Transatlantic cruise fares begin to drop about this time every year as competing lines battle for passengers to fill Spring re-positioning sailings from the United States to Europe.
Enjoy a jet-lag-free sailing from the New World, spend as much time as you like in the Old World, and then fly home using the cruise lines' discounted one-way air fares or a low cost carrier like Norwegian Air Shuttle in economy or its well-regarded premium economy.
Here are sample two-week crossing prices per person to negotiate with your cruise agent or cruise line. Be sure to press for promotional amenities and discounts for military, veterans, first responders, seniors, stockholders. Favorite ports highlighted.
March 28 $900 Balcony Fort Lauderdale to Rome. Holland America Koningsdam, 2,650 passengers, built 2016. Calls at Horta, Azores; Ponta Delgada, Portugal; Malaga and Cartagena, Spain.
March 28 $2,800 Ocean-view Miami to Barcelona. Oceania Riviera, 1,258 passengers, built 2012. Bermuda; Ponta Delgada, Portugal; Tangier, Morocco; Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
April 3 $1000 Ocean-view Fort Lauderdale to Barcelona. Crown Princess, 3,082 passengers. built 2006, refurbished 2011. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Gibraltar, UK Territory; Cartagena and Palma de Mallorca, Spain, plus overnight in Barcelona.
April 6 $5,600 Ocean-view suite all inclusive Fort Lauderdale to Barcelona. Silversea Silver Wind, 296 passengers, built 1995, refurbished 2016. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Gibraltar, UK Territory; Motril and Ibiza, Spain.
April 7 $3,300 balcony Miami to Lisbon. Azamara Quest, 690 passengers, built 2000, refurbished 2016. Hamilton, Bermuda, overnight; Horta, Azores; Ponta Delgada, Portugal; overnight Lisbon, Portugal.
April 13 $1,450 balcony, $1,000 ocean-view. Fort Lauderdale to Rome. Celebrity Reflection, 3,030 passengers, built 2012. Tenerife, Canary Islands; Malaga, Cartagena, and Barcelona, Spain; Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
April 15 $800 balcony Fort Lauderdale to Southampton. Celebrity Silhouette, 2,886 passengers, built 2011, refurbished 2015. Bermuda overnight, Ponta Delgada and Lisbon, Portugal.
April 15 $850 balcony New York City to Southampton. Norwegian Breakaway, 4,028 passengers, built 2013. Ponta Delgada, Portugal; Cork, Ireland; Portland, England; Le Harve for Paris, France.
April 22 $1,000 ocean-view Miami to Southampton. Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas, 3,835 passengers, built 2002, refurbished 2014. Porta Delgada and Lisbon, Portugal; Vigo and La Coruna, Spain; Le Harve for Paris.
Enjoy a jet-lag-free sailing from the New World, spend as much time as you like in the Old World, and then fly home using the cruise lines' discounted one-way air fares or a low cost carrier like Norwegian Air Shuttle in economy or its well-regarded premium economy.
Here are sample two-week crossing prices per person to negotiate with your cruise agent or cruise line. Be sure to press for promotional amenities and discounts for military, veterans, first responders, seniors, stockholders. Favorite ports highlighted.
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| Holland America Koningsdam |
March 28 $2,800 Ocean-view Miami to Barcelona. Oceania Riviera, 1,258 passengers, built 2012. Bermuda; Ponta Delgada, Portugal; Tangier, Morocco; Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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| Crown Princess |
April 6 $5,600 Ocean-view suite all inclusive Fort Lauderdale to Barcelona. Silversea Silver Wind, 296 passengers, built 1995, refurbished 2016. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Gibraltar, UK Territory; Motril and Ibiza, Spain.
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| Azamara Quest |
April 13 $1,450 balcony, $1,000 ocean-view. Fort Lauderdale to Rome. Celebrity Reflection, 3,030 passengers, built 2012. Tenerife, Canary Islands; Malaga, Cartagena, and Barcelona, Spain; Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
April 15 $800 balcony Fort Lauderdale to Southampton. Celebrity Silhouette, 2,886 passengers, built 2011, refurbished 2015. Bermuda overnight, Ponta Delgada and Lisbon, Portugal.
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| Norwegian Breakaway |
April 22 $1,000 ocean-view Miami to Southampton. Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas, 3,835 passengers, built 2002, refurbished 2014. Porta Delgada and Lisbon, Portugal; Vigo and La Coruna, Spain; Le Harve for Paris.
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