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Save Money By Booking a Repositioning Cruise

What are repositioning cruises? I am glad you asked, repositioning cruises happen when a cruise ship needs to relocate for the season. For instance a cruise ship in southern climates for the winter may relocate to the north for the summer

Great Savings can be found for booking repositioning cruises. How much can you save? Well that depends on the cruise and accommodations, but for the most part we are talking about 50% discounts on these cruises. Now before you run off to book a repositioning cruise, you need to understand that these cruises often times will not stop at near so many ports of call. You will be spending a lot of time at sea, so you need to be sure you enjoy multiple days without seeing land before you book a repositioning cruise.

Repositioning cruises can be found from northern regions to southern regions in the fall, and vice versa in the spring. Many transatlantic cruises offer repositioning cruises in the fall and spring also, so if your heart is set on seeing Greenland, this may be the cheapest alternative. Repositioning cruises often will cater to business lectures and the sort to be able to fill the cruise, corporate vacations often book repositioning cruises as a way to say thank you to their employees, yet still get important business matters handled at the same time.

Why do cruise ships offer repositioning cruises? Because they would rather have a boat full of passengers, even at a deeply discounted price, than an empty ship for these voyages from location to location. Sailing 900 foot cruise ships burns a lot of fuel and requires nearly a full crew, so why not give cruisers a discount and have passengers on these trips? With less ports of call, you can see many more exotic views from you cabin, so be sure to bring your camera, and if its an old camera, be sure to bring lots of film. Does anyone use those any more??

Although repositioning cruises are set to get from one location to another, they still focus on fun for their passengers. A full crew is kept on and many onboard events are offered compared to a standard cruise with lots of stops. For the cruiser that loves the days at sea, repositioning cruises are the perfect money saving alternative if you can find the time. Repositioning cruises are often a bit longer than 7 nights, most are 14-16 nights, so be prepared to be rocked to sleep a lot more than a standard cruise.