Gingee Posted April 16, 2011 #1 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Does anyone know how far out the cruise ships go when cruising up north. Specifically from San Diego to Vancouver. If it is a clear day, can you see the land easily or what? Should we bring binoculars or is it too far away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted April 16, 2011 #2 Share Posted April 16, 2011 It is unlikely you will see land, but not absolutely impossible. Land will be far away if you do see it. There is a channel in several locations where ships are required to be for safety, just like lanes on a freeway. Then there is fog, weather, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in Cali Posted April 16, 2011 #3 Share Posted April 16, 2011 You will be close enough to see the beacon from the lighthouses at night, but won't be close enough to see land during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted April 17, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I wonder how many miles out the shipping lanes are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverside Posted April 19, 2011 #5 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I wonder how many miles out the shipping lanes are? http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/# Gingee, click on the green squares, and that area will open in your browser....you can scroll right in to each individual ship if you wish, and right-click, and 'drag' the page to move the map - the same as 'mapquest' or 'google-maps'. 'Click' on a ship/boat, and the information for that vessel, including it's course, destination, eta., etc will come up. It appears that the 'lanes' along the West Coast run around 40 - 50 miles off-shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapete Posted April 19, 2011 #6 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Last year on the Oosterdam from San Diego to Vancouver we were between 60-80 miles out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted April 19, 2011 Author #7 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Wow. That is a long way to go out of the way. Seems like they would just go straight up (well not onto the land-LOL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted April 19, 2011 #8 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Wow. That is a long way to go out of the way. Seems like they would just go straight up (well not onto the land-LOL). Except it isn't a due north sailing. First of all San Diego is quite a bit east of Seattle, or even San Francisco. Secondly there are these things called islands in certain locations- off LA, Santa Barbara, San Francisco. Around many of those island are Marine Sanctuaries (and in some other locations as well) that require ships to stay west of them. Lastly, the closer to shore, the rougher it will be, due to currents and the continental shelf. And it is apparent rough is not a word you wish to use to describe your cruise.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted April 20, 2011 Author #9 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Dear Cruiserbruce - you are right. Rough is not good. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenish Posted April 29, 2011 #10 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Reno is west of LA (and north of course). Other things that push routes far out to sea are staying clear of whale migration routes, pleasure boats, and traffic in and out of areas like LA/Long Beach harbor, one of the world's busiest. Also they stay in international waters to keep the casinos and duty-free open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
above sea level cruiser Posted April 29, 2011 #11 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Dear Cruiserbruce - you are right. Rough is not good. LOL Dear Gingee I am sensing that you are scared to travel by ship. Don't be. You WILL be fine. The first time we cruised, we were ( I was ) freaked out. No worries whatsoever. You WILL be fine. You will be on a floating hotel worth almost a half a billion dollars..............you are safe and you will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted April 30, 2011 Author #12 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I know about the worries. As you can see, we have traveled on cruise ships before. I just hear people say how strong or high the waves are on this destination that kind of freaks me out. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy ks Posted April 30, 2011 #13 Share Posted April 30, 2011 We've only done one repo cruise so far. I don't remember rough water at all, but you never know with the Pacific Ocean! Just take along your seasick meds to be on the safe side. We'll be on a repo next Saturday (:)) and now I'm wishing we would have selected port side cabins instead of starboard. On the way back from Mexico a few years back, we had some wonderful sunsets to watch. Just didn't think about it in advance this time. You will be cruising with Lois, right? She's a sweetie! Have a wonderful cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted April 30, 2011 Author #14 Share Posted April 30, 2011 We are on the starboard side. I was hoping we could see land as we went up north. Probably not. Yes we are on the same cruise at Lois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted May 5, 2011 #15 Share Posted May 5, 2011 My ship repositioned from Mexico to Alaska last week. After leaving San Diego, air temperature dropped to the 40s and 50s and stayed there. From San Francisco, winds were over 80 mph. We had to close all the outside decks for 2 days, and drain swimming pools. The majority of pax were seasick for 2 days. Waves were 20 to 25 feet. We saved big money in the dining rooms. Many were too sick to eat. We were lucky that the seas were running straight down from the North. The ship was pitching quite a bit, but rolling was minimal. It rained non-stop from San Francisco to Victoria (2 days). The heavy seas caused us to arrive 4 hours late into Victoria. We had occasional glimpses of the tops of California mountains, through the fog, rain, and marine haze. This was one of the best California Coastals I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted May 6, 2011 Author #16 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Bruce - it sounded like a awful trip. What ports did you go to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
above sea level cruiser Posted May 6, 2011 #17 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Bruce - it sounded like a awful trip. What ports did you go to? I think Bruce works on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted May 7, 2011 #18 Share Posted May 7, 2011 We've only done one repo cruise so far. I don't remember rough water at all, but you never know with the Pacific Ocean! Just take along your seasick meds to be on the safe side. We'll be on a repo next Saturday (:)) and now I'm wishing we would have selected port side cabins instead of starboard. On the way back from Mexico a few years back, we had some wonderful sunsets to watch. Just didn't think about it in advance this time. You will be cruising with Lois, right? She's a sweetie! Have a wonderful cruise. Hi Kathy, thanks so much..and so are you:):D:) wish you were going to be home! But I know you are cruising too so its all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted May 7, 2011 #19 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I think Bruce works on the ship. Hi, I believe you are correct. Reading some of his postings they definitely sound like he works on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted May 28, 2011 Author #20 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Well we got home a few nights ago from our cruise. We went to a information meeting from one of the officers. He said they have to go about twenty miles or so out in the ocean. Something to do with the type of fuel and such (California law?). If they don't, it could cost a million dollars in gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted June 4, 2011 #21 Share Posted June 4, 2011 We've done two west coast northbound repo cruises and one PNW roundtrip cruise. Two out of three cruises have been very smooth, considering that going northbound the ship is going against the Pacific Current and onto the Columbia River. The first northbound cruise we hit a huge storm. Kids first cruise and it is still their favorite. All of the kids spent two whole days bobbing in the pool. :D (It was all, only 12 kids were on this cruise.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronrythm Posted June 4, 2011 #22 Share Posted June 4, 2011 In the zone extending 24 miles from the shoreline, California requires that cruise ships use low emissions fuel. As this is more expenive, they go further out, where they can use the less expensive stuff. Please note each ship has several different fuel tanks, so they can have different types of fuel. If caught burning the wrong fuel inside the 24 mile zone, the ship can be fined heavily. Enjoy Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted June 5, 2011 Author #23 Share Posted June 5, 2011 We were told by one of the officers the same thing as the previous poster said about having to go twenty-four miles out because of the fuel thing. We probably had ten children on our cruise. Unfortunately our ship only had a outside pool and it was a little cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy ks Posted June 5, 2011 #24 Share Posted June 5, 2011 We could sorta kinda see land, like the outline of mountains. Who knows, maybe they were low lying clouds ;) If we do a northbound repo again, we will definitely go for the port side balcony for the sunsets. We're looking into a short 3 night repo southbound in Sept. 2012 and will get a port side balcony for just the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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