“Cruising is the best way to travel with kids.”
“Family travel is much easier on a cruise because you don’t have to continuously pack and unpack.”
“Why fly when you can get to your destination on a luxurious floating hotel?”
I was told repeatedly by parents that cruising is the most relaxing way to travel as a family. And apparently, “repositioning cruises” provide excellent value, giving you accommodation, food, entertainment, and transport for one low inclusive price.
Unlike a regular cruise, which tends to go in a circle, a repositioning cruise is solely for the purpose of bringing the ship to a different location to reset its itinerary according to the seasons. For example, Alaska and European cruises tend to sail in spring and summer. Once winter rolls around, the ship gets moved across the ocean to the Caribbean.
To avoid sailing empty, cruise lines sell these repositioning trips at half price or less. The ones I was looking at ranged from $800-$1000 USD/person for an interior room for a whole 14 days! That works out to be as little as $57 USD/day/person. Since a cruise is all inclusive for food and entertainment, you can get to Europe from North America for less than the price of the plane ticket and get free food and activities to boot!
Back when we went on cruises for vacation, we were paying more than that for just 1 week! It seemed like the deal of a century and alleviated the long distances flight with my energizer bunny of a son, so of course I jumped on it.
Turns out, cruising with a toddler was not what I thought it would be at all.
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