GPS track of 6/15 Century 12-day Baltic cruise

[mkbruce]

The following link contains a JPG image from Google Earth with the Century's track through the Baltic Sea from the 6/15/07 cruise.

 

http://home.austin.rr.com/magnus/Cruise_Track.jpg

 

I captured the track using a portable GPS with an antenna on our balcony (very geeky, I know, but the end result is pretty cool).

 

The itinerary was as follows:

 

Amsterdam

At sea

Copenhagen

At sea

Stockholm

Helsinki

St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg

Tallin

Klaipeda

At sea

At sea

Amsterdam

 

Magnus

[Jim_Iain]

Very cool indeed... Tell me more on how you tracked it. Did you have to have Google Earth Pro?? What type of antenna? GPS? etc I have tried before but would loose signal.

[mkbruce]

I used a Garmin GPSMAP 60Cx with a Gilsson external antenna (they make one with a 25 ft cable). The antenna is magnetic, so it sticks to most of the surfaces on the balcony.

 

I let the GPS log the track for each 'leg' of the cruise (i.e. between each of the ports) and then saved each leg to a new track file on GPS. I then used Google Earth Plus ($10-$15 subscription fee per year) to import the tracks and display them.

[BurBunny]

Very, very cool. Thank you! Might have to play with that myself in August. Thank you for doing this for us. The visual is great!

[mws]

we are on the Jul 21 st of this same cruise.

[SAN]

I was on this cruise too. Thanks for the map of the GPS, but does it show how we rocked and rolled on the last day of the cruise? LOL

[STP1972]

I used a Garmin GPSMAP 60Cx with a Gilsson external antenna (they make one with a 25 ft cable). The antenna is magnetic, so it sticks to most of the surfaces on the balcony.

 

I let the GPS log the track for each 'leg' of the cruise (i.e. between each of the ports) and then saved each leg to a new track file on GPS. I then used Google Earth Plus ($10-$15 subscription fee per year) to import the tracks and display them.

 

Hi Magnus. I have the same Garmin model and want to check with you about your Track interval settings. I want to log all the legs of my 12/29 Crown Princess route.

 

Thanks.

 

Harold

[mkbruce]

Hi Magnus. I have the same Garmin model and want to check with you about your Track interval settings. I want to log all the legs of my 12/29 Crown Princess route.

 

Thanks.

 

Harold

 

I used the default settings (Tracks, Setup, Record Method: Auto, Interval: Normal) and it had no problems logging a track for 12-18 hours. I started the track just before sail-away and stopped when we arrived in port (this was easy - just turn on the GPS before dinner and stop tracking when you wake up in the morning). I downloaded the track and reset it each day.

 

You can also record tracks to the microSD card, which will give you more track points, especially with a large card. The 60Cx supports up to 2MB microSD cards.

 

Magnus

[STP1972]

I used the default settings (Tracks, Setup, Record Method: Auto, Interval: Normal) and it had no problems logging a track for 12-18 hours. I started the track just before sail-away and stopped when we arrived in port (this was easy - just turn on the GPS before dinner and stop tracking when you wake up in the morning). I downloaded the track and reset it each day.

 

You can also record tracks to the microSD card, which will give you more track points, especially with a large card. The 60Cx supports up to 2MB microSD cards.

 

Magnus

 

Thanks, Magnus, for the fast reply. I will use those settings and record to my 2GB card.

 

Harold