robertmnch Posted October 5, 2010 #1 Share Posted October 5, 2010 :(I have read on the HAL Post many times the reference to "Rough Seas"! I sailed on 27 HAL cruise's for 185 days starting with the Old Noordam through a Hurricane off of Cabo San Lucas and went thru a Wind Storm on a Zaandam Repositioning Cruise from San Diego to Vancouver. We hit 36 foot waves and Gale Force Winds causing us to arrive in San Francisco 24 hours late. I'm looking at "booking" the Hawaii RT out of San Diego in November and all I read is the "Rough Seas" the first two days out of San Diego and same on the "return to San Diego"! Would someone explain what they mean by "Rough Seas"?:confused: Thank you for your help and advice!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bepsf Posted October 5, 2010 #2 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I sailed ... through a Hurricane off of Cabo San Lucas and went thru a Wind Storm on a Zaandam Repositioning Cruise from San Diego to Vancouver. We hit 36 foot waves and Gale Force Winds causing us to arrive in San Francisco 24 hours late. Would someone explain what they mean by "Rough Seas"?:confused: Sounds like you've already lived it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kween Karen Posted October 6, 2010 #3 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I was on the Grand Voyage last fall that did the route you are talking about both ways (and a lot more). We did not hit rough seas at all during out 67 day voyage.....a little bumpy on a couple of occasions is all. I think it just depends on the luck of the draw and whatever weather happens to be about when you happen to be sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill B Posted October 6, 2010 #4 Share Posted October 6, 2010 "Rough Seas" is subjective. Some people think a 3' chop with a few whitecaps and a 'slight roll' of the ship due to a 10' ground swell is "rough". It's not!... LOL. The only objective measue of the sea state is the Beaufort Scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted October 6, 2010 #5 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I agree with Bill B above. Some people turn green at the sight of the first whitecap. I sailed through the back end of a typhoon in the China Sea on the little Golden Odyssey, way back in Nov 86. We had green water over the bridge, screws out of the water, and inclinometer pegged several times. That was rough! We've sailed between the Left Coast and Hawaii several times, and there is some chop crossing the California Current, flowing South along the coast, but pretty mild in the grand scheme of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted October 6, 2010 #6 Share Posted October 6, 2010 The last time I sailed to Hawaii out of San Diego, the first day there were a lot of rolling factors. By the second day, everything settled down. On the way home I heard people complaining about the first 4 days out. One rough day became four rough days. It was a stretch of the imagination. I would not worry about it. Go and have a good time and you probably will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic The Parrot Posted October 6, 2010 #7 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Some people turn green at the sight of the first whitecap. Yep ... and some people turn green as soon as they step on the dock, and see the ship for the 1st time. :D ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amster65 Posted October 6, 2010 #8 Share Posted October 6, 2010 My mother and I came on a trans-atlantic, 6 day, in 1959. We were on the original Ryndam. Apparently the Ryndam was being build as a freighter and as immigration started picking up again the changed it to a passenger liner. This made it quite top heavy. (only 25,000 tons) Talk about a cork bobbing in the ocean, screws coming out of the water, not to mention sick people. It was very bad. Also in those days you had no bathroom in your cabin, except a sink. Showers and toilets were down hall. This was tourist class. Enough Said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Again Posted October 6, 2010 #9 Share Posted October 6, 2010 There are trade winds going and coming to Hawaii. If the ship rolls a bit, and the wind hits you crossways, people think it's rough. It can be, I remember one crossing a couple of broken bones early in the cruise, but once people got their sea legs, there were no more incidents. It's a great cruise, I've done it, and also the San Diego/Hawaii/Tahiti trip and they are great, relaxing itineraries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxguy77 Posted October 6, 2010 #10 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Yep ... and some people turn green as soon as they step on the dock, and see the ship for the 1st time. :D ;) Some people turn green at the thought of being on the water:o I have felt a slight nausia coming on twice; once on a small Jap freighter in loong slow swells just off Belgium, and once on a 40' fishing boat in the Pacific. Both times as soon as I got on deck and could see the horizon I felt fine. Never had it on cruiseships, even though I have had a hard time walking a straight line a few times!:p (Not from drink:() That's why they have hand rails in the halls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gramps Posted October 6, 2010 #11 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Rough Seas = The Stablizers are Ineffective. Gramps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e150club Posted October 6, 2010 #12 Share Posted October 6, 2010 On a 700 ft. or 900 ft. ship 25 ft. sea's Rock you to sleep. On a 60 ft.boat 25ft.sea's make you green for a couple of day's. Until you beat the motion of the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy3972 Posted October 6, 2010 #13 Share Posted October 6, 2010 :(I have read on the HAL Post many times the reference to "Rough Seas"! I sailed on 27 HAL cruise's for 185 days starting with the Old Noordam through a Hurricane off of Cabo San Lucas and went thru a Wind Storm on a Zaandam Repositioning Cruise from San Diego to Vancouver. We hit 36 foot waves and Gale Force Winds causing us to arrive in San Francisco 24 hours late. I'm looking at "booking" the Hawaii RT out of San Diego in November and all I read is the "Rough Seas" the first two days out of San Diego and same on the "return to San Diego"! Would someone explain what they mean by "Rough Seas"?:confused: Thank you for your help and advice!;) Book the cruise you'll be able to handle it with no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyredhat Posted October 6, 2010 #14 Share Posted October 6, 2010 We've done the RT Hawaii itin twice. The seas are NOTHING like what you have already experienced. :) Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lka1012 Posted October 7, 2010 #15 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I have a friend who is a former Coastie. He says that rough seas is being on an Ice Breaker in the North Atlantic when he looked up the mast of his ship and saw the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare debsjc Posted October 7, 2010 #16 Share Posted October 7, 2010 It's objective, different people have different opinions. I wouldn't describe it as 'rough' unless you get thrown against the corridoors or cabin walls! Worst seas i've had were in a force 10 storm in Norway, and between the Falkland Islands and Chile in the Southern Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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