port canaveral

[clott]

looking at port canaveral web cam and see that disney and carnival aare still in port. anyone know why

[Diffuser87]

Winds are 40-60 knots till 9pm or so I heard. They're not going anywhere for awhile.

 

The Freedom managed to get out on time because the winds died down for a short period.

[Lionesss]

As I saw posted on the Disney threads, bad weather.

Freedom sailed.

20 foot waves

40knotts winds

Safe travels.

[clott]

i would think it would be worse being docked. i saw freedom leave and yes wind is horrible

[LeeBe]

I may be safer to be at the dock instead of trying to negotiate the channel out to sea. We had one RCI Captain tell us in one of the Q&A sessions that Port Canaveral was a very challenging port during periods of high wind. I live very nearby and it is blowing pretty good, I'm sure it is even worse at the port.

[snowbird1]

I may be safer to be at the dock instead of trying to negotiate the channel out to sea. We had one RCI Captain tell us in one of the Q&A sessions that Port Canaveral was a very challenging port during periods of high wind. I live very nearby and it is blowing pretty good, I'm sure it is even worse at the port.

 

It also depends on the ship, probably harder with the Monarch because it does not have Azipod propulsion which can be turned more to assist in high cross winds. Every ship has a set limit on the amount of cross winds the ship can handle before there is trouble, some higher than others.

[jagsfan]

It's narrow going out the channel, with the jetty on the starboard side. The wind is coming from the northeast, which would make getting out of there pretty challenging.

[Ander026]

Well I just checked the web cam and they are still there. At least they are not rocking and rolling at sea. I am sure the night time activities are in full swing. Interesting since they are still in port if the shops got speacial permision to open up along with the Casino on Carnival.

 

Now with the Monarch on the way back from Coc Cay will that be delayed coming in with this storm.

[Ander026]

Another good question out there is if the Cruise line set a definate time to leave and allowed guests off to visit the local eating places around the port.

[Ply474]

Hello everyone, The thread on Disney and carnival state that the Sensation is now staying in port till at least 7am tommorrow. the weather here is terrible....

 

Any status on the Freedom? last check was 11knots in the heart of the low. I cannot find an update. I am sure they are fine minus some rocking.... thats a huge ship!

[PH8]

Another good question out there is if the Cruise line set a definate time to leave and allowed guests off to visit the local eating places around the port.

I doubt anyone would want to get off the ship in that nasty weather.......If I was them,I would just enjoy all the ship has to offer..

[Capebreck]

Freedom sailed the main ship channel today in a maximum of 62 knots of cross winds. A record. The wind picked up from 30 knots as it was leaving the dock to 52 knots and then just got worse.

[Ander026]

Hello everyone, The thread on Disney and carnival state that the Sensation is now staying in port till at least 7am tommorrow. the weather here is terrible....

 

Any status on the Freedom? last check was 11knots in the heart of the low. I cannot find an update. I am sure they are fine minus some rocking.... thats a huge ship!

 

Well I can see that as a possibility. Since those Terminals are not used in the morning. Freedom could have stayed as well but then that would either delay the Monarch or move the Monarch to a different Terminal.

[Ander026]

I doubt anyone would want to get off the ship in that nasty weather.......If I was them,I would just enjoy all the ship has to offer..

 

I agree the last 2 days have been horrible in weather. Unfoturnatly I had to work the last 2 days in these conditions at WDW. I drove most of yesturday and today in the rain and wind.

[jagsfan]

Not a very happy start to the cruise...but they might be more comfortable than the pax on Freedom. Hopefully this will be mostly over by morning. Here in Jax it's supposed to be the worst tomorrow.

[PH8]

I agree the last 2 days have been horrible in weather. Unfoturnatly I had to work the last 2 days in these conditions at WDW. I drove most of yesturday and today in the rain and wind.

Theme parks never close,do they?? My daughter works at Busch Gardens in all kinds of weather too.

[snowbird1]

Hello everyone, The thread on Disney and carnival state that the Sensation is now staying in port till at least 7am tommorrow. the weather here is terrible....

 

Any status on the Freedom? last check was 11knots in the heart of the low. I cannot find an update. I am sure they are fine minus some rocking.... thats a huge ship!

 

Just saw an update she hasn't gone far, in fact she apparently has turned into the swell way it looked, this was from about 1 hour ago and now she has dropped off the tracker again. A buoy out there 20 miles off PC was reporting Sustained winds of over 40 knots and gust to 58 knots at 920 ET. The last sea height it showed was 22 feet but no sea data for the last hour or two.

[Capt_BJ]

if the pilot decides he can not safely get off the ship once they clear the harbor, further movements are suspended. Similarly if a ship wanted to come in but the pilot can not board - they wait.

 

would not be the first time that after the first ship left and they {pilot} managed to get off (or maybe didn't and are still there?????) the word came "no more for now"

 

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don't know in this case, just another experience from the bridge

[Capt_BJ]

SENSATION is passing the jetties now, heading out. Appears Disney left b4 as they are not here now.