This transatlantic cruise leaves from Port Everglades in Florida and stops in Caribbean and Spanish ports before concluding its trip in Genoa, Italy. This repositioning cruise leaves Florida in March, and the 2011 date is March 6. The price starts at $1,199 for an interior room for 17 days in March 2011.
Holland America has a number of ships that make repositioning cruises in April. All make stops in Italy, but two conclude their trips there. The Nieuw Amsterdam and the Noordam start in Fort Lauderdale. The Nieuw Amsterdam cruise is 27 days long and includes ports in Spain and Greece, as well as stops in Livorno and Rome (Civitavecchia) before concluding in Venice. The Noordam has a 16-day option that concludes in Rome (Civitavecchia) and a 23-day option that includes Santa Margherita and Palermo before concluding in Rome (Civitavecchia). Prices start at $2,799 for the Nieuw Amsterdam and $1,199 for the Noordam for April 2011.
The Navigator of the Seas has a 13-day repositioning cruise that leaves from Fort Lauderdale in May. The ship stops in the Canary Islands, Spain and Corsica before ending its trip in Rome's port, Civitavecchia. Prices start at $679 per person for an interior cabin on the May 2011 trip.
On Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Equinox, guests can travel from Fort Lauderdale to Rome via ports in Portugal, Spain and France. This repositioning cruise leaves in early May and lasts for 14 days. Prices start at $1,229 per person.
Those who wish to go on one of Princess Cruises' ships to Italy have two choices, the Star Princess or the Ruby Princess. Both leave from Fort Lauderdale in early May. The Star Princess offers a 15-night cruise that travels to the Canary Islands, Spain, France and Florence before ending in Rome, or a 27-night cruise that extends the trip to Greece, Turkey and Egypt before returning to Rome. The Ruby Princess spends 27 days visiting ports such as Sardinia, Rome, Naples and Athens before concluding in Venice. The May 2011 trip on the Ruby Princess starts at $3,339 per person. The Star Princess starts at $1,599 for the shorter trip and $3,339 for the longer trip in May, 2011.
