Originally Posted by
Uncle Lars
Really naive question. We have friends doing a transatlantic cruise at the end of this year, Rotterdam to New York and then Fort Lauderdale. We just don't have time to join them. Now I see the cruise is marketed as 15 days to Fort Lauderdale or 12 days to just New York. So, why does the cruise line not offer a few cabins New York to Fort Lauderdale? Is this maritime law or another practical reason? Curious.
Assuming that this is a foreign-flagged ship (most are, these days), U.S. cabotage laws would prohibit the ship from transporting passengers locally from one U.S. port to another. (There are a few exceptions, but they would not likely apply to a sailing from New York to Florida.)
For similar reasons, Air Canada may not transport you from SLC to LGA, even with a connection at YYZ. (If you had a stopover of a few days in Canada, that would be a different story.)