Here's a 13-Night Repositioning Cruise from Copenhagen That's Packed with Air, Hotel, and Other Perks for Only $2,049

Most of the lowest-priced, autumn repositioning cruises start in Mediterranean cities, to which you're flown free from the U.S., and then cross the South Atlantic to Florida, the Caribbean, or New Orleans. Now, by contrast, for Americans wanting to experience Scandinavia, Scotland, and Iceland before completely crossing the Atlantic, another of these remarkable voyages is currently offered for a total of $2,049 (including airfare and two nights hotel -- it's as if you're paying about $800 for the 13-night cruise). The cruise broker with this deal? It's Online Vacation Center ( www.onlinevacationcenter.com ), using Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas , a well-regarded ship.

You are first flown from the U.S. to Copenhagen for no extra charge, put up for two nights at a fine hotel, and then board the ship for a 13-night sailing, bringing the total length of your arrangements to 15 nights. After a sojourn in that delightful Danish city, you cruise for two days to Scotland (visiting the Shetland area), then to the Faroe Islands, and then half-way across the Atlantic to Reykjavik, Iceland, where the ship stops for two days, enabling you to enjoy a thorough tour of that city and area. From Iceland, you then continue cruising to St. John's, Newfoundland, and then take two more days of Atlantic sailing to reach Cape Liberty near New York City. The entire hotel-and-sailing, which starts on September 6, 2011, costs only $2,049 per person, including airfare to Denmark, the two-night hotel sojourn in Copenhagen, and the 13-night cruise. And you can make the booking by simply phoning tel. 800/329-9002.

Although I've blogged a fair amount in recent days about these amazingly cheap re-positioning cruises, this one is somewhat different in its starting point in Scandinavia, and the port cities of northern Europe and Iceland which it visits on the way to New York. A great many Americans will be attracted by that unusual itinerary.