Ship Stability

[SetAnOpenCourse]

Despite what folks have said to the contrary, physics is physics and sheer size will determine the amount of motion felt in the same sea of like designs.

Derek

 

Are "like designs" difficult to determine? If designs are categorized, perhaps with knowledge of a few terms used in categorization, and a little research on the ships which are scheduled for their desired intinerary, those who are sufficiently concerned about seasickness could choose accordingly (either with design in mind or strictly by weight).

Edited March 12, 2014 by SetAnOpenCourse

[MasterNotCommander]

The S and R class do seem to be very capable ships, particularly on the South America runs (I did several years of those) and how a ship performs in rough seas is a combination of size and design.

I think that it's more important to choose the sailing area and time of year that you sail over the ship when it comes to sea sickness, because in rough weather all ships of all sizes will have some motion and for someone who gets easily seasick it doesn't matter with its a slightly movement or pronounced one, it still can be debilitating. For instance the South America Valparaiso to Rio or Buenos Aires with lots of sea days in seas which are often rough could be a pretty miserable cruise for some, whereas Caribbean in summer can be pretty bad.

When the Noordam used to do New York-Caribbean runs in the middle of winter at full speed, it could get a bit uncomfortable for the 2 days sailing at either end of the cruise.