Cruise: Save more than £1,0000 on a Caribbean or Europe cruise ship with this secret trick

The cruise departs on 28 April and now costs from £1,192pp, saving a massive £1,202pp. Flights from Birmingham, transfers and an all-inclusive package are included.

Marella Discovery 2 is also making its own repositioning journey from the Caribbean to Europe, with an 18-night cruise from Jamaica to Majorca that leaves on 23 April and has savings of £600 per person, with all-inclusive prices available from £1,528pp, down from £2,128pp. Return flights from Gatwick and a deluxe balcony cabin are included.

Crawford said: “Repositioning cruises offer the perfect blend of stops and days at sea, so guests can start their break by exploring a new destination each day, before enjoying complete relaxation with only the Atlantic on their horizon.

“Then there’s the European leg of their cruise where the culture and pace of days feels completely different to the Caribbean, with each stop offering new opportunities to explore.

“If you can find the time, a ‘repo cruise’ could be the biggest holiday bargain you can bag this year.”

A former cruise ship worker has explained that passengers should never make one mistake in particular when on a cruise holiday. 

Holidaymakers need to be careful when they go off of on cruise excursions. It’s vital you return to the ship in time as it will not wait for you if you’re late.

“But let there be no mistake: the ship will leave without you. It only waits about fifteen minutes past the scheduled sailing time. If you aren’t onboard, then adios,” US senior officer Jay Herring wrote in his 2011 book The Truth About Cruise Ships.