Hokiepacker Posted January 25, 2011 #1 Share Posted January 25, 2011 We're looking at several cruises - Pacific Rim (Singapore to japan), Pacific Rim to Alaska, Oceana, California to Hawaii, West Coast of S America. Does anyone have knowledge of how likely we would be to encounter rough seas on each of these itineraries? Which would be the worst/best seasons to try these routes? We've been to Panama Canal (San Diego to Fla) and the Baltic (to/from Dover) and these were relatively calm save a day or 2. Thanks for your insights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted January 25, 2011 #2 Share Posted January 25, 2011 We've done all of these cruises and found the only bad seas were Japan to Alaska and the West Coast of South America (Roaring 40s latitudes). We have done them at different times of the year and it didn't seem to matter. All are great cruises that we would not have missed even if we had been guarenteed rough seas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSULIBRARIAN Posted January 25, 2011 #3 Share Posted January 25, 2011 We have found the first two days out of California to Hawaii to be rough seas. But that shouldn't spoil your cruise. Crossing the Tasman Sea is very rough if you should ever try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bepsf Posted January 25, 2011 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Depends on the day of the week... ...it could be a mill pond one day and a raging torrent the next - no different from anywhere else on the planet on any given day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr green Posted January 25, 2011 #5 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Sailors of old named the Ocean 'Pacific', since they considered it 'peaceful'?? Just a thought, we have never had any real problems with it. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSBN602 Posted February 18, 2011 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2011 did a 30 day ww2 historical cruise Statendam a couple of years ago Auckland to Osaka ,the pacific was like a lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world~citizen Posted February 18, 2011 #7 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Magellan thought it was peaceful - hence the name. We sailed it and had mostly terrific days and a few awful ones. Bring your favorite motion sickness remedy just in case.:) Smooth sailing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted February 19, 2011 #8 Share Posted February 19, 2011 We did the Star Princess inaugural Pacific rim, Singapore to LA. Very smooth. Nine days in a row at sea, Osaka to Honolulu. Very relaxing. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holacanada Posted February 19, 2011 #9 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Rough seas in automn (2 years ago). Vancouver to Kobe. 9 days in a row,no (limited) bridge acces, pools emptied, escalator broke...) That's travelling ! We where very happy to see the Japaneese landscape when we finaly arrive in the evening.Volendam is quite a big and efficient ship ! We had to avoid the typhoon Melor and lost Tokyo overnight (Cancel)... :mad: Holacanada on Volendam in 53 days, 21 hours, 3 minutes, 30 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted February 19, 2011 #10 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Vancouver to Auckland in September/October on the Volendam two rough days after leaving Seattle. Two years prior the same Trans Pacific crossing, calm seas. You never can tell what mother nature will surprise us with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauiedin87 Posted February 19, 2011 #11 Share Posted February 19, 2011 We've been on two Hawaii cruises and will go on another one next year. Both those times, the first couple of days out of California were choppy (that's due to crossing the Humboldt current, which runs along the entire West Coast), and so were the last two days. Otherwise fairly calm. This was end of March/early April. But it depends on what weather system you might encounter! We always get cabins amidships and in 15 cruises have never yet gotten seasick (knock-on-wood!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricki Posted February 19, 2011 #12 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Each cruise is different, but there are certain locations that are known for rough seas. One that we experienced was the night before we arrived in Valparaiso, Chile. Even some of the most treacherous areas can be peaceful one day and extremely rough the next, i.e. Drake's Lake or Drake's Shake (Drake's Passage). Despite very rough weather, I wouldn't have missed this cruise. Take medication before it gets rough, don't wait until the sea is churned up. Once you feel queasy it is generally too late for motion sickness medication to work. Ricki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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