We are looking at planning a Transatlantic cruise and we need some help.

We have never been on any cruise where we have been at sea longer than a two day stretch. While I really enjoy sea days, do you absolutely go crazy wanting to get off the ship when you have 5 or 6 straight sea days with nothing but ocean to be seen?

What do you do on all those days at sea?

Is the pool even usable on a transatlatic cruise or is it just too cold?

Is it better going from east to west or from west to east?

What about motion onboard? All of our cruises so far to date have been Caribbean or Mediterranean.

Is a larger ship better like Voyager or Crystal than doing a smaller ship like the Navigator, Silversea, or Seabourn?

Which is the better itinerary. To do the southern crossing from Barcelona, Lisbon, or Funchal or the northern crossing from Dover or Southampton, etc.?

Thanks,