Ocean crossings with a cruise on either side

When ships move between seasons they cross an ocean, and the cruises before and after the crossing make one long trip. Start in Europe and end in the Caribbean, or the other way round, with sea days in the middle.

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  • Switch shipsOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage24% cheaper per night

    Southampton, Fort Lauderdale

    British Isles & Western France, Northern Europe & Scandinavia, Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean

    Sep 18 – Nov 23, 202765 nights3 cruises37 ports14 new countries

    1. MSC Meraviglia7 nights · Sep 18 – 25Switch ships in Southampton
    2. Sky Princess46 nights · Sep 25 – Nov 101 day in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Caribbean Princess12 nights · Nov 11 – 23
    Total for 2 guests$16,788$258 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage39% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Civitavecchia (Rome)

    US & Canada East Coast, Caribbean, Bahamas, Canary Islands

    Feb 6 – Mar 30, 202853 nights4 cruises31 ports16 new countries

    1. Explorer Of The Seas6 nights · Feb 6 – 12Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    2. Caribbean Princess12 nights · Feb 12 – 24Stay aboard
    3. Caribbean Princess14 nights · Feb 24 – Mar 9Stay aboard
    4. Caribbean Princess21 nights · Mar 9 – 30
    Total for 2 guests$12,935$244 per night
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  • Switch shipsOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage24% cheaper per night

    Southampton, Fort Lauderdale

    British Isles & Western France, Northern Europe & Scandinavia, Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean

    Sep 18 – Nov 22, 202763 nights3 cruises35 ports13 new countries

    1. MSC Meraviglia7 nights · Sep 18 – 25Switch ships in Southampton
    2. Sky Princess46 nights · Sep 25 – Nov 102 days in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Celebrity Ascent10 nights · Nov 12 – 22
    Total for 2 guests$16,232$258 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage16% cheaper per night

    Southampton, Fort Lauderdale

    British Isles & Western France, Baltic, Northern Europe & Scandinavia, Western Mediterranean

    Sep 11 – Nov 23, 202772 nights3 cruises41 ports14 new countries

    1. Sky Princess14 nights · Sep 11 – 25Stay aboard
    2. Sky Princess46 nights · Sep 25 – Nov 101 day in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Caribbean Princess12 nights · Nov 11 – 23
    Total for 2 guests$20,324$282 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage38% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Rotterdam

    US & Canada East Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda

    Feb 28 – Apr 25, 202756 nights4 cruises30 ports16 new countries

    1. Regal Princess6 nights · Feb 28 – Mar 6Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    2. Rotterdam21 nights · Mar 6 – 27Stay aboard
    3. Rotterdam22 nights · Mar 27 – Apr 18Stay aboard
    4. Rotterdam7 nights · Apr 18 – 25
    Total for 2 guests$13,510$241 per nightConverted from EUR
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  • Stay aboardOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyageWorld cruise segment

    San Francisco, Sydney, Hong Kong, Civitavecchia (Rome)

    US/Canada West Coast, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Australia & New Zealand

    Jan 3 – Apr 13, 2027100 nights3 cruises36 ports18 new countries

    1. Costa Deliziosa26 nights · Jan 3 – 29Stay aboard
    2. Costa Deliziosa25 nights · Jan 29 – Feb 23Stay aboard
    3. Costa Deliziosa49 nights · Feb 23 – Apr 13
    Total for 2 guests$31,306$313 per night
    Also sold as one cruise: $32,427
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage38% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Civitavecchia (Rome), Barcelona

    US & Canada East Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, Canary Islands

    Jan 30 – Mar 26, 202855 nights4 cruises33 ports12 new countries

    1. Sky Princess7 nights · Jan 30 – Feb 61 day in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    2. Celebrity Eclipse12 nights · Feb 7 – 19Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Sun Princess22 nights · Feb 19 – Mar 12Stay aboard
    4. Sun Princess14 nights · Mar 12 – 26
    Total for 2 guests$13,293$242 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage37% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Civitavecchia (Rome), Barcelona

    US & Canada East Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, Canary Islands

    Jan 29 – Mar 26, 202856 nights4 cruises33 ports12 new countries

    1. Explorer Of The Seas8 nights · Jan 29 – Feb 61 day in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    2. Celebrity Eclipse12 nights · Feb 7 – 19Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Sun Princess22 nights · Feb 19 – Mar 12Stay aboard
    4. Sun Princess14 nights · Mar 12 – 26
    Total for 2 guests$13,657$244 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage38% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Civitavecchia (Rome)

    US & Canada East Coast, Caribbean, Bahamas, Canary Islands

    Feb 6 – Apr 4, 202858 nights5 cruises35 ports17 new countries

    1. Explorer Of The Seas6 nights · Feb 6 – 12Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    2. Caribbean Princess12 nights · Feb 12 – 24Stay aboard
    3. Caribbean Princess14 nights · Feb 24 – Mar 9Stay aboard
    4. Caribbean Princess21 nights · Mar 9 – 30Switch ships in Civitavecchia (Rome)
    5. Costa Fascinosa5 nights · Mar 30 – Apr 4
    Total for 2 guests$14,696$253 per night
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  • Stay aboardOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage37% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Civitavecchia (Rome), Barcelona

    US & Canada East Coast, Caribbean, Bahamas, Canary Islands

    Feb 5 – Mar 26, 202850 nights4 cruises29 ports9 new countries

    1. Sun Princess7 nights · Feb 5 – 12Stay aboard
    2. Sun Princess7 nights · Feb 12 – 19Stay aboard
    3. Sun Princess22 nights · Feb 19 – Mar 12Stay aboard
    4. Sun Princess14 nights · Mar 12 – 26
    Total for 2 guests$12,364$247 per night
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  • Switch shipsOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage23% cheaper per night

    Southampton, Fort Lauderdale

    British Isles & Western France, Northern Europe & Scandinavia, Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean

    Sep 18 – Nov 21, 202761 nights3 cruises35 ports13 new countries

    1. MSC Meraviglia7 nights · Sep 18 – 25Switch ships in Southampton
    2. Sky Princess46 nights · Sep 25 – Nov 103 days in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Eurodam8 nights · Nov 13 – 21
    Total for 2 guests$15,259$250 per nightConverted from EUR
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  • Stay aboardOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyageWorld cruise segment

    Trieste, Savona, San Francisco, Sydney

    Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean, Azores, Madeira & Cape Verde, US & Canada East Coast

    Nov 20, 2026 – Jan 29, 202770 nights3 cruises28 ports13 new countries

    1. Costa Deliziosa5 nights · Nov 20 – 25Stay aboard
    2. Costa Deliziosa39 nights · Nov 25, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027Stay aboard
    3. Costa Deliziosa26 nights · Jan 3 – 29
    Total for 2 guests$22,944$328 per night
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  • Switch shipsOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage26% cheaper per night

    Southampton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami

    British Isles & Western France, Northern Europe & Scandinavia, Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean

    Sep 18 – Nov 21, 202763 nights3 cruises36 ports12 new countries

    1. MSC Meraviglia7 nights · Sep 18 – 25Switch ships in Southampton
    2. Sky Princess46 nights · Sep 25 – Nov 101 day in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Miami36 km to Miami
    3. MSC Poesia10 nights · Nov 11 – 21
    Total for 2 guests$15,778$250 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage16% cheaper per night

    Southampton, Fort Lauderdale

    British Isles & Western France, Baltic, Northern Europe & Scandinavia, Western Mediterranean

    Sep 11 – Nov 22, 202770 nights3 cruises39 ports13 new countries

    1. Sky Princess14 nights · Sep 11 – 25Stay aboard
    2. Sky Princess46 nights · Sep 25 – Nov 102 days in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Celebrity Ascent10 nights · Nov 12 – 22
    Total for 2 guests$19,769$282 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage28% cheaper per night

    Civitavecchia (Rome), Savona, Pointe-à-Pitre

    Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean, Azores, Madeira & Cape Verde, US & Canada East Coast

    Oct 16 – Dec 9, 202754 nights4 cruises33 ports15 new countries

    1. Carnival Miracle10 nights · Oct 16 – 26Switch ships in Civitavecchia (Rome)
    2. Costa Fascinosa5 nights · Oct 26 – 31Stay aboard
    3. Costa Fascinosa32 nights · Oct 31 – Dec 2Switch ships in Pointe-à-Pitre
    4. Costa Serena7 nights · Dec 2 – 9
    Total for 2 guests$14,037$260 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage40% cheaper per night

    Barcelona, Miami

    Western Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira & Cape Verde, US & Canada East Coast

    Oct 13 – Dec 13, 202660 nights4 cruises32 ports14 new countries

    1. MSC Meraviglia7 nights · Oct 13 – 20Stay aboard
    2. MSC Meraviglia22 nights · Oct 20 – Nov 11Switch ships in Miami
    3. Zuiderdam17 nights · Nov 11 – 281 day in MiamiSwitch ships in Miami
    4. MSC Meraviglia14 nights · Nov 29 – Dec 13
    Total for 2 guests$11,119$185 per nightConverted from EUR
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  • Stay aboardOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage33% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Southampton, Copenhagen, Helsinki

    US & Canada East Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, Azores, Madeira & Cape Verde

    Apr 10 – May 29, 202749 nights5 cruises29 ports14 new countries

    1. Regal Princess7 nights · Apr 10 – 17Stay aboard
    2. Regal Princess13 nights · Apr 17 – 30Stay aboard
    3. Regal Princess15 nights · Apr 30 – May 15Stay aboard
    4. Regal Princess7 nights · May 15 – 22Stay aboard
    5. Regal Princess7 nights · May 22 – 29
    Total for 2 guests$13,214$270 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage21% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Civitavecchia (Rome), Barcelona

    US & Canada East Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, Canary Islands

    Feb 28 – May 2, 202762 nights4 cruises34 ports17 new countries

    1. Regal Princess6 nights · Feb 28 – Mar 6Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    2. Rotterdam21 nights · Mar 6 – 271 day in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Sun Princess21 nights · Mar 28 – Apr 18Stay aboard
    4. Sun Princess14 nights · Apr 18 – May 2
    Total for 2 guests$16,068$259 per nightConverted from EUR
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage39% cheaper per night

    Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Civitavecchia (Rome), Barcelona

    US & Canada East Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, Canary Islands

    Feb 2 – Mar 26, 202853 nights4 cruises33 ports12 new countries

    1. Carnival Conquest5 nights · Feb 2 – 7Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale36 km to Fort Lauderdale
    2. Celebrity Eclipse12 nights · Feb 7 – 19Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Sun Princess22 nights · Feb 19 – Mar 12Stay aboard
    4. Sun Princess14 nights · Mar 12 – 26
    Total for 2 guests$12,575$237 per night
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  • Stay aboardOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage26% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Civitavecchia (Rome), Piraeus (Athens)

    US & Canada East Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda

    Apr 6 – Jun 1, 202756 nights3 cruises32 ports11 new countries

    1. Enchanted Princess10 nights · Apr 6 – 16Stay aboard
    2. Enchanted Princess15 nights · Apr 16 – May 1Stay aboard
    3. Enchanted Princess31 nights · May 1 – Jun 1
    Total for 2 guests$16,770$299 per night
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage22% cheaper per night

    Civitavecchia (Rome), Piraeus (Athens), Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles

    Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira & Cape Verde

    Oct 24 – Dec 29, 202765 nights4 cruises36 ports19 new countries

    1. Sun Princess7 nights · Oct 24 – 31Stay aboard
    2. Sun Princess21 nights · Oct 31 – Nov 21Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Eurodam21 nights · Nov 21 – Dec 121 day in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    4. Island Princess16 nights · Dec 13 – 29
    Total for 2 guests$16,619$256 per nightConverted from EUR
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  • Switch shipsOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage41% cheaper per night

    Barcelona, Miami

    Western Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira & Cape Verde, US & Canada East Coast

    Oct 10 – Dec 13, 202663 nights4 cruises33 ports14 new countries

    1. Celebrity Equinox10 nights · Oct 10 – 20Switch ships in Barcelona
    2. MSC Meraviglia22 nights · Oct 20 – Nov 11Switch ships in Miami
    3. Zuiderdam17 nights · Nov 11 – 281 day in MiamiSwitch ships in Miami
    4. MSC Meraviglia14 nights · Nov 29 – Dec 13
    Total for 2 guests$12,154$193 per nightConverted from EUR
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage27% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Civitavecchia (Rome), Barcelona

    US & Canada East Coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, Canary Islands

    Jan 30 – Mar 26, 202856 nights4 cruises31 ports11 new countries

    1. Legend Of The Seas6 nights · Jan 30 – Feb 5Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    2. Rotterdam14 nights · Feb 5 – 19Switch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    3. Sun Princess22 nights · Feb 19 – Mar 12Stay aboard
    4. Sun Princess14 nights · Mar 12 – 26
    Total for 2 guests$15,981$285 per nightConverted from EUR
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  • Stay aboard and switchOne wayOcean crossingGrand voyage39% cheaper per night

    Fort Lauderdale, Rotterdam

    US & Canada East Coast, Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda

    Feb 27 – Apr 25, 202756 nights4 cruises30 ports16 new countries

    1. Caribbean Princess6 nights · Feb 27 – Mar 51 day in Fort LauderdaleSwitch ships in Fort Lauderdale
    2. Rotterdam21 nights · Mar 6 – 27Stay aboard
    3. Rotterdam22 nights · Mar 27 – Apr 18Stay aboard
    4. Rotterdam7 nights · Apr 18 – 25
    Total for 2 guests$13,402$239 per nightConverted from EUR
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How back-to-back cruises work

What is a back-to-back cruise?

Two or more cruises booked one after the other. The next one leaves from the port where the last one ends, often on the same day. You get a longer trip and more ports than one sailing offers.

Stay aboard

The ship ends one cruise and starts the next from the same port. You keep your cabin, skip the packing, and have the port to yourself while new guests board.

Switch ships

Leave one ship and board another, the same day or a few days later. It works across cruise lines, and gives you a day or two in the city in between.

Before you book

  • Ask for the same cabin on every cruise, and ask the line to link the bookings so you stay in one room.
  • Staying aboard? Ask about in-transit guests. Most lines let you stay on the ship on turnaround day, or go ashore without checking out.
  • Book flights last: into the first port, home from the last one. For a switch, leave time for the transfer.
  • Prices add up the lowest fare of each cruise for your guest count. Fares change, so check each cruise before you book.

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