TransAtlantic Curise

My hubby and I have only cruised once....to Alaska on Princess Diamond. Absolutely loved it. We are thinking of taking a TransAtlantic Cruise in 2005. What is the best time for this cruise, cruiseline, etc. We are perplexed ......Appreciate any and all thoughts.

CindySue

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oooh transatlantic is great. are you doing NY-Southampton on the QM2. You will love it. You can't say that one month is better than the other. The north atlantic is too unpredicatable. We did a september crossing and had swells of 10-20m so take some dramamine to knock out the sea sickness and you'll have a lovely time.

I'm booked on the Sea Princess for 2005! Southampton to New York, via Ireland, Faroe Isl., Iceland, Greenland, St. John's, 14 days, Sept. 10-24th.

All the major cruise lines do some sort of Transatlantic/Repositioning cruises in the Fall. Some have a few ports, and maybe 5 or 6 sea days, they range in length from 10 to 15 days.

Cunard still has the England to New York that is strictly Transatlantic, no ports. Weather in Sept./Oct. can be a factor no way to control it. Could be great or ugly or a little of both!

Carnival even has a crossing in October next year from Rome to Florida, I think it is a cruise mates group cruise.

Check all the major lines, Sept./Oct./Nov. schedules or Spring (April May) when they take the ships over for the Med./Europe season. Spring weather is a little more predictable than Sept./Oct.!

Susie