Qm2 late leaving

We are on the Qm2 and have just been informed that we will be staying in New York overnight due to a storm in the Atlantic.

Thanks for the update, have a great crossing.

The best bit is you will get to go at speed to make sure you arrive on time.

Thanks for the update. I have been checking out the New York Harbor webcam to watch QM2's departure this evening. I guess I won't need to be waiting around here watching anymore this evening. Have a safe trip once you do get underway.

Regards, John

Wonderful news, a higher speed crossing :)

Yep great news,can now go up to a good bar I know on 57th st and should leave about 7am Thursday.

The whole trip has been great as is the ferry service from Red hook to wall st.

And a proper crossing yay.

Let us know the speeds QM2 attains this crossing.

A shame that a storm delay is required to allow her to properly stretch her legs.

Enjoy!

They might even fire up the gas turbines, eh?:cool:

It's the storm that is about to sock the NE US coast with snow and single-digit degrees Fahrenheit cold.

FWIW, QM2 left New York 8 hours late on the Dec. 8th EB crossing. Both turbines were running (according to a ship's officer) as she had to make up time and one diesel was down for maintenance. (Turbine exhaust could be observed behind and below the main funnel.) We never went below 22 knots, on some days 23-24 and on the day of best weather we did better than 25 knots. Arrived in Southampton on time. It was a good example of Stephen Payne's rational that a liner needs reserve power.

Safety first. Looks like they will get a bumpy start for the crossing. But there's no better ship to ride those waves. I only wish I was onboard[emoji16]

There are some interesting pics on twitter showing snow on the decks as the QM2 steams alongside the coast of the U.S.

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Wow....looks like delaying departure from New York didn't really help...looks like they are in for a rough crossing....

http://www.oceanweather.com/data/NATL-Southern/index.html

Yes, this is a very big storm. I hope the seas calm soon.

Sounds like an experience, I hope those on board are enjoying themselves.

Delaying the departure was a big mistake. If not delayed by the next morning they’d be getting out of the systems reach. Instead they left after it already passed nyc and thus had to navigate the entire width.

Delaying the departure was a big mistake. If not delayed by the next morning they’d be getting out of the systems reach. Instead they left after it already passed nyc and thus had to navigate the entire width.

Storms are dynamic - always shifting in what path they will take. I'm sure Captain Wells evaluated all of the weather data on Friday and decided that remaining in port was expected to have the worst of it pass. It's not a light decision as time in port means extra wharfage fees and extra fuel to arrive in Southampton on time.

BlueRiband, With you on this one...... Captn. Wells ( or whoever is captn) makes the right decision. Thank GOODNESS he does not poll the CC posters before he makes his plans/decisions.

Capt. Wells has been doing a really fine job keeping us up to the minute on our progress. He explained the technical challenges of a Force 10-11 following sea yesterday noon, although I believe we bounced more making the passage between Australia and Hobart several years ago than the last two days.

We did see a window full of green water one time in the passage with the puzzles on deck 2.

Smoother this morning, fun at ABBA night last night, and the new (to us) G-32 band we like better than previous bands—more general 60’s rock and less Carribean.

David

Nice to hear from onboard, thank you.

Enjoy the rest of your crossing.

Storms are dynamic - always shifting in what path they will take. I'm sure Captain Wells evaluated all of the weather data on Friday and decided that remaining in port was expected to have the worst of it pass. It's not a light decision as time in port means extra wharfage fees and extra fuel to arrive in Southampton on time.

Please don’t think I’m questioning the captain. However this storm was going to bomb at the benchmark, it wasn’t any question. I’m certain there is reasoning but it had to be more than factoring in rough seas leaving.

RCCL did something similar a year or two ago and paid dearly for it.

It sounds like the QM2 fared a lot better than did the NCL Breakaway... https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2580455

Apparently NCL Breakaway returned to New York through the middle of the peak storm Tuesday-Thursday.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/05/cruise-through-storm/

Apparently NCL Breakaway returned to New York through the middle of the peak storm Tuesday-Thursday.

 

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/05/cruise-through-storm/

I was wondering why I saw Breakaway sailing up the Hudson around noon yesterday.

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We have now been doing over 26 knots for some time and should arrive on time in Southampton.

Thanks, enjoy the rest of your crossing. I look forward to hearing all about it when someone gets chance to post.