Just How Cold Is It In Feb Heading South From NYC to FL/Bahamas?

[gpa385]

Noob to cruising, and I'm on a ship leaving from NYC on Feb 2012 to FL/Bahamas with the fam (wife + 2 tweens). Knowing how cold it can be in Feb, isn't the ship going to be FREEEEEZING the first day or two at sea (and coming back)? Won't the pools freeze over? Won't the ship deck ice up? Or is there some kind of cover over most of the outdoor areas which would answer this? Like I said, never done this before.

 

Don't care about the rooms - assume there are heaters but we're not going to spend much time in the room.

 

I'm going no matter what the answer is - been itching to go on a cruise for years - but want to prepare myself and my family for what's to come.

 

Thanks!

[Karysa]

Noob to cruising, and I'm on a ship leaving from NYC on Feb 2012 to FL/Bahamas with the fam (wife + 2 tweens). Knowing how cold it can be in Feb, isn't the ship going to be FREEEEEZING the first day or two at sea (and coming back)? Won't the pools freeze over? Won't the ship deck ice up? Or is there some kind of cover over most of the outdoor areas which would answer this? Like I said, never done this before.

 

Don't care about the rooms - assume there are heaters but we're not going to spend much time in the room.

 

I'm going no matter what the answer is - been itching to go on a cruise for years - but want to prepare myself and my family for what's to come.

 

Thanks!

 

I have never cruised from New York but if you are serious about finding the answer to your questions then I would suggest that you search the cruise review section. Look for cruises that sailed out of New York in February in past years and see what the passengers say about the weather and what activities they did on board during sea days.

[marco]

We've sailed out of NY or NJ many, many times in Jan and Feb.. Because of the gulf stream, it can be in the 70's the next day, and the last day returning and sitting out on deck and in the pool is not a problem. NOT ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes, if there is a cold front along the east coast, it won't even get out of the 60's while in Fla and in the Bahamas. Take this week for instance, the high in Miami on Wed was 62 and Nassau is less than 100 miles east of there. Next week, it might be in the 80's. Sometimes the seas are smooth as glass, sometimes, a bit rough. Unfortunately, there really is no way to predict what the weather and seas are going to be like along the east coast in the winter months. I can guarantee you, however, the pools will NOT be frozen over!

[gpa385]

Thanks Marco. Helpful.

[sail7seas]

You cannot predict.

We sailed from NYC on Noordam, January 2007 and ran into a wonderfully warm streak. We actually ate our lunch, embarkation day, on outside deck wearing sweaters only. We sailed at 5 P.M. and when we woke the next morning, we were already off the coast of Virginia roughly. We spent the day on outside decks and it was wonderful. Few swim suits but few had a sweater or jacket.

 

Next morning we were off in 'summer weather'.

 

On the other hand, you well could run into 2' of snow on the ground and 10 degree temperatures.

 

 

 

[navybankerteacher]

Check the thread: "Weather Bayonne to Caribbean" -- many posts on the topic.