Learning about Repositioning Cruises

You may have heard through family and friends about the great value of a repositioning cruise. They are right about the great deals, packages, and itineraries.

As the weather changes during the fall and spring, cruise lines must reposition their ships to various parts of the world to provide itineraries that take advantage of the best of the season’s weather.  The most common repositioning cruises are transatlantic sailings in the spring that move ships from the Caribbean over to Europe and the Mediterranean for the summer months and the North American Pacific coast in the fall after the Alaskan ships are done for the season and heading down to California for Mexico and Panama Canal cruises.

Repositioning cruises are usually less port intensive, which is great for those looking for some relaxation instead of discovery. Because the cruise lines need to move these ships, they often offer the cruises for discounted prices. The good news about the discounted pricing means you can finally treat yourself to that balcony stateroom or suite that you’ve always wanted to try!

Although transatlantic and Panama repositioning cruises tend to have longer itineraries, the shorter North American coastal cruises are the perfect way for new cruisers to introduce themselves to sailing, without having to commit to weeks at sea. One word of warning though, it is addictive and you will be planning your next trip before you’re even off the ship…take it from an office full of cruise specialists who tend to have their own next two cruise vacations booked before they even set sail on their current cruise!

When it comes to the repositioning of ships on the pacific coast, you’ll often find great combination deals. What do I mean by this? Let me break this down a bit. Your typical repositioning cruise from Vancouver to San Diego is roughly 4 days so why not package that up with a great flight and hotel deal for 3 nights in San Diego, Las Vegas or sometimes even Disneyland?

If you are looking for a very cost effective way to discover Europe and have lots of vacation time to boot, the transatlantic cruise presents great savings, gives lots of relaxing sea days during your traverse and often stops in a few Mediterranean ports such as Barcelona, Monte Carlo, and Rome. You can often easily do a back-to-back sailing and stay on the cruise as it sails the Mediterranean or Baltic or disembark at the end of your cruise and spend a few days discovering that city before flying home.

The news about these cruise+hotel+air deals travels far and quick so if you are interested in taking advantage of one of these deals, don’t wait too long as they may sell out.

You can view some of the fantastic spring CruisePlus repositioning bundles right on our website or contact a CruisePlus Cruise Specialist for details on planning your repositioning trip.

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