Delta Out, Southwest Home: How We Covered Our Alaska Cruise Flights With Points and Old Flight Credits
For our upcoming Norwegian Encore Alaska cruise from Seattle, August 2–9, 2026, we booked Delta for the flight to Seattle and Southwest for the flight home. Our effective new out-of-pocket airfare for the two of us was essentially $0. That does not mean the flights were free. We used 37,100 airline points, $465.80 in credits…
