By Joyce Jackson
If you are one of the lucky few who can be flexible in vacationtravel, taking fall vacations can be a great bargain for you.There are a number of special things going on to capatalize onplus summer venues still looking for the last of the touristdollar.
Top summer destinations are usually great fall bargains. Theweather can still be gorgeious and the crowds gone. Take a lookat Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard during this time. Hawaii istypically a bargain in September. The summer crowds clear outand there are a few months before the holiday crowds start tocome in.
Look to Europe during this time, too. Many cities emptying outfrom the summer tourist crush are still hungry for visitors.Weather can be great and look for speacial deals on packagesthat combine airfare, hotel and transfers plus a tour or two.Colder European destinations can be a special bargain and lookfor great deals to Russia and Scandinavia around this time ofyear.
For other ideas look to respositioning cruises. This is whencruises lines move their ships around to follow the sun. Mostpeople want to cruise to the warmest, most pleasant regions ofthe world. Ships float and therefore they can pick up and justmove from one side of the world to another to follow the sun.
Most Alaska, Europe, Mediterranean and Bermuda cruises, forinstance, are offered in the summer when the weather is the bestin those regions. For cruises to South America, the preferredtime is winter (our winter, when it's summertime in the southernhemisphere). The Caribbean is warm year-round, though sincehurricane season stretches from June through November, theoptimal time to cruise the islands is winter and spring, thoughmany ships are there year-round. In Asia, since much of thecruising region is near or just north of the equator, temps arevery warm year round, though the wintertime months are slightlymore comfortable.
To be in all of these places at the right time, ships repositionfrom one region to another, typically between seasons, duringthe months of September and October and April and May. Theseone-off oddball itineraries are called repositioning cruises andthey're often deeply discounted because most don't include awhole lot of port calls. Many are two to three weeks in length,with a long, lazy stretch at sea crossing the Atlantic, Pacificor Indian oceans -- perfect for people who don't need too muchaction, though many lines feature guest lecturers and specialentertainment and activities revolving around music, food, wineor other topics.
You'll find some repositioning cruises that don't includecrossing over vast oceans and therefore offer more ports of call-- for example, when ships move between the Caribbean and NewEngland/Canada, stopping at points on the eastern coast of theUS along the way. There are a slew of options.
Get the most for your dollar and travel in the fall! See you onthe road
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