Do ships still sail?

Question

Do luxury cruise ships still carry passengers accross the ocean? I know they do coastline travel, but what about straight accross like they did in the 20's through the 50' or 60;s?

Answer 1

http://www.cunard.co.uk/news/default.asp...

so yes.

Answer 2

Yes they do.  Most cruise lines have a transatlantic cruise that takes you from the U.S. to Europe or vise versa.  They are usually more expensive cruises though because of the long voyage it takes to get across the ocean.

Answer 3

yes its called a voyage or a crossing and along the coastline its called a cruise

Answer 4

Your question asks specifically about luxury cruise ships, so a specific answer is yes; lines like Cunard, Silversea, Windstar, Crystal, Seabourn, and now I think you can include Oceania in this category, often offer trans-Atlantic/trans-Pacific sailings.  Most of these are called "repositioning cruises" - that's when a cruise line needs to move a ship from the Caribbean to Europe for the new season (for example).  Cunard still does scheduled/often trans-Atlantic sailings.

What you may not be aware of is that virtually all major cruise lines offer "repositioning cruises".  Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Holland America, Princess, NCL, and even Carnival, need to move their ships from one geographic area to another as the seasons change.  These cruises are very popular with a certain segment of clients for three reasons: #1) most of the time is spent "at sea", meaning to cross the Atlantic you'll spend 5 or 6 days just enjoying life on-board your ship, without stopping at any ports; #2) these sailings are usually less expensive to entice more passengers, and #3) these cruises are "generally" geared to a more "mature" client.

I hope this information was helpful to you.  If you are interested in booking a cruise, do yourself a favor and go see a good travel agent.

Bon Voyage.

Answer 5

Cunard Lines has the Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Elizabeth 2 on the seas, and soon will have the Queen Victoria afloat.  Cross ocean voyages are becoming more and more popular again.