If you like spending lots of days at sea aboard a fabulous cruise liner then a Transatlantic cruise could be for you. Travelling across the Atlantic cruises may go direct to their destination port or cruise the destination region for a few days. 

UK to New York Cruises

The classic Cunard Southampton to New York or reverse 6 night transatlantic voyages are still available, great for UK to New York cruises. There are other cruises available from Northern Europe to the East coast of the USA or Canada. These cruises may call at ports in Ireland, Iceland and Maritime Canada before arriving at their destination and are mostly ships repositioning for the winter or summer seasons. 

Transatlantic Caribbean Cruises

The vast majority of cruise ships will be repositioned from Europe to the Caribbean for the winter. Cruises departing from major European ports will call at the Canaries, Madeira and/or the Azores and then on to the Caribbean. Once there they will visit some eastern Caribbean islands before arriving at their destination – which is quite often Miami. These cruises can take two weeks and involve 4/5 day periods at sea so definitely recommended for those who like to travel at sea. 

Repositioning also takes place to South America for the northern winter although there are only a few cruises. The route followed by these cruises will take in some Mediterranean ports, then the Canaries and the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic before visiting the Brazilian coast and arriving in Rio de Janeiro or Santos. The cruise ships will return in the Spring.