Transatlantic cruises are cruises that are called to be round trips from Northern Americas and Southern Americas to the countries in Europe and so forth. These cruises pass through the Atlantic Ocean that is why it is called the transatlantic cruise. Your port of destination may start in South America or North America. Mostly those the Transatlantic cruise that departs from New York in North America and in the South America, mostly it starts in Sao Paulo, Brazil going to Europe  or vice versa. 

The Transatlantic cruises are one of those opportunities where you let yourself be pampered by the accommodations and the crew of the cruise line and at the same time, explore, see and travel other countries. If you want a cruise who have less of ports of call and simply just want to travel the luxurious way in more than a month, the transatlantic cruises is the one.

Most of the places that are being visited at or being the ports of call from these cruise lines are Barcelona, Seville and the Canary Islands, Spain, Lisbon and Madeira, Portugal, Casabalanca, Morocco, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Rome, Italy, Athens, Greece, Dakar, Senegal, The Gibraltar, Reykjavik and Isafjordur, Iceland, Newfoundland, Scandinavia, Great Britain, Greenland and many more. When the cruise departs from Sao Paulo, Brazil usually its ports of call are Alicante, Spain, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Palma Majorca, Rio de Janeiro and vice versa. These cruises can bring a new experience to those who love to cruise, you have more time being on the sea and you have fewer ports of call, mostly the cruise cuisines reflects the cuisines of the countries that are being toured such as Mediterranean cuisines and so on.

In the Barcelona, Seville and the Canary Islands, here cruise lines offer tours at these port of calls such as in Barcelona, they offer tours to see the gothic cathedrals, architectures and experience the local cuisines and be able to walk or rent a bicycle to get around Barcelona. In Seville, experience its Moorish-influenced culture and get a taste of their tapas and see the flamenco dancers dance the passionate gypsy-influenced flamenco. In the Canary Islands, you will find the Spain’s thirteen national parks in the Canary, and also the Hacha Grande, mountain south of Lanzarote and the highest mountain in Spain, the Teide.  Also in the Canary Islands have beautiful beaches, these set of Islands is an African archipelago but in the state of Spain. In Lisbon, Portugal, the downtown of the city is being awarded as one UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. The architectural structures that you will see in Lisbon are structures from the Roman Period, Gothic, and Baroque and from traditional Portuguese structures.

In downtown Lisbon you will find these structures such as the Castle of Sao Jorge, the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao, Estrela Basilica and many more.  The famous museums such as the National Museum of the Ancient Art and Museum of Portuguese-style Tile Mosaics and also the Belem Cultural Center and its opera house, the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos. Also Lisbon celebrates annually the Lesbian Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, this is an island found north of the Atlantic Ocean, it has a vast coastline and with beautiful beaches. You will find the biggest cliff and the islands’ famous, the Cabo Girao and also in the south of the island you will find the rainforest called laurisilva, which is also part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. Morocco also one of the famous cruise ports of call, this is in the northern part of Africa, the capital Casablanca, is the largest and the chief port in Morocco.

Casablanca was once a French colony. You will still find some French structures in the city, the French New Town. You will also find here the Hassan II Mosque which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and the city’s largest public park, the Parc  de la Ligue Arabe which is located near the Cathedrale du Sacre Coeur. You will also find the walls of the Old Medina; this is the structure before the city was colonized by France. And also have a taste of Moroccan foods, as diverse as its city. Monte Carlo in Monaco is also one of the famous destinations because of its casinos and the annual Formula Grand Prix and don’t forget the world-famous celebrities that comes here. You can also find here their homes.

In Rome, this has always been a tourist’s destination when you are in Europe, who doesn’t know the famous landmarks such as the Sistine Chapel, Pantheon Temple and many more. In Dakar, Senegal you will find here the slave house, the La Maison de Esclaves, also visit the museums which showcases the African arts and its culture. This is located in the west of Africa on the Atlantic coast. In Reykjavik and Isafjordur, Iceland, here you will find glaciers, volcanoes, geothermal pools and hot springs. When you avail for a transatlantic cruise for a vacation, this will not take you to different countries but also to countries which are famous and some are of exotic destinations.

There are numerous destinations when you avail for the transatlantic cruises, you have just to research and know some of the cruise lines that offers destinations or packages that suits you. There cruise lines that start from South America, departs from Sao Paulo, stops at Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and then to Arrecife, Lanzarote, Funchal, Madeira and Lisbon, Portugal and vice versa. The longest transatlantic cruise lasts for fifty four days. There are cruise lines which offer twenty five days from Venice to Rio de Janeiro and twenty seven days from Rio de Janiero to Athens and vice versa.

These cruises will take you to three continents in just one cruise line. There are millions of cruise lines that you can choose from, you have to know what you like and what you want in a vacation. The ones listed below for the ports of departure and ports of call are some of the cruise lines destinations

Ports of Departure

• Southampton, England
• Valparaiso, Chile
• Miami, Florida
• Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
• Singapore, Singapore
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
• Santos, Brazil
• Bridgetown, Barbados
• Brooklyn, New York
• San Juan, Puerto Rico
• New York, New York
• Galveston, Texas
• Civitavecchia, Italy
• Hamburg, Germany
• Dover, England
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• Lisbon, Portugal
• Barcelona, Spain
• Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Ports of Call

 

• Barcelona, Spain
• Seville, Spain
•  Canary Islands
• Lisbon, Portugal
• Funchal, Madeira
• Casablanca, Morocco
• Monte Carlo, Monaco
• Civitavecchia, Italy
• Athens, Greece
•  Dakar, Senegal
• The Gibraltar
• Reykjavik and Isafjordur, Iceland
• Newfoundland, Canada