I don't think July 4 had any thing to do with it. Arriving on a Saturday was the motivation. Most other fares for same day arrival and different itinerary were published at 3500 to 4300. I felt very comfortable with what I paid. Daughter and son-in-law booked theirs today also out of PDX-CLT-SXM for 50.00 more than we did each for FC. We'll meet in CLT to fly into SXM together. Not sure if we'll stay the full 3 weeks. Might fly back mid week depending on fares since we'll be there for 3+ weeks in May/June already. Might use miles for our return.