Suzanne,

You said that you requested Star Alliance carriers when you booked Radisson's air. I didn't realize that they would fulfill such a request.

We are members of United's Mileage Plus and would prefer to use them or one of their partners, as well.

captjohn-
We are sailing on the Diamond in Oct., the reverse of your itinerary. We are doing our own air.

Using FF miles, taking British Airways, our outbound flight into Athens departs LAX at 9:30PM. We arrive in LHR at 4:00PM the next day. We have a 6 1/2 hour stopover in LHR. Our flight out of LHR leaves at 10:30PM and arrives in Athens 4:00AM, the next day - which is the day of embarkation! Talk about a long, miserable flight! I am working to get this scenario changed, but it's not easy using FF miles!

The dynamics of flying from the West Coast into Europe is a real chore.