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Old Apr 3, 2012, 7:33 am
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Originally Posted by tentseller
The catch is the expensive one way airfare back home when you are buying with such short lead time. This will eat up most of your savings.
TATL re-positioning usually has quite a few at sea day

They are selling empty rooms (sunk cost) on a ship that must sail the "re-positioning itinerary" to Europe.
Originally Posted by jcmitchell21
What does sea day mean?
"at sea day": day(s) where you are sailing and confined to the ship.

Usual Atlantic crossing is 6 days or 3/3 with a Bermuda stop. Each stop cost the cruise line money in port fee and taxes.
Some enjoy these days while others find them hard to deal with.
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