traveled Posted May 13, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Has anyone done the repositioning cruise from London to the US by way of Iceland? How was it? I have never been on Princes but I have HAL, Sitmar, Cunard, RCl, Carnival, and many more. This will be my first time single, I am now a widow, and I was wondering if this is the cruise for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted May 13, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 13, 2016 We did an 18 day cruise from London to NYC a few years ago and it was wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccalouiseagain Posted May 13, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 13, 2016 There are no guarantees in the North Sea. I'd advise to be low and midship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted May 13, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Has anyone done the repositioning cruise from London to the US by way of Iceland? How was it? I have never been on Princess but I have HAL, Sitmar, Cunard, RCl, Carnival, and many more. This will be my first time single, I am now a widow, and I was wondering if this is the cruise for me. We Sailed on the Royal Princess from Copenhagen to NYC in September 2014, stopping at Kristiansand, Reykjavik, Greenock, Belfast, Cobh, Halifax with 10 sea days. We could not get into St. Johns, Newfoundland as the sea was too rough. High daily temperatures ranged from the high 60's to the mid 50's. All the Ports were interesting. There were lots of on board activities. Compared to HAL it is a much more active on board environment. I can't compare to the other lines. Sitmar, of course, was bought by Princess maybe 35 years ago, and cruising has changed so much during that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted May 13, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I can't comment on the voyage but you have my sympathies for your loss and my admiration and congratulations for continuing to cruise. I hope you have many more wonderful voyages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moki'smommy Posted May 14, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I haven't done it on Princess, but have on another line. It was amazing and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Have a great time. You know that if you have a friend that you'd want to cruise with, the cost will be almost the same for 2 as for 1. Just a thought. BUT I've done a trans-Atlantic alone (that was the southern route), and the only negative was the cost of cruising solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted May 14, 2016 #7 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I also took the Royal Princess T/A in September 2014 from Copengagen to NY. Had a great time. This is not a warm weather cruise so be prepared for cooler weather and rain. Layers. Still loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekka49 Posted May 14, 2016 #8 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Has anyone done the repositioning cruise from London to the US by way of Iceland? How was it? I have never been on Princes but I have HAL, Sitmar, Cunard, RCl, Carnival, and many more. This will be my first time single, I am now a widow, and I was wondering if this is the cruise for me. Please go and enjoy:):):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted May 14, 2016 #9 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Did a 14 day on Sea Princess - Southampton, Bergen, Shetland, Faroe, Akureyri, Reykjavik, Greenland, St Johns, NYC. Rivals with Baltic cruise as best we have ever taken. Generally only a couple of sea days between stops and great places to visit. Most people on the ship were 60-70s, although we had one 5 year old girl that took part in everything - dance parties, ice carving demo, arctic pool plunge. Captain's wife was onboard and went solo on most tours with us. Had an 84 year old pair of twins on all the tours - had some walking issues and guide usually had to retrieve them from gift shop. Ate breakfast with them once and they were a riot. Long bus tours in Iceland and they had to drive the buses overnight from Akureyri to Reykjavik to meet us there because we used most of the tour buses in the country. If you like fantastic scenery and a lot of variety this is a great cruise. Since it is longer it tends to have older couples and singles rather than families and large groups and you meet a lot of folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skf Posted May 14, 2016 #10 Share Posted May 14, 2016 We did this TA on the old Regal from Copenhagen to Dover, then to Ireland and Scotland, and on to Iceland and Greenland. Had a great cruise we will never forget. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted May 14, 2016 #11 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Bucket list! This will be one of the first cruises I do when I finally get to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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