WannaGoNorth

So this cruise that we are considering starts in Southampton, then the Azores, then the cross over the pond, Nova Scotia, Boston and ends in New Jersey. There are two 3-day sea days and a couple single sea days. It is in mid-October. I appreciate the comments from y'all. It sounds like the biggest risk is the weather. None of us get sea-sick but there is always a first. It's a very inexpensive cruise but the two one-way air flights would be costly. That in itself could cancel out the savings. The other benefit of this cruise is we could fly to England a few days early to see my ancestral home that was built in the 17th century. How cool is that?

We are seasoned cruisers. We are considering a 12 night  repositioning cruise from Southampton, England to New Jersey. I'd like to hear from others that have taken a repositioning cruise. What concerns should we have (other then possibly boring sea days)? Is the water rougher then normal? Trying to think this through before me make a commitment.

Both xxoocruiser and Cruiseforme have valid points regarding my post. I was reminded again today of the service I was looking for with Special Needs At Sea that they failed to provide. Today I discovered rust on the front of my year old refrigerator. I found my paperwork and discovered my warranty expired YESTERDAY! So I call Whirlpool to report the damage. I was very nice and non confrontational. After seeing that my warranty had just expired she decided to cover the damage anyway. They were under no obligation to cover the repair but they did it anyway because it was the right thing to do. That’s all I was looking for from Special Needs at Sea.

I just posted a review (negative) in a separate thread. You might want to take a look at it.

I was online toggling back and forth between two scooter websites. I accidentally reserved from the wrong company - Special Needs at Sea. Two days later I called to cancel the reservation (had to wait for business hours - I had reserved it at 10 p.m. on a weekend). I was told I would have to pay a $50 penalty because I did not cancel the same day. My argument was that my credit card had not yet been charged (on the day I spoke with them) and I did not sign the contract that was emailed to me. I considered the reservation to be "in progress" at this time. My credit card was charged three days later with the $50 withheld. I then emailed them telling them I thought they were being unfair and that even though it was their policy to withhold the $50, it didn't mean that it was the right thing to do. I told them that I would give them 24 hours to respond to me and refund my money, or I would protest the charge on my credit card and write a negative review on Cruise Critic. I never got a response so here I am three weeks later letting everyone know about my experience.