Deimos

Hi all,

So one of the things I'd love to do is cruise from Southampton to New York, fly down to Sarasota, spend 3 weeks with the family, then fly back to Southampton. (either from New york, Sarasota or Tampa)

I know Cunard offers return flights, but the website only lets you book same day returns.

Do they offer delayed return flights, does anyone know?

And does anyone have an idea of how much it'd be for a return flight, business class roughly? (December time)

Thanks Cockroach, I didn't realize I'd need a visa.But I don't need a visa for cruise ship travel? Seems strange.

I've been pondering the options of transatlantic travel by sea, the only real option seemed to be the QM2

But I've also been trying to find out more information on going by cargo ship.

I see CGA CGM do a route called the Liberty bridge - https://www.cma-cgm.com/products-services/line-services/flyer/LIB1

Two ships seem to do the crossing, the Amber and the Coral, but information on the CGA website is sparse at best.

Has anyone had any experience of going on these boats?

Thanks all, really appreciate the feedback :)

Hmm, are cruise lines open to a flight back to the UK at a later date, rather than the same day?

3) Take a cruise from Europe to the Florida in October, then take a train from Florida to NY, then take the QM2 from NY back to England or;

 

4) Fly one way.

Yea what I might end up doing is crusing to NY, flying down to Sarasota airport, staying X days, fly back to NY, then cruise back to Southampton

Both cruises would be Cunard's QM2

Still thinking on what to do.

Thanks

Yea I see Celebrity cruises offer a flight service for returning to the UK, but it doesn't seem to let you choose a different date

And the flight back (one way, business class) costs £1,379

Whereas, a fight from gatwick to tampa, then back again, costs £1600.

Don't think I'll ever understand the idea of pricing flights the way they do.

Ahh ok, thanks :)

Thanks all

Question, where do I find out about these repositioning cruises?

Hi all

New to the forum and cruising (Yes, I'm a newbie :D)

So, I live in England and have made some great friends in he USA, all of which are based in Sarasota, Florida.

I took my first holiday to Sarasota in January of this year, by plane, stayed a couple of weeks, then returned home.

I'd like to make at least one journey a year back to Sarasota, but, I really don't enjoy flying.

This was my first time on an airplane since I was 5-6 (I'm 35 now).

So I often pondered the idea of taking a cruise across the Atlantic, to Florida.

So here's where I'd like some advice.

I've done google searches for cruises sailing from the UK to Florida/East coast USA, but most results are just generic cruise lines.

The only cruise which seems to make a regular transatlantic journey (but to New York), is the Queen Mary 2.

To be honest, the QM2 seems a little formal for me, I read about the dress code and such and I would much prefer a more....relaxed/informal set up.

There's also the problem of cost in getting back to the UK, as far as I can tell, you pay a small fortune to fly from the USA, back to the UK, it's like 3x the price of a regular return flight from Gatwick to Tampa international.

It'd be cheaper to actually get a cruise back, then fly directly home.

I probably won't be cruising this year, but am seriously tempted to go in January/Feburary, when it's not boiling hot in Florida.

So, I was wondering if anyone had any tips?