Plant Posted October 12, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Is it possible to cruise both ways on a TA cruise with a British Isles or other European cruise in between? I'm thinking Cunard for at least one leg of the TA (in steerage :D) and maybe a repositioning cruise for the other leg. I'm not a good flyer and suffer from jet lag for at least three days :(. It would be SO great to cruise both ways! Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRiband Posted October 12, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Yes, and as you can see from where I've been I'm very partial to Cunard. Cunard is the only line which still offers scheduled transatlantic service beyond just repositioning cruises. You would however have to drive to New York as the Queen Mary 2 uses New York as her home US port. It's possible to do a 7-day transatlantic to Southampton, then 5-7 days for the British Isles or elsewhere (I just did Norway) then 7 days back to New York. You'll get more specific help over on the Cunard board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerin Posted October 12, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Not sure I understand what you're asking? You want to go on a b2b? Of course that's possible. Have fun and enjoy not flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted October 12, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Is it possible to cruise both ways on a TA cruise with a British Isles or other European cruise in between? I'm thinking Cunard for at least one leg of the TA (in steerage :D) and maybe a repositioning cruise for the other leg. I'm not a good flyer and suffer from jet lag for at least three days :(. It would be SO great to cruise both ways! Thanks, HAL Veendam sails round trip from Boston to Amsterdam 6/12/14-8/11/14 with stops in Northern Europe, and Maasdam from Fort Lauderdale 10/31/14-12/12/14 to Rome with stops in the Mediterranean. You could do either of these round trips, or do one leg on one of them and the other leg on Queen Mary -- somehow getting yourself to/from Southampton to tie in with the HAL leg -- which could be done by train, given some serious planning. Of course, you would be paying a pretty healthy fare to avoid flying -- better to just bite the bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted October 12, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 12, 2013 If you have the time, you could take an eastbound T/A in late March or April or May, do your cruising around Europe then T/A back in September or October. This would be really pricy: giving yourself half a year, but it is doable. Again: better to suck it up and fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted October 12, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I was putting together a way cool cruise itinerary for next year...May 19 TA Port Canaveral - Barcelona on Disney Magic; week getting to Amsterdam; Baltic with Kiel Canal 16 days on Prinsendam, then return to NYC on QM2 from Hamburg/Southampton June 24. However, I decided to build a house instead. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted October 12, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 12, 2013 There is the ultimate way....just book a 'round-the-world' cruise starting in New York or Fort Lauderdale.....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted October 12, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 12, 2013 You could take the QM2 (NY to Southampton) 16 May -23 May. Transfer to the QV for British Isles cruise 23 May to 5 June and then transfer back to the QM2 and go back to NYC (5 June to 13 June). If you wanted to spend a couple of weeks in the UK you could take QM2 back to New York on June 24 (arrives 1 July). There are a number of other ways of doing this depending on the amount of time you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted October 12, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Yes, with good planning you can cross each way by ship without flying. Our good friends just did this a few months ago. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpool belle Posted October 12, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 12, 2013 We hate flying so we sailed from Southampton to NY(QM2). Spent 14 days in the US then sailed back on QM2 and I'm sure you could do this in the reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plant Posted October 13, 2013 Author #11 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks so much for the great replies! I guess I just haven't done enough research :confused:. blackpool belle, that sound's like what we'd like to do-the in reverse option! bob brown, don't I wish that we could do a World Cruise :)! I'll also check out the Cunard board. Again, thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoghornLeghorn Posted October 13, 2013 #12 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Best cruise I've done was a TA to Europe, a week in London and home on the QM2. A lot less flying for me! Ready to do it again . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlitner Posted October 13, 2013 #13 Share Posted October 13, 2013 We have done several European trips without air. Our norm is to take a spring repositioning cruise from the US to Europe where we then spend a few weeks. We have returned to the US on either the QM2 or sometimes on a different ship that happens to be doing a cruise back to the states. It is rare to find one of those non Queen return crossings, but it does happen. We did it on an unusual Rotterdam cruise and a friend did it on the maiden voyage do the Norwegian Epic. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvs2beachit Posted October 13, 2013 #14 Share Posted October 13, 2013 We are doing exactly what you are asking about. We are taking an April 2014 TA out of Ft. Lauderdale to Southampton than boarding RCL for a short 4 day cruise than back to Southampton to board the QM2 for a TA back to NY. No airfare involved. Actually, the cost of coming home on Cunard was only a few hundred dollars more pp than flying. So deciding between a 7 day luxury cruise or a long ride home in a cramped plane was an easy decision!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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