tndpurtell Posted September 9, 2010 #1 Share Posted September 9, 2010 HI, I was just talking to someone that got off the Dream and they said the only complaint they had was that the boat rocked very bad the entire time they were on the ship. They said even in calm water. They felt the stabilizers were not enough on this new ship. Just wondering if anyone else felt that way since I have never heard of this complaint on the Dream. We are on the Dream in Oct. and need to know how much medicine I should bring. They told me to stock up on it. Thanks for any help anyone can give me. Debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okgirl Posted September 9, 2010 #2 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I was on the Dream last December and all things being relative I didn't feel like that ship had any more movement than I've experienced on other ships during the same sea conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Mach* Posted September 9, 2010 #3 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I sailed on the Dream in 30 foot seas and 96 knot winds and thought she did remarkably well. Later in the cruise we had no wind and flat seas and she was perfect... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunkie103 Posted September 9, 2010 #4 Share Posted September 9, 2010 My DD is prone to motion sickness and only one time on the Dream (week of 8/14) did she feel a little queasy. She did take ginger the whole time we were on the ship but never had to take the Bonine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndpurtell Posted September 9, 2010 Author #5 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Thanks so much for answering. I found it hard to believe that it would be as bad as they said. They even said they have been on many ships and it was the worst as far as the rocking. Everything else was good they said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted September 9, 2010 #6 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I've been on the Dream twice, good and bad weather (but nothing like the first crusie out of NYC) Upper decks tend to feel the rocking more in large seas and high winds. But the worst ship shaking comes when they use the "side thrusters" to maneuver the ship into a dock in the face of windy weather. We had that in Costa Maya (not a gentle wakeup call for those partying the night before, lol) and a little in Cozumel. Doesn't last long. We didn't experience any movement rough enough to have us bouncing wall-to-wall down the passageways or get set back a step for every 3 you take. Old tincan salts will know what I'm talking about because we got constatnly that in any seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskier Posted September 9, 2010 #7 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Also keep in mind that just because a ship has stabilizers, does not mean they are deployed. It cuts into the fuel mileage because of the added drag. I dont know at what level of pitching/rolling that they are deployed. Might be a good question to ask on a Behind the Scenes tour. Also one person's discomfort might be barely noticeable to another. I was on the Fantasy when a passenger told me and a casino host that the ship sure is rocking. After the passenger walked off, I asked the casino host "you feel anything?" She said "no". The ship at the time had a very slight roll to it every now and then. I have also been on ships going down the Mississippi River and see people get seasick before we even reach the open water just from the turns the ship makes going down the river. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBumb Posted September 9, 2010 #8 Share Posted September 9, 2010 sometimes people forget you are out at sea and weather can kick up in a hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfpccc Posted September 9, 2010 #9 Share Posted September 9, 2010 HI,I was just talking to someone that got off the Dream and they said the only complaint they had was that the boat rocked very bad the entire time they were on the ship. They said even in calm water. They felt the stabilizers were not enough on this new ship. Just wondering if anyone else felt that way since I have never heard of this complaint on the Dream. We are on the Dream in Oct. and need to know how much medicine I should bring. They told me to stock up on it. Thanks for any help anyone can give me. Debbie We were on the Dream in Feb--had the same complaint as your friends. However, our cabin was 3rd balcony cabin from front on deck 7. Where was their cabin located? Finally realized that once we went down and to middle of ship we didn't notice the problem as much. But after 14 cruises this was the first time I ever got sick. Also on the same cruise the Capt was trying to dock in St. Thomas--had quite a wind--had thrusters at full throttle--the ship was shaking so hard that all the glasses at our breakfast table in the dining room slid right off the table and broke. We never did get docked with the thrusters--had to have tugs push us to the dock. I just didn't feel like the Dream was the best ship we had sailed on--sure hope they make corrections with the Magic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Yes Posted September 9, 2010 #10 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I sailed on the Dream in 30 foot seas and 96 knot winds and thought she did remarkably well. Later in the cruise we had no wind and flat seas and she was perfect... :) When and where it was? The Dream ecourred the worst weather condition out of Sardinia during the Med Cruises and out of NY during the innaugural cruise. The wind was never above 80 kts. 30 Foot waves will have caused a lot of damages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Yes Posted September 9, 2010 #11 Share Posted September 9, 2010 We were on the Dream in Feb--had the same complaint as your friends. However, our cabin was 3rd balcony cabin from front on deck 7. Where was their cabin located? Finally realized that once we went down and to middle of ship we didn't notice the problem as much. But after 14 cruises this was the first time I ever got sick. Also on the same cruise the Capt was trying to dock in St. Thomas--had quite a wind--had thrusters at full throttle--the ship was shaking so hard that all the glasses at our breakfast table in the dining room slid right off the table and broke. We never did get docked with the thrusters--had to have tugs push us to the dock. I just didn't feel like the Dream was the best ship we had sailed on--sure hope they make corrections with the Magic!! I think you are confusing port, beside the fact that there is no tugs available in St. Thomas, this port is quite easy once inside because is a bay and is well covered by the mountain..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlendaleCruiser Posted September 9, 2010 #12 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I was on the (real) inaugural cruise out of Rome last year. It was smooth sailing all the way. Never did roll. We normally get a cabin in the middle of the ship even though neither I nor any of my friends get motion sickness. Having said that, I expect the noise and shudders of docking and using the thrusters. As far as I am concerned, IT'S MY WAKE UP CALL! Get up and get out on an excursion. woo-hoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Yes Posted September 9, 2010 #13 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Stabilizers are deployed when needed. When deployed they reduce the rolling movement. For the pitching movement (FWD-AFT) there is nothing to do. The stabilizers used on the Dream are the best one on the market now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Yes Posted September 9, 2010 #14 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I was on the (real) inaugural cruise out of Rome last year. It was smooth sailing all the way. Never did roll. We normally get a cabin in the middle of the ship even though neither I nor any of my friends get motion sickness. Having said that, I expect the noise and shudders of docking and using the thrusters. As far as I am concerned, IT'S MY WAKE UP CALL! Get up and get out on an excursion. woo-hoo. Fincantieri thrusters effect :D It is a wake up call :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzVinnieCruz Posted September 9, 2010 #15 Share Posted September 9, 2010 The bigger and taller they make a cruise ship the more kite-like they become and even in calm seas a bit of cross winds can make them roll. We took the "The Behind the Fun Tour" and that is one of the points the captain stressed is that cruise ships are unlike any other ships due to amount of ship that is above the water line. Vinnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracyanns Posted September 9, 2010 #16 Share Posted September 9, 2010 When and where it was?The Dream ecourred the worst weather condition out of Sardinia during the Med Cruises and out of NY during the innaugural cruise. The wind was never above 80 kts. 30 Foot waves will have caused a lot of damages. It was the 2 night cruise to nowhere in NY in November. And he is correct. Not sure where you got your info but I was there with my family too and when up on the bridge the captain said in all his years that is the worst he has ever seen...the waves were between 18-30 feet in height and the winds we were told were almost 100 knots so Mach is telling you what we all saw and heard... The waves caused plenty of damage...hundreds if plates and glasses and such were smashed everywhere...and I will say I thought it was not anywhere near as bad as it seemed or could have been...after all, we were all just along for the ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Yes Posted September 9, 2010 #17 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I'm agree that night was the worst I have seen in my life too. But again the wind was not above 80 kts (I'm not talking gust but steady wind) and the sea was about 20 feet. 30 feet seas is catastrophic even for the dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akgoalie7 Posted September 9, 2010 #18 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I was on the Dream with a few friends back in March and it was the "roughest" most "rocking" ship we've ever been on. In fact, CD Todd made a joke about it twice saying "I think we just hit a deer" and "It's because of all the newlyweds on board". It normally doesn't bother me but this time it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WNcruiser Posted September 9, 2010 #19 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I'm agree that night was the worst I have seen in my life too. But again the wind was not above 80 kts (I'm not talking gust but steady wind) and the sea was about 20 feet. 30 feet seas is catastrophic even for the dream. This was taken on our cabin TV on the QM2 during Hurrinca Ida in the middle of the Atlantic just before Captain Wright said "Its going to get worse before it gets better". We were in over 30 foot seas and it definately was not catastrophic. (Sorry, cant get the picture to load. I assure you it shows us in 30 foot seas) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedw Posted September 10, 2010 #20 Share Posted September 10, 2010 When I was in the navy and the sub I was on left Holy Loch, Scotland, we had something like a 24 hour transit to reach our dive point. It was not uncommon for us to be taking 30 and 40 degree rolls continuously until we submerged. No movement on a cruise ship bothers me after that experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Yes Posted September 10, 2010 #21 Share Posted September 10, 2010 For sure the Dream is much more steady than the Conquest Class Ships...... 30 feet seas will have reached the balcony on Dk 2..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurse who loves to cruise Posted September 10, 2010 #22 Share Posted September 10, 2010 It was the 2 night cruise to nowhere in NY in November. And he is correct. Not sure where you got your info but I was there with my family too and when up on the bridge the captain said in all his years that is the worst he has ever seen...the waves were between 18-30 feet in height and the winds we were told were almost 100 knots so Mach is telling you what we all saw and heard... The waves caused plenty of damage...hundreds if plates and glasses and such were smashed everywhere...and I will say I thought it was not anywhere near as bad as it seemed or could have been...after all, we were all just along for the ride! I was also on the two night out of ny in nov and they are correct in that the waves were 30 and the winds up to 100 I have never been sick until that cruise Also while we were sleeping a room service tray was throw from the table at 2:30 am and we had broken glass every where. we had a balcony on the back of the ship that we could not use due to the wind and i came home with some bad bruises from being knocked into the wall while walking down the hallway however the ship was great and am sailing on her again in march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfpccc Posted September 10, 2010 #23 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I think you are confusing port, beside the fact that there is no tugs available in St. Thomas, this port is quite easy once inside because is a bay and is well covered by the mountain..... You may be right--then it was in St. Martin. Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DryCreek Posted September 10, 2010 #24 Share Posted September 10, 2010 When I was in the navy and the sub I was on left Holy Loch, Scotland, we had something like a 24 hour transit to reach our dive point. It was not uncommon for us to be taking 30 and 40 degree rolls continuously until we submerged. No movement on a cruise ship bothers me after that experience. Nothing like being in ERLL and watching the green and yellow slimy water roll half-way up the "walls". Bilge is a relative term when you're SS. It can be nearly as bad at PD too. I am sure that my next cruise will be much better than the ones taken courtesy of Uncle Sam - even though ol' tightwad me booked an interior room, at least the rest of the ship will have windows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom Posted September 10, 2010 #25 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I was on the Dream with a few friends back in March and it was the "roughest" most "rocking" ship we've ever been on. In fact, CD Todd made a joke about it twice saying "I think we just hit a deer" and "It's because of all the newlyweds on board". It normally doesn't bother me but this time it did. We had very same on Dream in late March. Seas were calm. This ship never felt "stabilized". It was one big rolling vessel 24/7....much more so than all other cruiseships we've been on. And our cabin was mid-ship, so being all the way front or back might be a challenge to those prone to getting seasick ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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