Confused.com: Best way to travel with disabled partner

Shimrod

How about Manchester-Kingston with Thomas Cook airlines? This is via New York, where you will change to a Jetblue plane for the flight to Kingston. You could then book a separate flight Kingston to Grand Cayman.
The Thomas Cook flight in the premium cabin is £1099 flying out on 6th April returning 12th April. The separate flight from Kingston is £281. I don't know how that compares the prices you have got so far.

There is obviously the risk of missing the flight to Grand Cayman, so you might want to schedule a stopover there, but it gets you a comfy seat and more legroom (I've never flown Thomas Cook,but it looks nice on the video https://www.thomascookairlines.com/en/fullVideoPremiumUK45.html ) for the longest leg of the journey. Maybe your daughter could meet you for a couple of days in Kingston before flying on to Grand Cayman to make it a two stop holiday.

Do you have exact dates for flyting? It gets quite a bit cheaper if you can move a day or two before the start of Easter holidays.

richardw

I'd do MAN to BOS/NYC direct non stop in an economy extra legroom/ Premium seat, stay overnight and then do a flight down to GCM in an extra legroom seat. Thomas cook are doing quite a few US flights from MAN next year but avoid the Air Tanker planes.

Ames

Could you afford for your husband to fly PE while the rest of you fly economy?

iammumtoone

Ames wrote: »

Could you afford for your husband to fly PE while the rest of you fly economy?

This is what I was going to suggest/ask. The OP might need to accompany her husband but there is no need for the other adult and child to go plus. they could all still be on the same plane.

jackieblack

sal-ad_daze wrote: »

But that's the thing, this is something we've never done before so have no information on which to base a preference. Besides it's not a preference it's what's the best way my husband will cope with such a long journey, I could do it on economy on the lowest price available with flight transfers and stopovers but I'm not sure he could and as I don't know enough about it I'm asking for advice from more seasoned travellers.

Your (your husband's) personal circumstances will, of course, be a contributory factor to what you think he could cope with/your preference.
My uncle had severe Ankylosing Spondylitis and was over 6ft tall but he and my aunt travelled all around the world in economy seating. He said that it was bearable because the warmer weather hepled his condition. Others may prefer to pay extra to be more comfortable. It's a personal preference.

You obviously have a good idea about what you feel your husband could cope with, I think that must largely determine your choice.

If you don't want to ask him how he feels about the trip and what he feels he could cope with, the suggestion that your group splits between different travel classes is a good one if you can't increase your budget to enable you to all travel together.

jackieblack

The BA flights are cheaper for WT+ if you could travel Weds 29th - Weds 12th, instead of Friday to Friday.
£5313 total for 3 adults and 1 child if you all want to travel in the same WT+ cabin, or £2781 for 2 adults WT+ plus £1649 for the adult and child in economy. £3531 if you all travel economy.

https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#search;f=MAN;t=GCM;d=2017-03-29;r=2017-04-12;sel=MANLHR0BA1385-LHRNAS0BA253-NASGCM0BA253,GCMMIA0AA378-MIALHR0BA208-LHRMAN1BA1388;sc=p;px=3,1;eo=e;q=flights

iammumtoone

Another option is can you and your husband travel separate to the other adult and child? You don't say who the other adult and child are, I assume your other daughter and grandchild.

As your daughter is a teacher she will have no choice but to pay premium rates in the holidays, but could travel economy class.

If you and your husbands circumstances allow you to go a few days earlier and a back a few days later, you might find the prices drop considerably due to the flights not being in school holidays.

Maybe worth looking into just to see what the cost difference is. I appreciate it would be nicer to go all together as a family but if its the difference between going or not going at all maybe its worth considering?