Increased demand for cruising, ocean style
A trend in cruising: leisurely Ocean crossings between continents with few if any ports of call.
These trips, known as repositioning cruises, are a look back to a bygone era when plenty of onboard time added to the mystique and romance of a high-seas adventure.
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No fewer than 15 major players, each a member of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), will soon move their fleets from summer seasons in Europe, Alaska and Canada to winter itineraries in the Caribbean, Mexico and elsewhere.
A total of 50 ships, ranging in size from intimately small to mega-liners, will be offering fall transatlantic or Pacific Ocean voyages this year, says Cruise travel columnist Michael Coleman.
”One of the world’s most popular cruise lines, Princess, might be the busiest,” he adds.
The luxury lines, are also repositioning their fleets.
Report by David Wilkening
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