hawaii cruise in Oct

[AZCruisergirl]

We are booked on a R/T cruise out of San Diego to Hawaii leaving mid Oct 2011. What kind of weather can I expect while at sea? I know Hawaii will be warm, but want to know if we will be able to use balcony for breakfast while going there and coming back.

[Aunty Pat]

It will be windy anytime of year because the ship usually cruises at full speed across the Pacific. The first day out of California and the last day before you return will be cool enough to need a jacket.

 

Aunty Pat

 

 

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[bbwex]

It might be a little cool if you are exposed to the breeze from the ship's movement, but it will be warm pretty much the whole way. If you are on your balcony, there is a wall blocking most of the wind, and if you are up on deck, there are walls blocking the wind in a lot of places. The ship will be going about 18 - 20 knots, and that's about 21 - 23 miles per hour, so you will have about a 20 mile per hour wind to factor in if you are exposed to it. That could be reduced or increased depending on the real wind wherever you are. Prevailing winds are such that you should have more relative wind (apparent wind) on the way to Hawaii, and less relative wind on the way back.

 

It all starts to sound complicated, but where you will be, if you were stationary, it would be warm. Now factor in the wind. If it's too cool on the way west, it should seem warmer on the way back.

[skrufy]

Wife and I cruised Hawaii in 2008. Our cruise was at the beginning of October of that year. The weather we encountered from Hawaii to San Diego was on the cool side. We had to wear sweatshirts or windbreakers most of the time up on the Lido deck.We used the hot tubs but skipped the cool water in the pools.