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One really great value you may be able to take advantage of on your next vacation or holiday are repositioning cruises. These cruises offer the same luxury travel as regular cruise vacations and holidays do. Here are some valuable travel tips that will help you save some big bucks on repositioning cruises and the air flights to or from the cruise ships ports.

Repositioning cruises are not a new phenomenon, they’re just one of the best kept secrets in the cruise industry. Like the migrating birds, many cruise ships head for warmer climates in the Autumn months and return in the Spring. Some move south for the winter months and then sail back again for the summer months. Other cruise ships cross the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean to “reposition” themselves in warmer weather. Just like most vacationers, these fleets of ships are seeking seasons in the sun.

These specific one-way cruises are offered at incredible discounts to attract new and seasoned cruise lovers alike. No cruise line wants to ever have the expense of moving a huge ship across hundreds or thousands of miles of ocean without having any paying cruise passengers onboard. This is a great opportunity for vacationers to get a luxury dream cruise for a bargain basement price.

A repositioning cruise isn’t just a stripped down version of a luxury cruise. It’s a luxury cruise! All the passengers enjoy the same meals and entertainment, and have the same onboard privileges. Also, your deeply discounted ticket, sometimes costing as low as fifty dollars per day, entitles you to everything that’s usually included in a luxury cruise.

The main difference between a standard cruise and a repositioning cruise is that the latter is longer, usually lasting from two to four weeks, with more time spent at sea and fewer, or possibly no ports of call. This means more relaxing days spent at sea and a less hectic itinerary. And on some repositioning cruises certain ships will drop anchor in very unique ports of call that are usually reserved for very expensive world cruise itineraries.

Usually these repositioning cruises take place from September through October, and from March through April. Some destinations in the Winter are Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America including the Panama Canal, as well Asia. The destinations in the Summer are Canada, Alaska, New England, Europe, and the Mediterranean.

Depending on which season, vacationers can sail to or from North America and Europe; Alaska and British Columbia, and the U.S. southwest coast including destinations in Mexico; the East coast of Canada and the northern United States, and a number of southern U.S. as well Caribbean destinations. Some of the repositioning cruises sail to and from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

There are a few important things that you should consider if you are contemplating going on a repositioning cruise. First is the booking an “open jaw” flight where you fly to the departure port and then fly home from the cruise ship’s destination port. These flights can be pricey compared to the usual return airfares that most vacationers are familiar with. Sometimes it’s possible to book the flight through the cruise line, but not always. Even with the extra cost of an open jaw ticket compared to a regular airline return ticket, a repositioning cruise is still an incredible value for your travel dollar. However, if you happen to live close by, or within driving distance of the departure port, then you would only have to book a one-way flight back to your departure port and then drive back home.

When booking your flight it may be advisable to arrive at the departure port a day before you sail and stay at a hotel overnight. This will avoid the problem of any unforeseen delayed flights that can sometimes happen and leave you standing on the pier waving goodbye to a cruise ship that has just sailed without you.

If you think you would enjoy a relaxing and long luxury cruise then you’ll love a repositioning cruise which usually is not filled to full capacity with passengers and spends more time at sea.

P.S. Don’t forget your camera and a wardrobe to reflect the possible weather conditions on your cruise

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