One point that I don't think anyone else brought up...
The direction you travel can make a big difference. Especially if
you're traveling on the QM2.
Remember that you'll be passing through 5 time zones during the
voyage. If you travel East, that means that you lose an hour of sleep
5 nights of the voyage. If you're traveling West, you get an extra
hour 5 times. This is less of an issue for cruise ship
respositionings where you travel slower and take a longer, southerly
route - but if you're doing it in 6 days, as on the QM2, it's like
having the "bad daylight savings time change" practically every
night! Talking to the crew on the QE2 years ago, they commented how
they hate the eastbound crossings because people get so cranky! (of
course it also means that THEY get 1 hour less sleep as well).
Mark
On Aug 28, 1:48 pm, "Easy News" wrote:
> I have always wanted to do a Trans Atlantic crossing.
> I know the two times of the year are usually in April and October when the
> ships are either going to Europe or coming back for repositioning. I
> realize we will have to fly one way and take a cruise the other way.
>
> I was thinking that it would be the best thing to fly over and then take the
> ship back. That way we would be able to bring back gifts without worrying
> about the weight. and lost baggage. That would be in October.
>
> I have been looking at the different cruise lines and the ports in Europe
> where they go and where one needs to fly too to catch the ships and NCL
> seems to have the best schedule of ports for us. They would be leaving
> from Barcelona and arriving in Fort Lauderdale.
>
> My questions are these;
> Would October be a good time to do the Trans Atlantic crossing, weather
> wise, or would April be safer?
>
> Has anyone done the crossing and if so, would you comment about it?
>
> Are there any specials one can find for the crossings like you find for the
> Eastern and Western Caribbean?
>
> Other than Carnival, would there be any cruise lines cheaper than NCL?
> Carnival doesn't have enough stops to make it worth while, for me.
>
> Any other information will certainly be appreciated.
>
> Thanks for any and all replies.
>
> Sandy
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