Transatlantic

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean one of the oldest forms of cruising and to this day remains one of the world's great cruise routes, the golden age of travel. Cunard Line is probably the most synonymous of cruise lines to cross the Atlantic but knower days there are many more option especially at the start and end of the summer season as ships reposition.

As you set sail out to the Atlantic you cant help but feel exhilarated as the expanse of ocean is literally mesmerizing, Ships generally sail from Southampton, Barcelona and sometime include some other European destinations on the westbound crossings, while eastbound ships usually set sail from New York, Boston, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and some of the Caribbean ports when they are repositioning.

It can take anything from days to more than two weeks, depending on the route and where your ship departs from and many cruise lines now often stop at the Canary Islands as an added port of call.

Other ports of call include Iceland, offering guests the chance to explore the island's moon-like volcanic landscape.

The ships that cross do the regular Transatlantic sailings are ships like Cunards Queen Mary 2 and offer the very best in luxury, cuisine, leisure activities, evening entertainments and kids clubs, to ensure the entire family has an experience of a lifetime.

One of the best ways ton experience a Transatlantic Cruise is to book a cabin on one of the many repositioning cruises as cruise lines have to make these journeys so essentially the offer these as sailings to offset the cost which means you can really have a fantastic deal with big discounts being offered in order to fill up the ship.

Another added benefit of a repositioning Transatlantic cruise is that you can start you journey in from a variety of ports and they also tend to stop off in ports of call like the Caribbean or stopping off at either the Canary Islands or the Azores on the way.