Feb 8, 2008
Another of those two-week-long-plus re-positioning cruises will take you from Florida through the Caribbean, across the south Atlantic, and to England
I can't resist revealing still another of those vacation opportunities for people willing to spend a full 18 days on a ship, including nine days simply at sea. On March 29, the MSC Lirica will depart from Ft. Lauderdale, spend an opening day at sea, then stop at San Juan, St. John, Antigua and Martinique, spend six leisurely days crossing the south Atlantic, make landfall in Vigo, Spain, spend another day simply at sea, arrive at LeHavre, France, and then move on to Dover, England. The entire 18-day journey in inside cabins will cost $1,349 per person, which comes to almost exactly $75 a day. And children under the age of 17 will sail free when they occupy a cabin with their parents.
The MSC Lirica is a medium-sized ship by today's standards (1,500 passengers) and is less than five years old. It will probably be lightly booked for this leisurely crossing of 18 days' duration, and that should add to the appeal that a "re-positioning" cruise has for quiet, contemplative Americans. If you find yourself in that category, you'll want to consider this early spring opportunity, which you can book by simply accessing the cruiseline's website, which is www.msccruisesusa.com.
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The MSC Lirica is a medium-sized ship by today's standards (1,500 passengers) and is less than five years old. It will probably be lightly booked for this leisurely crossing of 18 days' duration, and that should add to the appeal that a "re-positioning" cruise has for quiet, contemplative Americans. If you find yourself in that category, you'll want to consider this early spring opportunity, which you can book by simply accessing the cruiseline's website, which is www.msccruisesusa.com.
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