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Thank you! I really enjoy the planning phase of a trip. Today is the first time I have ever heard of a side by side. It sounds quite fun-as long as the itineraries weren't carbon copies of each other. I am so grateful for the Cruise Critic boards. I have found out so many great tips and tricks on here. This was the first place I found out about Spirit Class aft wraps-that later became Vista Views, the 4K Inside obstructed view cabins on deck 4 of the Spirit ships, the Grand Scenic Ocean view cabins on the Splendor-and other ships, what Port Valet was in Seattle…

Great information—Thank you so much! I have been checking out some websites that have repositioning cruise information on them. I would enjoy sailing on other cruise lines and need to be more diligent to check out their prices and itineraries.

Messaging in this board is disabled, and I have one question about the B2B you did. You said that you paid less for the B2B than some people paid for just one of the cruises. How does that happen? From info I am getting on here you have to book each leg of the B2B separately and then Carnival will link the 2 cruises together and each leg has its own reservation #. If that is the case, how do you get a better deal booking 2 separate legs? I have seen killer deals on Australian cruises but a $2,000 cheap seat on a 15 hour flight?! 😮

Haljo-thanks for the insights! You explained some things I had not considered. I am a big Carnival fan but have sailed on NCL too. It gets to be a bit apples to oranges when you start to compare and contrast multiple cruise lines. Keeping plane time to a minimum of discomfort and money, it seems to be worth the research to find every ship coming into every port on every day around the time you want to travel somewhere. I guess I thought it would be easier to figure out the back-to-backs/repositioning cruises, because many people on cruise critic sound so casual about all of the ones they have done. 500 people on one ship doing back-to-backs. Wow. Japan would be a 1 time bucket list item for me. I want to see as many places as I can in one trip not knowing if I will ever be able to come back again. You are correct-my B2B is a when-definitely not an if-definitely not a one time only.😀 I will DM you as I think of more things!

I live inland, so I have to fly to get to most ports, and I am OK with that. I know it is a dream to just travel by ship, but if I could take a transatlantic one way, that would make me much happier. That 8 + hour flight to Rome which would be $3,000+ roundtrip for 2 is why we havent ever been to Europe. We recently did a Panama Canal cruise from Miami to Los Angeles. If we had more time, I would have booked a 7 day Miami Caribbean cruise and then done the Panama Canal cruise. That kind of back to back shouldnt be that hard to set up.

If the first part of your cruise is Seattle to Alaska-it has a stop in Victoria, Canada, and then back to Seattle-that is fine. The second part would be Seattle to Hawaii-that would be problematic with no foreign port stop. I am thinking maybe one of the ships could go from Seattle to Australia, or Seattle-Hawaii-Ensenada-California.

Did you have to spend some days in Lisbon, or did the cruises mesh so well that they arrived and departed on the same day. I love the Pride and the Spirit class ships. How long was the flight to Rome?

I realize now the title should be, “Where to find repositioning cruises”, but I am learning the lingo as I go.☺️

Since I haven’t done it before, I am probably looking in the wrong places. I would think those cruises are popular enough to sell out faster. 🙂

That sounds perfect! I have cruised to Alaska and cruised out of California to Hawaii and back. I am wondering where the Alaskan cruise ships are repositioned. Would the cruise be Alaska-Hawaii-California, or do the Alaskan ships reposition to Australia with a stop in Hawaii on the way?

I have to admit that Cunard has never been on my radar for a cruise. I would just as soon spend the airfare money on a return cruise, even if it is more expensive. Extra days in Europe would be bonus too. Good tip-thanks!

I have read and learned so much from your posts, that I dont think there is a cruise you haven’t been on yet!😄 Keeping the same cabin for a repositioning cruise would be my dream. Now that booking a flight has become problematic due to computer errors, lack of pilots, bad weather, floods, and lack of cabin staff, it would be a benefit to me to not have to fly twice for 2 cruises when one flight will get me to a back to back.

Good to know!

Your post looks like a bucket list to me! Now I am thinking maybe I could find one cruise line to get to Europe, stay a few days and find any cruise line that goes back to the United States. I would prefer the same cruise line to make it easier, but I just checked Carnival’s transatlantic dates to Barcelona and they dont match up.

Never thought of doing that. Big help!!

Now you are asking the hard questions!🤪 I would be happy with anything in the 14-31 range. As long as the itineraries are different, I am game. I wonder if it is possible to cruise to Europe and then get right on a European cruise. Me knees are telling me that tons of hours in an economy seat on a plane to Europe is not so fun.

Is there such a thing as a transatlantic that will leave the US and get you to Rome, then you could book the Rome to Tampa and not need to have transatlantic airfare?

I just went on the Carnival website and found 49 cruises from 12-31 days. It looks like they are mostly Journeys cruises, but I didn’t see the word repositioning once-although I buzzed through them quickly. I guess I need to figure out what months the repositioning cruises start(like September is the last month in Alaska cruises) so I can start to narrow down which cruises are one after the other.

I love the research too! I have never heard of a side to side, but it would be fun to try 2 different ships.

Are repositioning cruises listed on the Carnival website, or did you call Carnival to find them? I think “repositioning” is the word I was looking for to get 2 really different itineraries. Thanks!

Will there be different ports on your second cruise, or are you doing the same cruise twice?

I am finally retired and have time to take a back to back cruise. I was hunting on the Carnival site and found specialty cruises, journey cruises, Christmas cruises… My goal would be to do a back to back with different itineraries. How do I find the choices for back to back cruises? Is it Alaska to Hawaii, Alaska to Australia, Panama Canal to ?? Do you book them with a cruise consultant so the 2 cruises are hooked together( although with separate reservation numbers)?

OK -that balcony is pretty magnificent! I wish the Vista Views had a table and chairs where you could sit down and eat or play cards.

You have been warned! Once you have been in a Vista View Suite-especially Deck 4-you will be spoiled to get any other cabin on any cruiseline!😀 I really like the deck 4 cabins too, because you walk down the back staircase and you are directly in front of the dining room entrance. Decks 2 & 3 have much of the entertainment and some food. Walk to the other end of deck 4 and you are at the theater entrance. A+ for convenience.

Vista View Suite for sure! The Grands cost more, but the Vista views are the best!