Grandeur Baltimore to Bermuda - Seas??

[giadav]

Just booked the Grandeur out of Baltimore to Bermuda for Aug 14th. What can we expect the Seas to be like?

[NormanW]

I say this because they're brownish when you leave DMT, turn darker green as you get into the channel of the Chessie Bay, pass beneath 50 (BB) and well it's dark before you get out to blue water. Oh and they're usually wet and salty too!

 

Haha you're probably concerned about wave height! Just kidding there, you can get forecast (and hind or nowcast) data from the site below:

 

http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/main_int.html

 

This site has a plethora of useful information that directly relates to your experience at sea. Ship size is irrelevant, it's the size of the sea that matters. About the only thing you can do to avoid this is stay as close to the center (fulcrum) and as low as possible to avoid feeling movement which ideally should only be on the axis of pitch. Rolling is not often encountered on cruiseliners (thank goodness as most landlubbers would find this very fatiguing) but it can happen from time to time.

 

Anyhow, no need to worry - enjoy your cruise! :)

 

Cheers,

 

-Norman