Cruise ship migration season nears

It’s almost cruise ship migration time. The cruise lines are repositioning their fleets to new home ports for the upcoming winter Bahamas, Caribbean and Mexican season.

This means that there will be many unique once of a lifetime cruise itineraries available in the next few months. Many of these sailings will be originate in Europe or Western Canada and will offer Transatlantic, coastal Pacific and/or full Panama Canal transit sailings. A few will depart from Western Canada or Seattle Washington and sail for Hawaii and beyond.

Costa Cruise Lines vessel the “Costa Fortuna” departs from Savona Italy on Dec 6th 2008 and calls on Barcelona Spain, Tenerife in the Canary Islands, the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe, St. Maarten, Hispaniola, the Bahamas and finally docks 16 days later in Ft. Lauderdale FL. An inside, windowless cabin starts at $799.00 per person. Of course airfare, fuel surcharges, port charges, shore excursions and other items are extra.

Because of the special nature of these sailings cruise lines may not have prepared a brochure but information may be obtained for the specific cruise lines web site or by contacting your travel agent. Be sure to ask for a “repositioning” cruise”

If fall or early winter is not a good time for you to travel then the cruise lines will start the spring repositioning in April and May.

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