FLAlaska Posted April 8 #1 Share Posted April 8 Im in the process of booking my first TA in the Fall of 2025. I have three choices (im Platinum on Princess) Sky Princess (Nov) - SHampton, - Portland, Cherbourg, Vigo, Azores, Bermuda- Port Canaveral Sun Princess (Nov) Barcelona - Malaga, Gilbratar, Seville, Tenerife- Port Everglades Star Princess (Oct) SHampton- Portland,Vigo, madeira, Tenerfie, Port Everglades Looking for any advice on itineraries. Are they interchangeable? Is the voyage itself impacted by the itinerary? Some info 1- Im from South Florida, so no worry about where it disembarks 2- Ive been to London and Barcelona, so siteseeing isnt a requirement 3- Its usually easier to get direct flights and cheaper to London over Barcelona 4- That said, London requires tranport to Southampton, Barcelona easier access to pier 5- Been on Sky, Will be on Sun in Jan for Carribbean. Star debuts in Aug, is it to close to risk? 5- Grew up a boater, do not get seasick and rough seas are never an issue for me I might be overthinking all of this, but any advice is really really welcome. This is a solo trip for me and Im really excited. So I guess it comes down to differences in the actual voyage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldBear Posted April 8 #2 Share Posted April 8 We may be seasoned TA travelers - we have done six crossings so far on QM2, but have never done a repositioning sailing. The crossings have been on round trip sailings with both eastbound and westbound legs, and no flying. There are multiple options for London to Southampton - rail, bus and car service. There are discussions about the options over in the Cunard forum and the Western Europe / British Isles forum. Posts by "John Bull" are usually informative about transportation and lodging options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted April 9 #3 Share Posted April 9 The Star Princess ports would be my pick since once you leave the Canary’s it should be hot ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted April 9 #4 Share Posted April 9 We are not fans of the Sky Princess itinerary for a few reasons. Bermuda is an iffy port in November because of potential weather issues. And it is more of a colder weather itinerary. The Sun would be our favorite itinerary of the three because we really like the itinerary. By the way, we are just finishing a TA cruise (on Oceania Vista) where we did end up in Madeira after having both Bermuda and Horta (Azores) cancelled due to bad weather. Just in Malaga, yesterday, and it remains one of our favorite ports. Hank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAlaska Posted April 9 Author #5 Share Posted April 9 Thank you. I had pretty much taken Sky was last choice also due to going to Port Canaveral since I live 20 minutes from Port Everglades. Great advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted April 9 #6 Share Posted April 9 Also Seville is about 2 hours inland but the port Cadiz is pretty nice to walk around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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