Repositioning Cruise Specials

Savvy Cruisers Save Big by Taking a Repositioning Cruise this Spring or Fall.

Savvy cruisers soon realize one of the best values in cruising is to book a cruise at the time when the cruise lines are repositioning, or shifting their ships from one part of the world to another.  These cruises are much more relaxing as they spend more time at sea with fewer stops at port.  The ports they stop at may quite often be unique, not their usual stops.  These low key cruises provide the best value and unique itineraries for budget minded travelers as cruise lines offer special deals vying for your business.

This April sail aboard the Disney Wonder from sunny Los Angeles California on a 6-night cruise along the scenic Pacific coast to Vancouver Canada.  Ports of call along the way are an overnight stay in San Francisco California then on to beautiful Victoria Canada before docking at the final destination port in picturesque Vancouver.  In September 2011 Disney Cruise Line offers special pricing on the cruise repositioning the ship departing from Scenic Vancouver along the coast with one stop in Victoria on a 5-night cruise south to Los Angeles, California.

Royal Caribbean International offers several repositioning cruise itineraries during the months if April, October and November.

• This April you can take one of those cruises for the amazing price of $1599 which will take you on a 16 night Suez Canal cruise where you will travel and experience the sights beginning in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and stopping at the ports of Muscat, Oman; Safaga, Egypt; Aqaba, Jordan; Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt; Suez Canal (Passage); Alexandria, Egypt with Barcelona, Spain as your final destination.
•  In November 2011 this ship will be repositioned and RCI offers the discounted rate of $1,189 on its 18 night Suez cruise.  The cruise will originate in Barcelona Spain and continue back with stops in Alexandria, Egypt; Suez Canal (Passage); Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt; Aqaba, Jordan; Safaga, Egypt; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
•  Lastly they offer a 14 night cruise for the amazing price of $1,299 on a cruise to reposition a ship to the Caribbean from Boston.  The cruise literary follows: Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Castries, St. Lucia; Bridgetown, Barbados; Willemstad, Curacao; Oranjestad, Aruba; Tampa, Florida. 

The Holland America Line has two ships with itineraries to and from Asia and the South Pacific area lasting from 22 to 26 days in duration.  Spend the days relaxing at sea and only have to pay airfare one way. 

• This fall departing September 7, 2011 from Vancouver, B.C., the Volendam starts its trans-Atlantic voyage with a 26-day cruise that makes its way to Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji and New Caledonia before arriving at Sydney. The ship returns to Vancouver from Sydney on a 23-day itinerary departing April 10, 2012, that also makes calls throughout the South Pacific and the Aloha State.
• The sister ship, Zaandam sails from San Diego, Calif., to Sydney with a 26-day crossing via Hawaii and the South Pacific that includes an evening sailing by the Kilauea Volcano. If you’re looking for a northern Pacific crossing you can sail from Kobe to Vancouver April 1, 2012, on a 22-day journey where you can visit several ports in Japan before sailing north to Alaska and enjoying scenic cruising in the Inside Passage and Glacier Bay.
• Departing May 14, the Noordam will sail to Barcelona from Fort Lauderdale on a 13 day cruise with rates starting at $899.

Ports of call for Princess Cruises repositioning cruises include exciting destinations like: San Francisco, CA, Los Cabos, Acapulco, Huatulco, Mexico, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, the Panama Canal, Colon, Panama, and Aruba.

• Board Princess' Sun Princess sailing from Vancouver, British Columbia to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in September for a 17 day cruise.
•  The following ships feature transatlantic repositioning cruises in late spring returning to the United States in the fall: The Star Princess, Golden Princess, and Grand Princess.
• Be sure to check out the 15 day "Grand Panama Canal" repositioning cruises between Florida and California via the Panama Canal on the following ships: Regal Princess, Sun Princess, Dawn Princess, and Coral Princess.

Celebrity Cruise Line offers over ten repositioning cruise options for budget minded cruisers to choose from:

• Depart from Miami on a 13 night transatlantic cruise to Southhampton stopping at the ports of Ponta Delgada, Lisbon, Vigo and Cherbourg with a total of 8 days at sea (from $999). Cruise departs on April 16, 2011.
• Depart from Amsterdam on a 12 night (from $1,549) Northern Europe and Mediterranean cruise to Istanbul; ports of call include Brugges, Cherbourg, Vigo, Gibraltar, Palermo and Athens with 5 at sea days.  Cruise departs September 7, 2011.
• Take a 10 night Hawaii cruise (from $999) from Endenada to Honolulu with 5 days at sea departing on November 1, 2011.  Calling on the ports of Mount Kilauea, Hilo, Kailua Kona and Lahaina.
• How about an 18 night cruise departing on November 11, 2011 (from $2,079) from Honolulu to Sydney with stops at the ports of Bora Bora, Lahaini, Maui, Papeete, Moorea and Raiatea French Polynesia, 12 days at sea.
• Depart from Miami on a 15 night Panama Canal repositioning cruise to San Diego (from $1,049) with 7 days at sea stopping at the ports of Cartagena, Colon, Panama Canal, Puntarenas, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas.
• Check out the 8 night Coast Wine Cruise departing from San Diego on May 14, 2011 to Vancouver (from $599) with an overnight stay in San Francisco, stops at Astoria, Naniamo and Victoria with 2 at sea days.
• Finally try a 13 night transatlantic cruise (from $1,329) from Southampton via Miami, Paris, Cherbourg, Vigo and Ponta Delgada.

These movements result in the Repositioning Cruise Specials.

With so many exciting itineraries to choose from you are sure to find one that fits your schedule and budget.