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There are only a few cruise lines that continue to offer Transatlantic Crossings. The major player is Cunard. Transatlantic cruises, which is what they call them now, take 6 days and leave from New York City and go to Southampton, England.

Dates for 2008 Transatlantic Cruises Cunard

Eastbound from New York to Southampton, England:

• August 7
• September 4
• October 16

Westbound from Southampton to New York:

• August 13
• August 29
• October 10
• November 15

Cunard 2009 Transatlantic crossings schedule

2009 Transatlantic crossings and transatlantic cruises will be on board the newly built Queen Mary II ship. Previously, most transatlantic cruises from Cunard were on the Queen Elizabeth II ship. That ship is being decommissioned and will be turned into a museum/attraction in Dubai.

Eastbound from New York to Southampton, England Cruise(6 days):

• April 14
• April 26
• May 8
• May 31
• June 9
• July 6
• July 18
• July 30
• August 23
• September 8
• October 9
• November 5

Westbound to the US from Southampton England to New York Cruise (6 days):

• April 8
• April 20
• May 2
• May 25
• June 13
• July 12
• July 24
• August 17
• August 29
• September 26
• October 23
• November 11

This year Cunard is also going to have new transatlantic crossings that include new arrival and departure points.

• Departing July 4, the Queen Mary II will depart from Boston, travel up to New York and finish in Southampton, England, this is an 8 day trip.
• Departing June 25, the Queen Mary II will leave Southampton England and sail to New York then it will leave and stop at Halifax, Nova Scotia followed by a final stop in Boston, Massachusetts, this is a 9 trip.
• Departing July 30th, the Queen Mary II will leave New York and sail to Hamburg, Germany, with a stop in Southampton, England. This transatlantic crossing takes 8 days.
• Departing August 15, the Queen Mary II will leave from Hamburg, Germany, make a stopover in Southampton, England and sail on to New York. This journey take 8 days.

Check out Cunard's website for details on pricing of these transatlantic cruises.