Cruise it or lose it: Affordable ‘repo’ voyages are making waves.
Later this fall, cruise expert and writer Carolyn Spencer Brown will board Silver Nova from Silversea for a two-week voyage from Lisbon to New York. But unlike a typical cruise that’s constantly shuttling you off and onboard, box-checking the next must-see sight, she’ll be nesting.
Repo refers to a cruise line’s need to move its vessels from their peak summer stomping grounds in Europe to the sweet spot for snowbirds, the Caribbean. Once, they would simply have sped across as quickly as possible, allowing a few cruise obsessives to tag along; now, though, the lines have recognized the appeal — and potential profit — in turning repos into distinctive, discounted offerings.
“They have to get them to where they want them sailing, and because they’re doing more of them, they’re focused on making them more sailable,” said WTH’s Jeff Tolkin, “And it’s no question they’re great value.” Expedition specialist Aurora, for example, offers a two-week repo in Patagonia and the Chilean fjords that includes a two-day hiking adventure in Torres del Paine National Park. Viking Jupiter offers a three-week journey that takes in Dakar, Casablanca and Recife, as it swaps Europe for the Americas.Virgin Voyages
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