kwood1955

In my intensive research, I've found cross-Atlantic cruises for 6-plus days. Are there any that are shorter, perhaps even direct -- i.e. no stops or minimum stops? We are looking for a long-flight substitute. Thank you for any/all information.

janisj

AFAIK the shortest transatlantic crossings from the US take 7 nights. Can't see how one could possibly be faster considering the distance involved

Moderator3

The shortest should be the regular Cunard sailings between New York and Southampton, since there are no stops. That's seven nights in either direction, If you want faster you fly.

TDudette

Um, where would they stop.....

janisj

Moderator3

https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=1212

Gwendolynn

The QE2 did it in 5 days.... and the QM2 is capable of that also. But I've read that passengers these days prefer a more leisurely trip.. and I gather that is more profitable for Cunard.

PS TDudette,.... saw your beautiful photos on the Just Retired thread.... gorgeous!

dsquared

Um, The Azores, Madeira, Bermuda, Cork, Le Havre, etc.

cruiseluv

The're many possibilities...

janisj

dsquared and cruiseluv: But any stop would make the crossing even longer . . . The OP is trying to find a shorter journey.

vickiebypass

Cunard is the quickest at 7 days. They used to do the crossing in five days, but changed it some years ago to 7 days (slower means less fuel burned; more days on board = more revenue).

cruiseluv

Yes, I got that. I was responding to a poster that expressed disbelief there's anywhere they could stop

tomfuller

It's the same distance across the Atlantic as it was in April 1912 when the Titanic wanted to set a new speed record. If you want to avoid a long flight, fly to Iceland and spend a day there and then take another flight to the destination of your choice. 3 days (maybe less) and you get the chance to see some of a nice country in between.
I believe there is still a flight from Boston to Terciera in the Azores. It is about 900 miles to fly from Lajes to Lisbon.

taconictraveler

There are no stops on QM2 transatlantic crossings. It could be done in 5 days, (according to my marine engineer son,) but they make it a week for a variety of reasons

janisj

Any reason you topped a year old thread for an OP who has never responded . . . ?

aliced

This is like asking if you can fly east coast to west coast in under 6 hrs via a shortcut....... yeah baby, it was called the Concorde