (or adults-only sections within larger resorts).
The bundled vacation package offered by JetBlue Vacations and Virgin Voyages is called "Do Not Disturb" and includes a kid-free roundtrip flight from New York to Fort Lauderdale.
The flight (operating as a public charter) is bundled into a vacation package that costs $2,750 for two people, which also includes four nights on Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady adults-only cruise from Key West to Bimini Beach Club.
Other perks include private ground transfers and VIP port entry, as well as an in-flight toast "to celebrate the start of the kid-free getaway ," according to a Virgin Voyages press release.
"People have wanted this kind of kid-free from takeoff to sail away for a long time, and now it actually exists," Nirmal Saverimuttu, CEO of Virgin Voyages, said in the release. And, while it's the only offering on the table right now, he also said it's "just the start of what we can build."
This isn't a regular offering (at least not yet). Rather, it's a one-time offer that takes place next March — but it's already sold out.
Is a kid-free flight all it's chalked up to be?
Not only can kids on flights be an annoyance, but they might disrupt your plans altogether.
Back in August, a Porter Airlines flight in Canada was canceled after a toddler stood up on their seat as the plane taxied toward the runway. And, despite efforts by the child's parent and cabin crew, the kid wouldn't put a seatbelt on. By the time the parent and child deplaned, it was too late to fly out of the airport, so the entire flight had to be canceled.
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