If you sail northeast from the Yucatan Peninsula, you would eventually reach the state of Florida in the United States.
Florida
Yes, several cruise lines sail there fromn Fort Lauderdale as well as from other ports in Florida.
Southwest
north west
"The Northeast Passage"
lake surpeior
Depending on where you sail from, you will eventually land in Japan. If you sail to the southeast, you will find yourself somewhere between Hiroshima and Furkuoka. If you go from the northeast, you will (eventually) arrive somewhere around Wakkanai. ~Zoey
potomac river
potomac river
The fact that Europe is a peninsula and is mostly surrounded by water. This allowed for Europeans to easily sail the seas and travel the world.
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Between the Antarctic Peninsula and the tip of South America, you can find the convergence of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Depending on where you are on the peninsula, you can sail in the Weddell Sea or the Amundsen Sea. Note that the borders of these seas and these oceans are not well defined.