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A repositioning cruise (repo cruise) is a
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A repositioning cruise (repo cruise) is a cruise
A cruise is any travel on a cruise ship.
Cruise or Cruises may also refer to:
Tourism
* Booze cruise
* Music cruise
* River cruise
Aeronautics and aircraft
* Cruise (aeronautics), a distinct stage of an aircraft's flight
* Aviasouz Cruise, a R ...
in which the embarkation
Embarkment (sometimes embarcation or embarkation) is the process of loading a passenger ship or an airplane
An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, pr ...
port and the disembarkation
Disembarkation or debarcation is the process of leaving a ship or aircraft, or removing goods from a ship or aircraft. ( ''debark'': from the French ''des'' meaning "from", and, ''barque'', meaning "small ship").
Civilian
The loading and unloadi ...
port are different.
This is a less common type of cruise; in the majority of cruises the ship's final destination is the same as the starting point.
Some cruise ship
Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as "s ...
s relocate due to change in season
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(usually during the spring or fall) or economic conditions (a cruise line
A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships that operate on ocean or rivers and which markets cruises to the public. Cruise lines are distinct from passenger lines which are primarily concerned with transportation of passengers. Though ...
may relocate a ship when it forecasts demand to be greater in another region). Instead of repositioning an empty ship, cruise lines operate repositioning cruises.
It is typical, for instance, for ships to spend the summer in Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
and the winter in the Caribbean
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, as a cold winter in Europe decreases the demand for seasonal cruising there.
In the past few years, cruise ships have also relocated to Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
or Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...
Asia beckons cruise lines- TravelWeekly/ref> as
economic growth
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has increased the demand for cruising there.
Repositioning cruises are generally cheaper because most passengers will have to combine them with a one-way airline ticket.Ocean Repositioning Cruises- GuideToCruising/ref> Also, most passengers prefer port-intensive cruises (cruises which visit a lot of ports of call and have few days at sea), while some repositioning cruises are forced to spend many days at sea (when crossing the
Atlantic Ocean
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for instance).
This lower cruise price is partially offset by greater revenue
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Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...
on board the ship. Passengers typically spend more on-board (casino
A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...
, beverage
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s and on-board shopping
Shopping is an activity in which a customer browses the available goods or services presented by one or more retailers with the potential intent to purchase a suitable selection of them. A Retail#Shopper profiles, typology of shopper types ha ...
) during a day at sea than they do when visiting a port of call.Repositioning cruises- About.com/ref> Alternatively, these cruises can be used as an alternative to a one-way airline ticket,
/ref> for people who have the time (repositioning cruises usually last more than a week).
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