Out and Back Cruises why is it only some cruise lines

[navybankerteacher]

24 minutes ago, cruizergal70 said:

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You are so biased against "mass market lines" that's it's funny.

The “mass market lines” offer in large part a mass market experience.  Crowded ships going to crowded ports in the Bahamas and Caribbean.  Not liking that is not bias - it is simply not liking it.  An interesting itinerary on a mass market ship is fine.

 

Would you say that someone who strongly prefers sailing in and out  of the same port is biased against seeing different places?

Edited June 21, 2020 by navybankerteacher

[Hlitner]

There is an obvious answer to the OP's question that is missed by many.  It is truly a large world with many wonderful places to visit.  A round trip cruise really limits the possibilities for any itinerary.  For example, a 7 day round trip cruise from Barcelona only allows a limited number of ports.  But make that a 7 day one-way cruise to another city and the itinerary possibilities really expand.  Now consider a 28 day cruise from Rome.  If you do a one-way it might be a cruise from Rome to Sydney, Australia that goes to several continents and visits lots of fascinating ports.  But make that a round trip cruise and the ship is limited to only the ports it can reach in a much more limited period of time.   That being said, one of our favorite cruises was round trip from Ft Lauderdale...but is was 62 days long and included two Atlantic Ocean crossings.

 

But imagine doing a round trip cruise from Seattle to Auckland.  It would likely be at least 40 days long.  But make it one way and it becomes a 28 day cruise with more ports.  Go figure.

 

Hank

[getting older slowly]

2 hours ago, Hlitner said:

There is an obvious answer to the OP's question that is missed by many.  It is truly a large world with many wonderful places to visit.  A round trip cruise really limits the possibilities for any itinerary. 

Hi Hank,  I appreciate your point... the world is in deed a big place.......

 

For reasons which I will not go into to. .. we prefer to stay in our part of the world... and do enjoy being on the ship and love the sea days..

 

My main point is I don't see why smaller lines don't do close loop cruising..  to give people similar to us the joy of enjoying more luxury with less people....

 

Cheers Don

[sanger727]

OP, all the lines you listed do offer closed loop cruises like you are describing. The issue is that those are primarily offered from the US. The number of cruises offered in New Zealand is a very small portion of the total cruises offered by the cruise line. I would venture to guess that New Zealand tourists make you a tiny percentage of a cruise lines business. If most the tourists on a cruise are flying quite a ways to get to embarkation anyway the need for a closer loop cruise drops. So you are a subset of a subset of a subset. Clearly the cruise lines feel that the market for a cruise that travels from one location to another markets and sells better in your part of the world than a closed loop sailing. But it’s all a matter of perspective on where you are looking at cruises. Look at US based cruises and closed loop cruises are a dime a dozen.