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Back From Cruise and Had Rough Seas and Strong Winds!!!!!Scary!!!!!!!
Hi, We got back from cruise on caribbean princess this sunday and it was
a rough time. Seas were rough and winds strong. 7-9 ft it registered on captains log for the atlantic ocean. We went to eastern caribbean and we were on port side, aloha deck, last cabin. So glad we made it home safely. But I think it will be our last time going on a cruise to eastern caribbean. The only time the sea calmed down was at princess cays which was the last day of the cruise. I was seasick and so was my brother, but Husband and sister-in-law were fine and just found it difficult to walk around as the ship was rocking and rolling. Has anyone else had this happen? Barbara and Jeff |
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Back From Cruise and Had Rough Seas and Strong Winds!!!!!Scary!!!!!!!
We had 20-25 foot waves coming home from Bermuda this past fall when we
sailed through a Nor'easter.... In the rough North Atlantic... STUFF happens. 7-9 foot waves are probably "moderate" for the North Atlantic. --Tom "barbara s" wrote in message ... Hi, We got back from cruise on caribbean princess this sunday and it was a rough time. Seas were rough and winds strong. 7-9 ft it registered on captains log for the atlantic ocean. We went to eastern caribbean and we were on port side, aloha deck, last cabin. So glad we made it home safely. But I think it will be our last time going on a cruise to eastern caribbean. The only time the sea calmed down was at princess cays which was the last day of the cruise. I was seasick and so was my brother, but Husband and sister-in-law were fine and just found it difficult to walk around as the ship was rocking and rolling. Has anyone else had this happen? Barbara and Jeff |
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Back From Cruise and Had Rough Seas and Strong Winds!!!!!Scary!!!!!!!
"barbara s" wrote in message
... Hi, We got back from cruise on caribbean princess this sunday and it was a rough time. Seas were rough and winds strong. 7-9 ft it registered on captains log for the atlantic ocean. We went to eastern caribbean and we were on port side, aloha deck, last cabin. So glad we made it home safely. But I think it will be our last time going on a cruise to eastern caribbean. The only time the sea calmed down was at princess cays which was the last day of the cruise. I was seasick and so was my brother, but Husband and sister-in-law were fine and just found it difficult to walk around as the ship was rocking and rolling. Has anyone else had this happen? Barbara and Jeff two years ago we went to the southern Caribbean on Sun Princess. there were 20' swells coming out of Port Everglades. I was fine, but my wife was out cold on gravol and travel dots. she slept like a baby until it was over. There were a lot of sick people that day. This can be expected as you are on the open water. Our captain moved to the leeward side of any island he could find and that helped al lot. too bad you had a bad experience, but sailing can be rocky at times. Overall, we had a blast. We are going to Tahiti in January for 11 days on the Tahitian Princess. We are fully expecting a few rough days as it is that time of the year in the South Pacific. wayne |
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Back From Cruise and Had Rough Seas and Strong Winds!!!!! Scary!!!!!!!
barbara s wrote: Hi, We got back from cruise on caribbean princess this sunday and it was a rough time. Seas were rough and winds strong. 7-9 ft [...] difficult to walk around as the ship was rocking and rolling. Has anyone else had this happen? Barbara and Jeff Sure. Oceans have waves :-) Those were relatively small for such a huge ship. Why were you surprised you got home safely? Years ago, going from Tasmania to New Zealand, the front of the tiny Island Princess was diving up and down 50 feet at a time. You could only walk a few feet at a time. It was tiring but all part of the trip. Best, Kev |
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Back From Cruise and Had Rough Seas and Strong Winds!!!!!Scary!!!!!!!
"barbara s" wrote in message
... I was seasick and so was my brother, but Husband and sister-in-law were fine and just found it difficult to walk around as the ship was rocking and rolling. Has anyone else had this happen? On our cruise in November from New Orleans to Yucatan on Carnival Fantasy we passed through a storm on the way down which had about half the guests seasick to one degree or another. My wife spent much of the day in bed, at least until the meclezine kicked in. I had no problems at all. The ship was well stabilized and over 800 feet long. I've spent months at sea in much worse conditions on far smaller, unstabilized ships. It's all what you're used to. Of course, some people just can't adapt to the motion. -- Donald R. Newcomb DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net |
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Back From Cruise and Had Rough Seas and Strong Winds!!!!! Scary!!!!!!!
barbara s wrote: Hi, We got back from cruise on caribbean princess this sunday and it was a rough time. Seas were rough and winds strong. 7-9 ft it registered on captains log for the atlantic ocean. We went to eastern caribbean and we were on port side, aloha deck, last cabin. So glad we made it home safely. Gee...not sure what you were expecting. The ship, after all, does travel in open water. I know many have responded already, but I'll add my 2¢ anyway. 7-9 ft. seas just aren't that major. I don't think they even hang the seasickness bags near the stairs for seas that big (small). Believe me, the ship you voyaged on is designed to withstand far greater seas than that, so perhaps a bit over dramatic with the "glad we made it home safely" statement? Curious...when seas are really high, occasionally outside deck areas are closed, shows are cancelled, etc. Did anything like that take place on your cruise? How about the dining room - did most show up for dinner? Lee |
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Back From Cruise and Had Rough Seas and Strong Winds!!!!!Scary!!!!!!!
"barbara s" wrote in message ... Hi, We got back from cruise on caribbean princess this sunday and it was a rough time. Seas were rough and winds strong. 7-9 ft it registered on captains log for the atlantic ocean. We went to eastern caribbean and we were on port side, aloha deck, last cabin. So glad we made it home safely. But I think it will be our last time going on a cruise to eastern caribbean. The only time the sea calmed down was at princess cays which was the last day of the cruise. I was seasick and so was my brother, but Husband and sister-in-law were fine and just found it difficult to walk around as the ship was rocking and rolling. Has anyone else had this happen? Barbara and Jeff MV Explorer - Drake Passage en route to Antarctica - now thats rough but 10' in the Atlantic ..... Doug |
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Back From Cruise and Had Rough Seas and Strong Winds!!!!! Scary!!!!!!!
barbara s wrote: But I think it will be our last time going on a cruise to eastern caribbean. You might as well give up cruising altogether. Far worse conditions can happen on any itinerary. Warren |
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Back From Cruise and Had Rough Seas and Strong Winds!!!!! Scary!!!!!!!
Our very first cruise was on the Thomson Topaz around the Canary
Islands and it also took in Morroco and Casablanca. It's an old boat, and small. It has also sunk twice in it's history. A tornado (or whatever it's called at sea) came through a few days before we got on the boat. The captain said the seas were too rough to leave port, and apparently was fired and replaced with a new captain. He took it out and we met 20-30ft waves. On a smaller cruise ship that's rough. We hit a wave that it shattered half of the glasses and most of the booze. Not good on an all-inclusive cruise! Another wave snapped a life boat support and had it crash into someones cabin. Casablanca was closed because another ship had sank in the mouth of the port. It took 2 days to get into Madeira. There were sick bags every 3 feet on all corridors. The ships captain and ships doctor were both seasick. I felt like I had bulima. Did it stop us going on another cruise? Nope. I actually lost weight on that cruise (lol) and to watch the 70 year olds trying to walk down a corridor that was rising and falling 10 ft was histerical: they'd struggle on the upswing maybe moving 2 inches, then travel 30ft on the downswing. It's all a part of cruising. Sure it was rough, but man was it an adventure. Our next 6 cruises were mill-ponds and we certainly appreciate it more. |
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