PROS and CONS of a Repositioning Cruise | CELEBRITY APEX
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- This video is about the Pros and Cons of Repositioning Cruises and why these cheap cruises may be right for you. These cruises are also called transatlantic or transpacific cruises. We took a fall repositioning cruise on the Celebrity Apex from Barcelona, Spain to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida making stops in Gibraltar, Malaga, Valencia, Azores, Bermuda, and Bahamas. We tell you what a positioning cruise is, when and where they travel, and give you some of the pros and cons of this type of travel. We also share some of our thoughts on the amazing Celebrity Apex and how you can get some great cruise deals.
We took our repositioning cruise on the Celebrity Apex. It is one of the modern Edge® Series - five innovative outward facing ships. Celebrity has put the world front and center visiting more than 50 countries and 120 ports of call. We highly recommend the any of the Celebrity Edge® Series cruise ships.
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00:00 Introduction
00:25 Upcoming Retirement Travelers Plans
01:21 What is a Repositioning Cruise?
02:05 When and Where do Repositioning Cruises Go?
02:20 Spring and Fall Repositioning Cruises
02:42 Pros and Cons of Repositioning Cruises
03:03 #1 Pro: Repositioning Cruises Save Money
03:47 Thoughts on Celebrity Apex
04:21 #2 Pro: Less Jet Lag with Repositioning Cruises
05:00 #3 Pro: Fewer Crowds on Repositioning Cruises
05:37 #4 Pro: Great Amenities on a Repositioning Cruise
06:33 #5 Pro: Easy to Make New Friends on Repositioning Cruise
07:04 #6 Pro: Fewer Children on Repositioning Cruise
07:35 #1 Con: Weather in the Shoulder Seasons
08:17 #2 Con: Rough Seas on Transatlantic or TransPacific Crossings
09:15 #3 Con: Additional Travel Required for Repositioning Cruises
09:56 #4 Con: Laundry Prices on Cruises
10:43 #5 Con: More Sea Days on Repositioning Cruise
11:34 Conclusion
We had a great transatlantic repositioning cruise on the Celebrity APEX and wanted to share our thoughts. If you have experience with a repositioning cruise, please share them with us in the comments.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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We are retired now, too. I quit work this summer, my husband 5 years ago
Repositioning cruises are the best for us.
We love those quiet seadays, relax when we want, go to trivia games or lectures, just take things easy.
We live in Europe and have taken about 20 rep. cruises out of our altogether 55 cruises.
We usually cruise on a smaller ships up to a max of 3000 people, these are older ships and that is just the right way for us.
The new ships often offer things we are not interested in at all and therefore do not need it, not to talk of paying extra for it.
We are Diamond plus on RCL, but have tried out many others like Celebrity, HAL, Cunard, Princess, MSC, Costa, NCL, Carnival and Aida.
We must have been on the ship. I think I also remember seeing a man wear that type of t-shirt.
A few years ago, my husband and I did a transatlantic cruise to Europe in the spring. We loved the lack of jetlag and were not bothered by the hour adjustments each night. Also because the cost was cheaper than flying, we upgraded to a balcony. On sea days, we loved sitting on our balcony with a good book and a cup of coffee.
Thanks for sharing! Sounds like a wonderful vacation. Hope you are enjoying our channel.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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We never thought we’d be cruisers but did a short repositioning from our home port of Los Angeles to Vancouver, because as I like to say, “it was cheaper than staying home”. As you note, it is transportation, meals, and hotels and in our case, it cost less than a modest hotel room alone. We also wanted to drive back through Washington state, Oregon, and California and see the sights along the way. We were so impressed by the experience that we eventually took an Alaskan cruise as we didn’t see how else we would get there practically. We found none of the negatives: we did not eat all day, we ate at normal times and healthily. We did not feel like we were with thousands of people. We used the exercise room, and did not take one elevator; the stairways are open, not closed in or creepy. We sometimes asked for a table for two at dinner, no problem, and all of the people we met were conversant and very pleasant. In Alaska, we did every active option in every port. We hiked on a glacier, biked down a mountain, snorkeled, and more; no t-shirt shops for us. Bottom line, a cruise is what you make of it. We also use a consolidator and had excellent service from them along with discount prices. This video was so informative!
Thanks so much and glad you enjoyed the video. We aren't really "cruisers", but we have found them useful to add to our full time travel for hard to reach places, getting from point A to B in an affordable manner, and just a change of pace.
Safe travels and many blessings,
John and Bev
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Name of your consolidator? Never heard that term before.
Yes, what is a “consolidator?”
@@ladytrader688 Travel consolidators are high-volume ticket brokers for discount flights. They purchase large volumes of flight tickets and sell them to customers for a lower price than the airline's published fare. Travel consolidators can negotiate good discounts because of the sheer volume of tickets they purchase.
Travel consolidators are high-volume ticket brokers for discount flights. They purchase large volumes of flight tickets and sell them to customers for a lower price than the airline's published fare. Travel consolidators can negotiate good discounts because of the sheer volume of tickets they purchase.
My wife and I did a repositioning cruise on the NCL Prima (12/1 to 12/15/23) from NYC to Galveston, TX. It started from somewhere in Europe, but we got on in NYC. It was amazing. We stopped in DR, Puerto Rico, curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, Tortola, Jamaica, skipped Cayman Islands (due to weather, a tendered port) Cozumel, and finally TX. Now that I experienced one, I’ll definitely do it again. Btw some passengers mentioned that it was cheaper for them to get back to the USA rather than flying (they booked an inside room.)
Glad you had a great time on your repositioning cruise. Yes, we think they are a great way to to get back to the US for several reasons. Thanks for watching.
Happy trails,
John and Bev
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We were on the that same ship with you after we did the 10 day APEX Mediterranean cruise. We found that the repositioning trip really allowed us to relax and enjoy the ship’s amenities more. It was really enjoyable to not have to pack up in Barcelona, rush to the airport to grab a very long flight home. We also met more people on the ship once you find your regular meeting place. Ours was at the midship Martini bar. Overall the 23 day experience was truly amazing and we highly recommend it. Cheers !
So glad you had a great experience. We thought the APEX was a nice ship and we enjoyed a little downtime after traveling hard since July.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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My girlfriend and I are well into the planning of our inaugural slow travel adventure after our planned retirements in 2024. Mar 2025 we are very close to confirming a trans Atlantic cruise aboard the Norwegian Epic. 15 days from NYC to Rome. Then 85 days in Italy, 30 days in Montenegro, 60 days in Albania, a skip over to Cyprus overnight for a flight to France for the remainder of the 90 days in Schengen the second time. We will play it by ear towards the end and decide if Scotland, Ireland (we did 2 weeks there last year), or England for a while longer. That would/could stretch us into a return re-positioning cruise from that location, back to the US.
Thank you as always for your honest report, and we love seeing your videos each week as subscribers. BON VOYAGE!!
Thanks so much for following along and congrats on your upcoming retirements. Sounds like a great trip you have planned.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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A former coworker just booked side to side transatlantic cruises on Cunard between New York City and Southampton. He'll spend a week in London between cruises. Sounds fantastic except for the dressing up.
Thanks for sharing. Yes, dressing up is an issue for us with as light as we pack.
John and Bev
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We travel with a Scrubba bag and laundry detergent sheets for laundry. (2 to 3 minutes agitation is equivalent to a wash.) It's been a trip saver! Thanks for the info!
Great tip! Thanks for sharing.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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We do similar, but with extra large ziplock 😊
We do this too! Squeezing out wet clothes in pool towels means they dry in a few hours… easy peasy…
We were on the Apex from Athens to Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale this year. Wish we had met you.
Bummer. We would have loved to have met you. Hope you enjoyed the cruise.
Many blessings for 2024,
John and Bev
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We’re doing one of these next April ending up in England where we’ll spend another 2 weeks in London, Wales and Ireland. We’re celebrating our 40th anniversary 3 years late because of Covid. We actually set sail on our anniversary (#43).
Happy 43rd. Congrats.🎉 Enjoy your trip and safe travels,
John and Bev
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We are going on a repositioning cruise from Ft Lauderdale FL to Barcelona Spain with Celebrity come April 14th. We are spending a couple months traveling around Europe after the cruise. We are not big cruisers but I have a great tip that my sister in-law shared with me. She is a big time cruiser and what you can do is book your cruise but only do a deposit on it. Then keep checking back with customer service and if they have a price drop you can ask to have them check the price of the cruise and they will give you the lower fare as long as the cruise is not paid in full. She even pays it down to the last 17 dollars and keeps checking to get a cheaper price. I did this and it was amazing how different customer service people will find better deals for you. Like we had one, after several calls, say, Oh I see you don't have a senior discount, and that took more money off. Just ask for a price check and if it's lower then they will do it.
Thanks for sharing that idea. We love finding bargains.
Happy trails and many blessings in 2024.
John and Bev
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We've taken two repositioning cruises, one from Alaska to Houston and one from Miami to Seattle. They were 28 and 21 nights respectively. They were both with Norwegian and were great. We experienced places we probably wouldn't have gone to otherwise.
That's great. Thanks for sharing. Glad you had some wonderful trips.
Happy trails,
John and Bev
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I live in Bermuda. Weather cancelations can happen in March/April, and October/ November. Glad you got in.
Thanks. Bermuda is quite beautiful.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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We have done one cruise a repositioning. Flew from Australia to Hawaii, spent a week in Hawaii then 18 day cruise Hawaii to Sydney on Celebrity Solstice. We loved it plenty of days to relax and great places visited in Tahiti and New Zealand.
Thanks for sharing. Sounds like a great trip.
Happy trails,
John and Bev
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I enjoyed 2 repositioning cruises, one to Japan in February with 6 weeks there (on Princess), then a return to the States with another (on Holland America) in April. Both were delightful. True, there were rough seas, but there are patches for that! (Highly recommend them). Cruising Beats Jet Lag!!! That's why I did it that way, and it was a dream way to go. As for the wash, some ships have laundries, which are great. I wish they all did, but really, doing up a few things in the sink every night is not that big of a deal. Pack light and don't worry about your clothes. Basic black is very elegant, slimming, and can be dressed up and down. Put on some pearls (or a shirt and neck tie) and you are often good to go for most ship's dressy nights. One very glamorous lady we met designs her own costume jewelry when on land. She brought a few of her necklaces and changed up her basic black blouse and skirt. She had a totally different look each evening.
Thanks for sharing your adventures. Always fun to learn from other travelers.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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Great job, love the pro con format and the way you got to the point quickly and factually. Hope you have some good down time with friends and family.
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed the format.
Safe travels and many blessings,
John and Bev
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Princess also has laundry rooms with a minimal charge $3. Did a transpacific cruise right after Covid and it was fantastic
Thanks for sharing. Good to know about the laundry. Glad you had a great cruise.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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The beauty of a repositioning cruise, besides the reduced jet lag, is the cost. We're at the point in our lives where we will only fly across oceans in business class, which is obviously, very expensive. A repositioning cruise is a much better value. We took one from Florida to Europe pre-Covid, in an inside cabin and never felt bored. Having just returned from a month long trip to SE Asia that required three flights, two long-haul, to get there, we will be exploring repositioning cruises for our next far East trip. As retirees, the off-season isn't a problem for us. Safe travels.
Thanks for sharing and completely agree.
Safe travels and many blessings in 2024.
John and Bev
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Did Princess from San Francisco (public transportation to port from our home) to Sydney 28 days shortly before pandemic. Absolutely fabulous. Loved everything about it. Free laundry for us due to Princess status, so that was great (the self serve laundry rooms were sometimes a bit busy). Spent 4 nights in Australia before heading back home.
Itinerary was changed up a bit in New Zealand due to weather, but they substituted a port and went somewhere we had never been before.
Also very much likd the cultural embassadors and other enrichment speakers.
Really a wonderful time.
Thanks for sharing. Glad you had a wonderful trip.
Happy trails and many blessings,
John and Bev
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When we retire, I would love to spend some time in Europe and then cruise home. Really love this idea and appreciate your overview of the pros and cons. Excellent!
Thanks. So glad you found the video helpful. Hope you get to take a repositioning cruise in the near future.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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Fantastic! Never heard of this before...You both are so full of great ideas, I love your channel. Cheers! and Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!
Thanks so much! Glad you found it helpful and so happy you are enjoying our channel.
Safe travels and many blessings,
John and Bev
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This is new to me and I’m definitely looking into booking a repositioning cruise. You guys really bring the best variety of travel videos!
Thanks for following along and hope you get to do one. So glad you enjoy the variety of our channel. We put a lot of work and effort into it and it is nice to hear the words of encouragement.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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We cruise frequently but have never done a repositioning cruise. It seems like an affordable way to get either to or from Europe or the Mediterranean. If you aren't pressed for time this might be a good option for some people. I will add that older ships that don't have all the bells and whistles of newer, larger ships such as Apex tend to offer lower prices for transatlantic cruises. Because of the potential bad weather on these crossings, staterooms located midship on lower decks will experience much less motion.
Some great points. Thanks for sharing. The Apex was a really nice ship and overall a good travel experience. We like to try all different forms of transport.
Safe travels and many blessings,
John and Bev
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I highly recommend spending time in the triangle islands of the Azores - Pico, Faial and St. George.
After watching your channel, I feel you’d love it!
Thanks so much for the recommendation. We look forward to visiting. Hope you are enjoying our channel.
Many blessings,
John and Bev
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Taking an NCL from Fl. to Rome in April. Great, great price. I love sea days so not a problem for me. I will be in Europe 2.5 months and then fly back. But, wanted the nice relaxation of the trip over. Ain't retired life great???!!!!
Great to hear. Hope you have a wonderful trip. Yes, retired life is great. Thanks for following along with us.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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Thanks for another great video. What a beautiful ship. I've done one repositioning cruise from Europe to the States on Princess and will be taking Celebrity from Fort Lauderdale to Portugal in April. I love the sea days. You can do as much or as little as you want on the ship. There are always so many options. Hope you are enjoying your stay at home and the holidays.
Thanks for following along with us. Happy trails and many blessings in 2024.
John and Bev
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super informative. Never heard of these before. $1,100 for a 13 day cruise with many sea days is a spectacular bargain!
If you can couple this with free/discounted flights from credit card perks, it's a no brainer
Thanks. You will have a great time on a repositioning cruise.
Happy trails,
John and Bev
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If you make it to Tanzania when you head to Africa, I highly recommend Zanzibar, an archipelago off the coast!
We aren't this time, but plan on another trip we will do Kenya and Tanzania. We are going to stay south on this trip, but thanks so much for the recommendation.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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As always, greatly looking forward to your newest videos! Safe travels! @@RetirementTravelers
@@RetirementTravelers That's fantastic. Wish more people would consider African ports and not just North African ones in the Med.
We have done 6 repositioning cruises -3 each way trans-Atlantic. You have covered this well. On our Lisboa-NYC Norwegian Jade trip that we just did in November we did land in Madeira and Bermuda but our 2 Azores ports were cancelled because of rough weather. This resulted in 6 sea days in a row. Deck weather was often cold and windy and there was lots of motion. There was no speaker program on our ship ( compared to other crossings we did) and we realized that this was important to us and in the future we would screen for this. In the past we found the Celebrity and Holland America speaker programs to be very good.
Thanks for sharing and following along with us.
Safe travels and happy cruising,
John and Bev
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What do you mean by speaker program?
Sounds typical of Norwegian. We did one cruise with them and will never cruise that line again. And on top of it, it was over Christmas and they totally misrepresented everything. And this was not a discount or repositioning cruise. On the other hand, we did a repositioning cruise on Celebrity Equinox many years back and it was the best cruise we've ever taken and oh, so economical. Met a lot of lovely people, lots of speakers and crafting and enrichment activities. It was fabulous!
@@njoynature123 Cruise line brings in guest speakers on a variety of topics.
John and Bev
How do you screen for speaking programs, please? TIA
love cruising!!! not sure if would do the Apex but repositioning cruise sounds nice. always good to be taken care of for a while
Yes it is. We had a great cruise and a repositioning cruise met our needs well on this particular trip.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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Happy holidays to you and your family!!
Thanks so much.
Safe travels and many blessings,
John and Bev
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The Azores are so beautiful!
Thanks. We thought so as well. We are planning a return visit for a longer time.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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Love your videos ❤️ Last year we took a 14 day repositioning cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Barcelona on Royal Caribbean’s medium size ship. it was a wonderful adventure. Some people felt that the first eight days at sea were too much, but I enjoyed resting and exploring the ship. The food and service were great. I loved meeting so many people, because during the 14 days you begin to make relationships. There were such interesting people for example, a single young woman who travels year-round on cruises. A 70-year-old lady who explores the ship on her scooter. A man who is a full time Santa Claus and was heading to a Santa convention in Sweden. There was a couple with a dog. We met people who shared their travel adventures and opened our eyes to so many possibilities. I also enjoyed traveling to Europe on a ship because we got used to the time change slowly and didn’t have to take a 14 hour flight in a crowded plane. I hope to do it again.
Thanks so much for following along with us and thanks for sharing your stories.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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We are on a repo cruise now. From California to South America. We love the relaxing sea days ❤
That's great. Hope you have a wonderful cruise. We also enjoyed the relaxing sea days.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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We are so interested in knowing how you will travel and your itinerary once you are there!
so excited to watch this! we've been wanting to do a "repose" cruise for a long time.
Thanks for following along. Hope you get to do one soon.
Safe travels and many blessings,
John and Bev
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Did you meet Mark and Linzi @SuiteNatured on YT? They were on that cruise too! The Apex looks like such a beautiful ship! We're taking a round trip from New York 30 day British Isles cruise on Queen Mary 2 next year. Watching your channel has helped us find courage to get going with travel now in our early retirement years. Thank you!
No we didn't, but would have loved to. We wish we would have known. So glad our channel is helping to inspire you to travel. That's what makes our day.
Safe travels and many blessings,
John and Bev
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We did a repositioning from the Canada / New England area to the Caribbean. It was a 15 day late fall trip. We stopped at some smaller Canadian Ports that didn't get many cruise ship stops. It was one of more favorite adventures. The pace was much slower.
That sounds like a great trip. Thanks for sharing.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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Which cruise line? That sounds great.
@@missmayflower That was several years ago with Holland America. Last fall, and the end of the Canadian cruise season.
We love repositioning cruises. We took our first from FL to Barcelona in September and are about to get on our 2nd from Lisbon to FL next Tuesday. It has been a great 3 months in Europe. Already planning our next transatlantic cruise. Merry Christmas guys!
Do you have the link or website for more info?
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing and glad you had a great trip.
Safe travels and Merry Christmas,
John and Bev
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Going westbound over roughly the same route will likely seem better. Why? Time zone changes. Think about it.
@@anna_m59 Google cruise critic or the various cruise lines for repositioning cruises. Use a travel agent. Lots of choices other than being hand-fed. You'll respect yourselves more and learn more, too.
The end of September, we flew to Barcelona and the flight is a killer, especially if you fly Iberia Airlines. My husband's knees touched the seat in front of him. Sounds like the repositioning cruise would have been so very much better, but we never thought of it. Glad you had a good time in Europe. Happy Travels.
Rest and relax💛
Those are both good things. 😊
Happy trails,
John and Bev
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Wonderful summary of repositioning cruises. We fly to Europe - travel some; then jump on a cruise ship for a "back-to-back". Often visiting European ports before travelling on the transatlantic journey. Usually a 24-30 day journey. Merry Christmas. Love your family.
Thanks so much. Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for sharing your travel experiences. Safe travels,
John and Bev
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We have done this twice, and have 2 more years(trans Atlantic crossings) planned. We fly TO Europe and do “combat touring”…. On the go, all day/every day! We so look forward to our cruise home! The crossing is always fun. We LOVE the fact that we are given the gift of ‘time’…. An extra hour (in the middle of the night!) for sleep. Trans Atlantic cruising is #1 with us! ❤
We did a TA a few years ago and loved it. Went from NY to Rome. The thing I didn't like was losing an hour 5 times. And we had a lot of ports once we arrived in Europe, so while the trip over was relaxing, by the time we got home jet-lagged and exhausted we needed another vacation. That said, we're booked on Celebrity Ascent on their first TA with passengers, FLL-Barcelona. Can't wait.
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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What is TA?
TA = Trans-Atlantic
Loved this video... Thank you for sparking my interest. I will look more into this for future trips. Safe travels to you guys!😊
Our pleasure! So glad you liked it and hope you are enjoying our channel.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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I second the mention of Princess for affordable laundry rooms on their ships.
Thanks for sharing. That is a big plus. We sure liked the one on Oceania.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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I was so happy to see this video. This is something I ve been interested in for a long time. Thank you for sharing your experience. Happy Holidays!
Glad it was helpful! Hope you get to do a trip like this soon. Thanks for following along with us.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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Great information. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for following along with us.
Safe travels and many blessings,
John and Bev
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You guys provide such a lift to my week. I love seeing what you're up to and learning from your channel. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Our pleasure! Thanks for following along with us and so glad you are enjoying our channel. Positive comments from our viewers mean so much to us.
Merry Christmas and many blessings,
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Great video!! Thanks for sharing this information and review!
Thanks so much. Glad you found it helpful.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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If you liked Celebrity's TA cruise, try Oceania's cruise. They generally include both European and Caribbean stops! They also tend to be later in the autumn, think November/December. We prefer Oceania's TAs as they have stops on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. My other tips is to always sail from Europe as you gain an hour multiple nights rather and lose an hour. You will find the loosing an hour multiple nights catches up to you by the time you get to Europe, verses going to North America where you have multiple 25 hr days!
Thanks for the tips. We went on an Oceania last year in the South Pacific and have another one planned in 2024.
Safe travels,
John and Bev
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Thank you!❤
You're welcome 😊 Thanks for following along.
Safe travels and many blessings,
John and Bev
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Thanks for sharing this video!
Our pleasure! Glad you liked it.
Happy journeys,
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Thank yall so much for the video. This is something that I am going to do
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching and hope you get to take repositioning cruise someday soon.
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Very informative video. Thanks for sharing. We can’t wait to try one.
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching.
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Your video was great! Informative and entertaining. You are such a likable couple. Thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching and safe travels in 2024.
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Very informative video!! Seems like a relaxing and fun way to cross the sea!
Thanks so much. It was a fun and relaxing trip across the ocean! Thanks for following along with us.
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John and Bev
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Very interesting video!! Thank you for sharing!!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for following along with our channel.
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Interesting. I've never heard of this before. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful.
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John and Bev
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Wow...didn't know this existed. I 've been leery of flying since my back issues erupted but really want to get to Europe. This may be my answer...thanks RT...and Happy Holidays! 🎄
Glad we could help and you will have many options to pick from in the spring from Florida to Europe.
Safe travels and many blessings,
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If you want to travel the “other” way by ship too (off-season for repositioning) look into Cunard. They go back and forth more often. Not my kind of ship but it’s an option!
@@mpTraveller87 thank you! Will check them out too. Obviously I've heard of the company....they're huge.
Thank you for sharing. That looked to be a really nice time. I have read about repositioning cruises. I didn't realize they still offer the same entertainment and stop at various places in between. Enjoy your time with family! --M
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Thanks! for rememboring me. next year england to FLL
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We have been on a quite a number of European cruises, but never thought about a repositioning cruise, so this video was very interesting. Sounds like this cruise was a perfect way to relax and catch-up before returning back to the states.
Thanks for watching. It was a wonderful way to relax and catch-up on our work before returning to the US for a month.
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Thank you, this video has some great information ...well done !
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Your repositioning video popped up on RUclips. I enjoyed it very much and subscribed. As a senior, I enjoyed
being able to relate.
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Thanks!
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We love the transatlantic cruises. We have been on two. Galveston to Barcelona in 2019 and Rome to Ft. Lauderdale 2022. We have one planned from Ft. Lauderdale to Southampton with 10 days in Belgium and Germany. Unfortunately, we have to fly home. We would love the opportunity to cruise both ways instead of seasonal. We only travel with carry-on, so we have a magnetic clothes line and wash what makes sense. Difficult to wash goes in the laundry bag. Magnets are great for so many things because the cabin walls are metal. Happy Holidays with your family and friends.
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I would agree with all of your points as I'm halfway through a re-positioning cruise on Princess. No rough seas for us since we are hugging the western coast of North, Central, and South America (Los Angeles to Santiago, Chile). BTW - the Sapphire Princess has laundry rooms on every passenger cabin deck.
We have cruised Princess also and thought they were great. We chose because of the formal nights (at least they used to have) as we wanted a quasi-“elegant” experience at least a time or two.
@@mellocello187 They still have formal nights! Three on this cruise.
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How much was this and where was your room?
We want so much more info! Where will you stay? How will you travel once you are there?
Great video! My favorite cruise was a 23 day transatlantic from Miami to Venice Italy. We had calm seas the whole way (probably because it was early spring and not hurricane season). And yes, it was on Oceania. They also offered the cruise as a 16 day Miami to Rome but the upcharge to continue to Venice was minimal. We'd love to do a transpacific to New Zealand.
Thanks so much. Glad you had a great experience and yes a transpacific sounds fun. New Zealand is amazing.
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Please provide more information on how to book the one to New Zealand
great info
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Very nice job on this video. I haven’t seen your channel before but will look for other content based on the quality of this
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Thank you
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We're doing a trans-Atlantic from NYC to England at the end of April and we're really looking forward to this!
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I highly recommend repositioning cruises. i've done two..spring and fall. i did spring on Viking and fall on Regent. I much preferred the Viking. Regent seemed to dummy down their service and offering. I do agree that the prices are VERY affordable. I do like sea days so this was perfect for me. I will definitely look at repositioning cruises in the future. Thank you for your informative vlog.
Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed the video.
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Where was your room located and how much did you pay?
@@njoynature123 Interior room and paid $1100 for 13 nights.
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I’ve done a few. Al on seabourne. South Atlantic crossing was my fav.
Sounds fun. Thanks for sharing.
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Love Oceania for all the included perks!
We do too. We plan on another one this year. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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I did this same crossing last year. Love the Apex. Repositioning cruises are my favorite. Just did the Carnival freedom this year. Both over the fall.
Thanks for sharing and yes, the Apex is a wonderful ship.
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My friends and I did a repositioning cruise between Florida and Boston in 2013. It was two weeks of fun.
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Thank you for this video, I am definitely going to look into a transatlantic cruise.
Glad it was helpful! Hope you get to go soon.
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Thank you for a great video regarding repositioning cruises. We've done 9 day repositioning cruise we haven't considered a 14 day repositioning cruise. After watching your cruise we are going to look for a repositioning cruise which will suit our needs. BTW we also subscribed.
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I'm doing an atlantic crossing next year, nice preview
That's great. Have a wonderful trip.
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Thanks for this. I have never done a big cruise. Just a small Galapagos eight day cruise, small yacht type thing, and a small expedition through some Philippine islands (highly recommend) but never a big ship. I’m quite fascinated with the idea of a repositioning cruise. So smart 😊
Thanks for sharing. We loved our time in the Philippines, but haven't done Galapagos YET. Repositioning cruises are a nice addition to world travel agendas. Thanks for following along with us.
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@@RetirementTravelers the Galápagos Islands are one of the most incredible things I have ever done in my life. If you ever get over there, and I am sure you will, take the eight day cruise. The shorter ones aren’t long enough. They aren’t cheap, but well worth it. And don’t forget the gravol. If you can, get an upper deck room. The boats aren’t big, so it gets pretty rough. They sail mostly at night between islands. Peace and love to you both.☮️💕
We also booked a 16 day Panama canal repositioning from Los Angeles to Miami on Oceania Vista. We're really excited about that cruise.
That sounds awesome. We did a tour on the Panama Canal a few years ago and loved it. Enjoy your cruise.
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We have missed ports before, but we were fine because we get another relaxation day.
Not all bad, unless it is a place you really want to see. Sometimes the ports are quite a distance from the place people want to see (i.e. Rome) We had been there several times and just relaxed on the boat.
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We are doing a TA crossing from FLL to Barcelona next April on Ascent! Best value on this expensive ship
Have a great trip and thanks for sharing.
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Our repositioning cruise was greatly cut back on entertainment. Maybe it was because it was an older ship by Royal Caribbean. We had always trusted them, but after being on the Navigator of the Seas November 12-26, we got very turned off on our past passion for cruising. We had been in Europe for a month before the cruise, and we used it for our way home as well. They piped in music, instead of live music. And word searches and construction paper Chinese take out box making are entertaining for you....then this would be a good fit. But we felt like we were in a retirement home.
Thanks for sharing your experience for our viewers. Probably true about the older ships in general. The Celebrity Apex is very new and really an incredible ship. Thanks so much for following along with us.
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@@RetirementTravelers After seeing the ship you were on, and the level of entertainment on your ship, I realize that maybe you get what you get, when you don't do enough research. We paid $749 a person through Costco travel. There's also an $18 per day per person charged to your on board account for tips and gratuities. Yet you are charged 16% gratuity for any drink order, whether wine, cappuccino or soda. So cruise ships nickle and diming you with these incidental charges is an important part of determining your overall costs. We thought that we would get the internet 🤣 , what a HUGE mistake!! The staff admitted that the starlink internet wasn't meant for that application, and it didn't. Upon complaining we got 20% refund of the internet fees, but truly the streaming claim is a lie. Shoot just downloading our emails was a challenge.
Many older folks are price sensitive and would be drawn to ships like this one. Hence lots of old folks aboard, dinner at 530 and in bed by 7 PM. Just kidding but not buy much. Spend a bit more money annd perhaps less frequently. While luxury lines like Silversea are more expensive you get more value, and more enjoyment from you voyage. And many such lines have airfare already built into the base price. Total cost not that much more than premium lines plus separate airfares. All inclusive including drinks and gratuities. No nickel and diming allowed. Better small ships of 300 to say 1,000 friends and superb meals. Not a floating city where some folks never get to see the entire thing. And too few passengers to see any cattle drives at any hour even meal hours. Oceania (pronounced oceana), Azamara, and others might be considered, too depending on offered destinations and travel dates. Warning: Once you let yourself this level of pleasure or enrichment, expect to come back for more. And, no, I am not a travel agent or rep for ANY cruise line.
Why should the age of the ship matter in terms of product delivery? I think that's a myth. Whatever ship you get you should receive the same product delivery. And how much "older" was the ship? I've seen plenty of reviews of a substandard product delivery on the newest classes of ships on different lines. I think provisioning and ship masters and staff supervision or the time of your sailing are all factors on product delivery.
Enjoyed this! I mainly use vacations to go for great prices. I thought you said you were going to tell where to get the repositioning cruises? I have googled and checked ships website and found none really. Have fun with family and all the grandkids 🤩 Thanks, John
We use the individual cruise sites. Some have categories for "transatlantic" or "transpacific". You can also just put individual ports (i.e. Barcelona to Ft Lauderdale) and see what comes up. We've also used a site called cruise critic.
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Just came across your channel. It was an excellent subject! We are booked next October on the Apex to the Canary Islands and can’t wait. Their repositioning from Southampton to Ft. Lauderdale would be the next but one. I would LOVE to take that, but it wasn’t feasible (this time) to do that. I would probably have to do a repositioning cruise solo as my husband isn’t a great fan of sea days. Ship looks beautiful and cannot wait to sail on her.
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Love the video! I was on this cruise with you. I would love to do another repositioning cruise!
Thanks so much and hope you had a great time on the cruise. Many blessings and safe travels in 2024.
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Wow! I see you visited Admiralty House Park, right by my home in Bermuda - so sorry our weather wasn’t the best that day! Come visit again ! 🇧🇲
Bermuda was beautiful and we certainly hope to return and spend more time.
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We were scheduled on a 2 week Israel Egypt tour, that we cancelled. We came to,the same conclusion you did. Ended up booking a Miami to Barcelona on Explorer of the seas, and then added Barcelona to Venice to follow with 3 nights in Venice before flying home. We are certainly hoping we like it, because we booked Odyssey of the Seas from NY to Rome, followed another 7 days RT from Rome. Thinking we may take a train up to Tuscany. Looking forward to it.
Sounds like a great trip. Let us know how it goes.
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We took one from Vancouver to Hawaii 20 years ago for our honeymoon. It was 5 days at sea and 7 days around Hawaii. We had the best time!
Sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing.
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We are on the Apex for their TA in May. We’ve been on the ship a few times before (Europe, Scandinavia), and we love it! We cruise Celebrity almost exclusively. As recent retirees, we would never have had the opportunity to spend two weeks on a ship before. Although we are on the Celebrity Ascent this month, I’m looking forward to our TA in May. Now, we always tag a land trip on the front and/or back end of a cruise abroad.
Thanks for sharing. We thought the Celebrity Apex was wonderful. Enjoy your retirement travel and hope you enjoy our channel.
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Love this! Almost 45 and want to spend the rest of or my career doing what I love, so I am working to become a travel agent/ certified cruise counselor. Would love to do a transatlantic cruise someday. Did 11 Northern Europe this past summer.
Awesome. Best of luck with your plans.
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Comment #1. I would love to do a trans-oceanic cruise.
Thanks for following along and we hope you get to do one soon.
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Love your t shirts. That would be us too!
Thanks. It has been fun wearing them around the world.
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Crossed from Yokohama to Seattle via Alaska last year. Australia to Vancouver this year.
Thanks for sharing and have a great trip.
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Just got in from our second repostioning cruise. We traveled on MSC and it was $80 a day for both of us.. We had several options but chose the 25 days option over the 16 day option. It is the best way for us to travel.
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Great business name!
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Found your channel just now. Living in Thailand awhile now. Can you say how you handle need for Visas, take care of appoling yourselfs or use an angency??
We typically do all the Visa work ourselves, usually online.
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We are going to Rome on TAL cruise. MSC Divina. We are celebrating 40 years anniversary and my retirement! 😊🎉
Love to know if you have been on this ship or did a crossing from Miami to Rome in spring. We are on the cruise 19 nights and week in Italy then work our way to Southampton to board the QM2 back to the states on May 16 ending in NYC. First time on both ships or TAL cruise.
Thanks for any thoughts! 😊
Hope you have a great time. We don't have experience on either of those cruises. Congrats on 40 years and retirement.
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I like repositioning cruise! I found good deals for bigger cabins. The Vancouver /LA repositioning is worth it too
Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for another great video. I feel a repositioning cruise wood be the best way to get from the States to Europe to walk a Camino. My only issue is being gluten intolerant I don't want to lose 10# right before I start a long walk. At least when you fly you will only be hungry for up to a day if you can not eat the food that is served on the plane. Lesson learned last spring don't assume wheat is not added to granola, ask before you consume it. Because I would be walking once I get to Europe I guess I could just pack a big bag of granola and some mixed nuts and seeds. It may be worth it to give it a try. Thank you for testing out this travel option and making a video about your experience.
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it. We were pleased with the food options on the Apex and noticed quite a few gluten free options.
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