IDL Posted July 25 #1 Share Posted July 25 Are westbound transatlantic cruises from Europe to the USA generally at full capacity or less? It looks like most are in October so I am assuming few children on these cruises do to the time of year and length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare C-Dragons Posted July 25 #2 Share Posted July 25 1 minute ago, IDL said: Are westbound transatlantic cruises from Europe to the USA generally at full capacity or less? It looks like most are in October so I am assuming few children on these cruises do to the time of year and length. We love the WB TA's and have been sailing on them for over10 years. Yes there are fewer children, and yes the ones we've been on (all with Celebrity) have sailed full. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted July 25 #3 Share Posted July 25 TA's are very popular and even though they may be near sold out they are generally less packed due to fewer children and families traveling with more than 2 per cabin. We have mostly done annual WB TA's in the past 23 years and love them. Booked on Silhouette for this year in November. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted July 25 #4 Share Posted July 25 Our November westbound TA 98% capacity, final payment is in about a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted July 26 #5 Share Posted July 26 17 hours ago, IDL said: Are westbound transatlantic cruises from Europe to the USA generally at full capacity or less? It looks like most are in October so I am assuming few children on these cruises do to the time of year and length. The beauty of a west bound vs east bound is you have at least 10 more hours on board! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catspaw1 Posted July 26 #6 Share Posted July 26 Jim, what sailing are you on? I've been watching a few TA this fall & one has many openings still. Final payment due in a few weeks so if there's a price drop, we would consider going. But prices still high right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 26 #7 Share Posted July 26 3 hours ago, hamrag said: The beauty of a west bound vs east bound is you have at least 10 more hours on board! Only 6 hours difference between Spain or Italy and Florida, but a very good point all the same. We always look forward to those little cards on the bed that remind us to set our clocks back an hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hova Posted July 26 #8 Share Posted July 26 9 minutes ago, canderson said: Only 6 hours difference between Spain or Italy and Florida, but a very good point all the same. We always look forward to those little cards on the bed that remind us to set our clocks back an hour! True, but you would lose those six hours sailing east. So... there is at least 10 hours more sailing time with the cruise going west (than going east). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted July 26 #9 Share Posted July 26 10 minutes ago, canderson said: Only 6 hours difference between Spain or Italy and Florida, but a very good point all the same. We always look forward to those little cards on the bed that remind us to set our clocks back an hour! Yep, my calculation was based on 5 hours from Lisbon. If the time difference is 6 hours, you get a full half day (12 hours) extra going west compared to the same trip east in the opposite direction. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirlppp Posted July 26 #10 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, canderson said: We always look forward to those little cards on the bed that remind us to set our clocks back an hour! Yes, those are the best! We did one eastbound TA and did NOT enjoy those little cards taking an hour away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted July 26 #11 Share Posted July 26 (edited) 22 hours ago, IDL said: Are westbound transatlantic cruises from Europe to the USA generally at full capacity or less? It looks like most are in October so I am assuming few children on these cruises do to the time of year and length. Here is one data point: we did the westbound TA on Constellation in Oct 2022 (15 nights, Rome to Tampa) and there were 8 kids under 18 years old on board according to the Camp At Sea counselors. By the way, there were four counselors onboard so the kids:counselor ratio was pretty good! Edited July 26 by mahdnc 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Texed Posted July 26 #12 Share Posted July 26 45 minutes ago, cruisegirlppp said: Yes, those are the best! We did one eastbound TA and did NOT enjoy those little cards taking an hour away. I do east and west transatlantic. I lose sleep going east and get it back going west. 😁 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDL Posted July 26 Author #13 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, mahdnc said: Here is one data point: we did the westbound TA on Constellation in Oct 2022 (15 nights, Rome to Tampa) and there were 8 kids under 18 years old on board according to the Camp At Sea counselors. By the way, there were four counselors onboard so the kids:counselor ratio was pretty good! We had a similar counselor to children ratio on a New England/Canadian cruise due the time of year- counselors basically had little to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplsmurf Posted July 26 #14 Share Posted July 26 We love the WB TA’s. Sailing one in October. It was originally full, but now that final payment is upon us, more cabins are opening up. We have always experienced very few to no kids and the kids that were on board were toddlers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted July 26 #15 Share Posted July 26 I wonder if the child count will be low on the Lisbon to Argentina cruise 🤔 Do a lot people from Brazil and Argentina cruise Celebrity or would they cruise on MSC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted July 26 #16 Share Posted July 26 9 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: I wonder if the child count will be low on the Lisbon to Argentina cruise 🤔 Do a lot people from Brazil and Argentina cruise Celebrity or would they cruise on MSC ? Don't let that keep you up at night... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 26 #17 Share Posted July 26 14 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: I wonder if the child count will be low on the Lisbon to Argentina cruise 🤔 Do a lot people from Brazil and Argentina cruise Celebrity or would they cruise on MSC ? School will be the primary factor no matter the point of disembarkation. Kid counts can be expected to be low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted July 26 #18 Share Posted July 26 (edited) I need to book one of these..westbound TA sounds great..get the long flight out of the way right off the bat. Edited July 26 by PTC DAWG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted July 26 #19 Share Posted July 26 35 minutes ago, mahdnc said: Don't let that keep you up at night... Just a bit bored this afternoon 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 26 #20 Share Posted July 26 21 minutes ago, PTC DAWG said: I need to book one of these..westbound TA sounds great..get the long flight out of the way right off the bat. There's definitely something to be said for that as well. When we first gave thought to the idea of a Transatlantic "repo" cruise as they were called back in the day, we weighted all of the pros and cons, and decided that if only one TA per year would be enough, a westbound would be our choice for this and a number of other reasons (e.g., the aforementioned GAIN of an hour of sleep once and again, rather than a loss!). Back then, the ships rarely sailed at anywhere near capacity on these cruises. It took some years before a hard core set of devotees formed and started filling the cabins. Now it's not at all unusual to meet some of the same folks westbound year after year. It's a cruise that caters to those who enjoy the "ship as a destination", not dissimilar from folks who take cruises with numerous ports, but who no longer get off the ship. And since they've become popular, they're no longer the bargain they once were, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted July 26 #21 Share Posted July 26 3 minutes ago, canderson said: There's definitely something to be said for that as well. When we first gave thought to the idea of a Transatlantic "repo" cruise as they were called back in the day, we weighted all of the pros and cons, and decided that if only one TA per year would be enough, a westbound would be our choice for this and a number of other reasons (e.g., the aforementioned GAIN of an hour of sleep once and again, rather than a loss!). Back then, the ships rarely sailed at anywhere near capacity on these cruises. It took some years before a hard core set of devotees formed and started filling the cabins. Now it's not at all unusual to meet some of the same folks westbound year after year. It's a cruise that caters to those who enjoy the "ship as a destination", not dissimilar from folks who take cruises with numerous ports, but who no longer get off the ship. And since they've become popular, they're no longer the bargain they once were, either. I miss all the good stuff..I still want to do it, I only live 30 minutes from ATL..lots of non stops over to Europe…I really enjoy sea days.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 26 #22 Share Posted July 26 (edited) 16 minutes ago, PTC DAWG said: I miss all the good stuff..I still want to do it, I only live 30 minutes from ATL..lots of non stops over to Europe…I really enjoy sea days.. Given the similarity in ports, we usually look to see which ship is making the slowest run. We really enjoyed taking the WB TA on Silver Dawn last year, not least of which was because it was a slower crossing, total of 15nts vs. the 14, 13 or even 12 we see for some itineraries on Celebrity. The 16nt Connie westbound Rome > Tampa TA for 2025 is already FULLY BOOKED for the Retreat cabins! That's a testament to that hard core TA crowd I was mentioning. If you want to join that party, it's a wait list or bust. Edited July 26 by canderson yet more tiny keyboard typoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted July 26 #23 Share Posted July 26 I like to VTG to just to quickly to see what is available here are RCG westbound for 2025 first picture is balcony pricing , second is suite pricing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 26 #24 Share Posted July 26 (edited) Watch out with the acronyms there, @Ex-Airbalancer !!! I'd be surprised if they've actually got any suites blocked out for that 16nt Constellation TA next November, though. Edit: Turns out they have qty 1 S1 available. Edited July 26 by canderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted July 26 #25 Share Posted July 26 9 hours ago, catspaw1 said: Jim, what sailing are you on? I've been watching a few TA this fall & one has many openings still. Final payment due in a few weeks so if there's a price drop, we would consider going. But prices still high right now. We are on November 16 Silhouette. Silhouette still has about 45 cabins open - It is not uncommon to see cancellations at or near final payment date. Not sure of which category you are looking for but the prices I see are: Inside $940 pp Veranda Guarantee $990pp Concierge 1,330 PP Aqua 1,701 pp SS $5,740 Sunset Sky Suite $5,839 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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