Mr. Click Posted July 17 #1 Share Posted July 17 Does anyone have a web site for tracking the iceberg status for Prinz Christian Sund? I have read that the ice around Greenland is still pretty thick this year so I am wondering if ships are getting through the water there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d9704011 Posted July 17 #2 Share Posted July 17 Eastern entrance to Prinz Christian Sund is at approx 60N 43W. Plenty of ice in Cape Farewell area and it's being blown offshore of SE Greenland at the moment. Doubt if there is much shipping in the area without ice strengthened hull. chart1_CapeFarewell_202407160915_Colour.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blloyd78 Posted July 17 #3 Share Posted July 17 Qaqortoq, Nanortalik and Prince Christian Sound are all no-go due to ice. Nothing but expedition ships will be going anywhere for the foreseeable future - and even they are unlikely to head down the Sound. More details here: https://www.journeyintodarkness.co.uk/greenland-port-cancellations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Click Posted July 18 Author #4 Share Posted July 18 Thanks for all of the infomration. We will be there in about 4 weeks so for now it is watch and hope time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkster Posted July 18 #5 Share Posted July 18 7 hours ago, Mr. Click said: Does anyone have a web site for tracking the iceberg status for Prinz Christian Sund? I have read that the ice around Greenland is still pretty thick this year so I am wondering if ships are getting through the water there now? Click on the Kap Farvel box at the following site: http://polarportal.dk/en/sea-ice-and-icebergs/icebergs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkster Posted July 18 #6 Share Posted July 18 Also found this on another thread: The ice cap is releasing its grip on South Greenland 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Click Posted July 18 Author #7 Share Posted July 18 Thanks pkster, this gives me some hope.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyxie Posted July 18 #8 Share Posted July 18 16 hours ago, Mr. Click said: Thanks for all of the infomration. We will be there in about 4 weeks so for now it is watch and hope time. Same here. I'm nervous, but most of what I've read has said it should clear within the next month or so (at least enough for ships to return). Expedition ships are already getting through. At this point, just hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palace Posted July 19 #9 Share Posted July 19 Doesn’t look like we will be going through then as due to do so in 2 days time. Have already had 2 ports cancelled and tomorrows looks iffy. Never mind still enjoying the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobelover Posted July 22 #10 Share Posted July 22 Good information and links, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkster Posted July 23 #11 Share Posted July 23 Wow, what a change a week makes. Last week: Current: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Click Posted July 23 Author #12 Share Posted July 23 Thanks for the comparison. This gives me some hope for mid August. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted July 23 #13 Share Posted July 23 I hope to be in Qaqortog on Aug 2nd and through PCS on Aug 3rd. I'll try to remember to report back to this thread. Thank you, @Mr. Click for starting it! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Click Posted July 23 Author #14 Share Posted July 23 Thank you Alberta Quilter. I hope things open up for you. We should get there around August 20 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunnorl Posted July 31 #15 Share Posted July 31 We just went thru Prince Christian Sound a few days ago on HAL. Outstanding scenery! Many ice bergs of various sizes. but all went well. beautiful area!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blloyd78 Posted July 31 #16 Share Posted July 31 Consider me very jealous cunnorl. It's a great trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicklabs Posted July 31 #17 Share Posted July 31 6 hours ago, cunnorl said: We just went thru Prince Christian Sound a few days ago on HAL. Outstanding scenery! Many ice bergs of various sizes. but all went well. beautiful area!! So good to know!! We are scheduled for two passages through there in August. (Breathing a sigh of relief!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburgher Posted July 31 #18 Share Posted July 31 27 minutes ago, quicklabs said: We are scheduled for two passages through there in August. (Breathing a sigh of relief!) Sorry to disappoint, but although your itinerary may show two passages, cruise ships will normally only do one, whichever of the two has clear passage. It may be your first pass or it may be the second, but only one is the norm. Itineraries show two, usually one in each direction, as they don't know if one or none will be possible at the times you are there. Hopefully you will get a transit as it is stunningly beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicklabs Posted July 31 #19 Share Posted July 31 9 minutes ago, edinburgher said: Sorry to disappoint, but although your itinerary may show two passages, cruise ships will normally only do one, whichever of the two has clear passage. It may be your first pass or it may be the second, but only one is the norm. Itineraries show two, usually one in each direction, as they don't know if one or none will be possible at the times you are there. Hopefully you will get a transit as it is stunningly beautiful. We are doing a B2B cruise--one pass on each. Hopefully, we will get at least one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburgher Posted July 31 #20 Share Posted July 31 1 minute ago, quicklabs said: We are doing a B2B cruise--one pass on each. Hopefully, we will get at least one. B2B is of course different froim a round trip so you may get lucky and get two passages after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted August 2 #21 Share Posted August 2 We arrive in Qaqortoq in a couple of hours. There are a few icebergs (first icebergs I’ve ever seen!) and lots of fog now. When I woke up about an hour ago it was fairly clear but not now… I’ll report more later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blloyd78 Posted August 2 #22 Share Posted August 2 Fog seems to be a common feature of the approach to Qaqortoq 😄 https://www.journeyintodarkness.co.uk/qaqortoq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted August 2 #23 Share Posted August 2 The fog lifted before noon. It’s a beautiful day today. A few bergs in the bay but mostly clear of them. Here’s a pic for you to see. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted August 2 #24 Share Posted August 2 This is the closest iceberg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted August 3 #25 Share Posted August 3 Beautiful day in PCS today! Not many icebergs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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