Why Curacao THEN Aruba then Bonaire?

[fstuff1]

 

wouldnt it be more efficient to do Aruba first, then Curacao then Bonaire.

and with the time saved, give us passengers more time at one of those ports?

 

[beerman2]

7 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

 

wouldnt it be more efficient to do Aruba first, then Curacao then Bonaire.

and with the time saved, give us passengers more time at one of those ports?

 

Could be a berthing issue at 1 port or the other. With the newer mega-ships some ports may only be able to handle 1 of those.

 

Some ports may choose to control the # of passengers per day.

 

BTW Curaçao is gorgeous sailing out of at night.

[Paul Bogle]

The ABC islands are so close it doesn't matter. Which ever order the ship calls on them it still spends most of the night in between going in circles. 

[DZcreature]

This is an incredible itinerary. What ship is this on, and when is it available? 

[Trimone]

The Dawn now..

[fstuff1]

3 hours ago, Paul Bogle said:

The ABC islands are so close it doesn't matter. Which ever order the ship calls on them it still spends most of the night in between going in circles. 

interesting.. why waste fuel and go in circles?

why not just anchor just outside in intl waters of the next port till docking time?

[VideoTech]

11 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

interesting.. why waste fuel and go in circles?

why not just anchor just outside in intl waters of the next port till docking time?

 

Depth of water may prevent anchoring. Also a ship at anchor may not ride as smoothly as one that takes a slow course in the direction of the smoothest ride for the passengers (plus, ship's stabilizers work like airplane wings and the ship must be moving through the water for them to have effect). A ship at anchor can't quickly take avoiding action for storms or other ships. And the ship's engines have to be running anyway for electrical power, so it's only a minimal impact on cost to cruise slowly offshore....the azipods that drive most ships these days are electric motors powered by the generators in the engine room. 

Edited December 15, 2018 by VideoTech

[ColinIllinois]

21 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

interesting.. why waste fuel and go in circles?

why not just anchor just outside in intl waters of the next port till docking time?

 

Because anchoring defeats the purpose of cruising.  People enjoy sea days.  🙂

[cathi007]

That is an awesome itinerary!!!! It stinks, I am a teacher and can't go now, I wish they had that itinerary during the summer

[fstuff1]

33 minutes ago, cathi007 said:

That is an awesome itinerary!!!! It stinks, I am a teacher and can't go now, I wish they had that itinerary during the summer

lol.. summer is hurricane season!

plus EXTREMELY HOT in the carribean in the summer.

thats why canada/alaska cruises are popular in the summer

[fstuff1]

4 hours ago, ColinIllinois said:

 

Because anchoring defeats the purpose of cruising.  People enjoy sea days.  🙂

what are you talking about?

what sea days going between the ABC islands??

[CozGurl]

I can hardly wait to do this cruise next month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sunseeker11]

I’m on it next month as well!  Except we have Tortola instead of St. Thomas.  Amazing itinerary 

[shof515]

12 hours ago, beerman2 said:

Could be a berthing issue at 1 port or the other. With the newer mega-ships some ports may only be able to handle 1 of those..

 

also depending on the day it could be cheaper too..like a tuesday is cheaper then a monday or so

[cathi007]

1 hour ago, fstuff1 said:

lol.. summer is hurricane season!

plus EXTREMELY HOT in the carribean in the summer.

thats why canada/alaska cruises are popular in the summer

Yeah I know but it's either the hot summer or the really expensive Christmas break 😞

[fstuff1]

58 minutes ago, Sunseeker11 said:

I’m on it next month as well!  Except we have Tortola instead of St. Thomas.  Amazing itinerary 

tortola finally has docks!

no more tendering.

no more canceled tortola ports because seas were too rough for the tenders. (although everyone got $100 back on their credit cards for this so my 11day cruise went from $399 to $299! 😄 )

[Skipper305]

OP sit back, relax and leave the driving to us.

[KateQ22003]

12 hours ago, fstuff1 said:

lol.. summer is hurricane season!

plus EXTREMELY HOT in the carribean in the summer.

thats why canada/alaska cruises are popular in the summer

 

I believe the ABC islands are out of the hurricane zone.

[newmexicoNita]

23 hours ago, fstuff1 said:

 

wouldnt it be more efficient to do Aruba first, then Curacao then Bonaire.

and with the time saved, give us passengers more time at one of those ports?

 

different sailing do it differently. It could have to do with how many ships are in which ports at a given day. It really make no difference as the 3 islands are just a few miles apart. We have sailed sailed Aruba first and sometimes the other way around. Our Feb cruise will be Aruba, Bonaire and the Curacao. 

[newmexicoNita]

32 minutes ago, KateQ22003 said:

 

I believe the ABC islands are out of the hurricane zone.

You are right or let's say pretty safely they have never gotten hit by a big one. 

D

to those who are wondering why or wondering about the waste of fuel: Does it really make a difference? Let's just say, it is a wonderful itinerary and for those who are going to be sailing you won't be sorry. We are going to do a similar itinerary; No Granada but Barbados. and St Kitts are on our route. I am sorry we are not doing Granada. 

[don't-use-real-name]

Doesn't make much of difference whether at anchor or cruising the engines will still be burning fuel to keep

the electrics running - all those fancy do-dads USB charging devices lighting and TV in the cabin - lighting and

ventilation thru out the ship - the elevators - power for the stage lighting - and the list keeps going on and on.

The DAWN has azipods electrical driven propellers that are used to not only move the ship forward or in reverse

but also as thrusters in positioning the ship at a pier.

If the anchors are dropped an electrical winch is used to raise them.

Lowering and raising the Life Boats from their davits for tendering is an electrical function.

Also without electricity the Casino would not function and while the ship putt putts all night between two

or three islands this is prime gambling time - Oh and the gifts duty free shops need lighting too.

And you certainly would not want to have a electrical failure in tallying up your on board account ! LOL !

 

Remember what happened to the Carnival Triumph when it lost its main power - basic battery power and

cold meals was all that could be mustered.

 

newmexicoNita has the answer enjoy the itinerary no matter which way it is organized and I may add

hope for no missed port calls.