Repositioning Cruise Routes

Repositioning voyages follow the seasons around the globe. Here are the main routes and when they sail.

Transatlantic crossings

Europe (Southampton, Barcelona, Lisbon, Rome) to North America or the Caribbean in about 7–14 nights — the classic ocean voyage, often with a stop in the Azores or Madeira.

Mediterranean ↔ Caribbean

Ships sail west each fall and east each spring, pairing a few Med and Atlantic-island ports with restful sea days — a long, great-value cruise.

Panama Canal

Repositionings between the Caribbean/Florida and the US West Coast transit the Panama Canal’s famous locks — a bucket-list engineering marvel and a full day’s highlight.

Pacific repositionings

Ships move between the US West Coast, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and Asia — long, sea-day-rich voyages across the Pacific in spring and fall.

Northern Europe ↔ Mediterranean

Shorter repositionings shift ships between summer in the Baltic and fjords and winter in the Med, with a scenic mix of ports along the way.

One-way itineraries mean booking a hotel at the start or finish — our sister site lists hotels by the Barcelona cruise terminals and Port Everglades hotels in Fort Lauderdale.

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