randolph Posted September 14, 2004 #1 Share Posted September 14, 2004 What was you experience cruising in one of the recent hurricanes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaLee Posted September 14, 2004 #2 Share Posted September 14, 2004 No one cruised in a hurricane! They were all diverted, re-routed, extended, shortened, etc. to AVOID sailing in a hurricane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isujim Posted September 14, 2004 #3 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Well...........directly NO...........but Last year (I think) our cruise on the Rhapsody of the Seas went on the edge of Hurricane Isidore..........we still had 25ft waves and gale force winds for 36 hours..........it still made for an interesting cruise........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongerob Posted September 14, 2004 #4 Share Posted September 14, 2004 We skirted Fabian last fall. The center of the storm was well over 200 miles away. We still had fairly high seas and strong winds, but not strong enough to close the promenade deck except for the bow area. It made for an interesting evening, with most people taking it in stride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randolph Posted September 14, 2004 Author #5 Share Posted September 14, 2004 We too played hide and seek with a hurricane a year ago on the Zuiderdam. Missed St.Martin but got an extra sea day which was fun. Heck, they even refunded about $7 each port tax and give us a glass of champagne at dinner (was hoping for more, but not to be). Seas weren't too bad for most though, guess we were lucky. Did not purchase travel insurance (cheap bast_ _ _), but after all these recent hurricanes and possible cancelled/missed cruises, I may reconsider for future cruises in hurricane season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaLee Posted September 14, 2004 #6 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Good points guys, but he was asking about RECENT hurricane cruisers, so I assumed he meant anyone who had cruised during Charley or Frances :o not past hurricane experiences. TinaLee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyfighter Posted September 14, 2004 #7 Share Posted September 14, 2004 We cruised with CP during hurricane frances and the captain did a marvelous job by sailing on the calmer side of the sea. We did feel the wave on Sunday night and I've heard some passenger got sick... this was when we were heading back to the port. It was a bonus cruise for us since we got 2 extra days out of it with an overnight at Cozumel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophotogirl Posted September 14, 2004 #8 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I was on the 5 day Caribbean Princess cruise and have perfect seas the whole time. Bearly ever felt the ship was moving. The water was such a pretty blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbbyGirl Posted September 14, 2004 #9 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Just got off the Golden on Sunday. We were re-routed and the seas, the winds, the skys were awesome all week with a few rain showers late in the evening I think 2 days... Supposed to be Sun- San Juan Mon- At Sea Tues- Barbados Weds- St Lucia Thurs- Antiqua Fri- St. Marteen Sat- St. Thomas Sun San Juan Ended up Sun- San Juan Mon- At Sea Tues- Curaco Weds- Isla Margarita Thurs- St Lucia Fri- Antiqua Sat- St. Thomas Sun San Juan Royal's Adventure of the Seas and Carnival's Destiney were also in port in San Juan and we ran into RC's in St Lucia and St Thomas They were supposed to have 2 sea days and hit 4 ports. They ended up in Aruba, St Lucia, St Marteen, and St. THomas. Not exactly sure where they were originally headed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsetme Posted September 14, 2004 #10 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I was on the 9 day CP, never had calmer seas in 10 cruises. We had the best weather as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcs81m Posted September 14, 2004 #11 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I was on the Sept 5th Golden. One night we came within 120 miles of Ivan. The ship was rocking but it was definately manageable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusyl Posted September 14, 2004 #12 Share Posted September 14, 2004 With Hurricane Frances covering the entire state of Florida the safest place to be was on a cruise ship. The Captain kept the ship in calm waters and sunshine. Guess I slept through any rocking on Sunday night. It was a great extended cruise in a wonderful cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merela Posted September 15, 2004 #13 Share Posted September 15, 2004 cruising in the midst of Frances and Ivan. It was a major test just trying to get to Miami from the west coast on the weekend of 9/4. It took my parents 2 days (and an extra ticket) to get there. Then their ship, Explorer of the Seas, changed course from Eastern Caribbean to Western Caribbean to avoid the IVAN only to meet IVAN when IVAN went westward. They only had 3 ports of call (Cozumel, Costa Maya, and Bahamas). Big ships do well in strong winds. They all said they don't really feel anything inside the ship, but on the deck, the winds were really strong. At least they made it. But after doing a b2b, Princess wins hands down! Food is better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonmullins Posted September 15, 2004 #14 Share Posted September 15, 2004 We were on 8/28 sailing of Caribbean Princess. The captain did a great job of finding nice smooth sailing!! I also enjoyed the extra days on ship. Yes we were delayed being able to fly home, but for us it was a blessing in disguise as we got to visit with some of my husbands family in Miami. Princess did an excellent job of taking care of us. I was worried about going during hurricane season but we lucked out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av8r Posted September 16, 2004 #15 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Just off the Golden Princess last Sunday. Didn't feel a thing. Wife said she felt a little during the night one night. Only a couple of short rain squalls during one afternoon. Capt did a great job keeping it fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untailored bostonian Posted September 16, 2004 #16 Share Posted September 16, 2004 It was like a lake.:mad: Even the night we got back to Ft Lauderdale!:mad::mad: With all that sizzle, I wanted some steak! Heck, I would have paid extra if we had taken on Frances at sea!:p:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untailored bostonian Posted September 16, 2004 #17 Share Posted September 16, 2004 The captain did a great job of finding nice smooth sailing!! Yeah, but he sounded so despondent! I was at the counter of the photo gallery the day after the first announcement, and commented that he sounded so depressed. I asked if they thought it was because of the uncertainty surrounding our cruise. I was told “No, he always sounds like that. If you think this is bad, you should hear him perform a wedding!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devora Posted September 16, 2004 #18 Share Posted September 16, 2004 We also got off the Golden last Sunday, and other than changing 2 ports the cruise and weather was great. However, we were at the Beaches Resort on Turks the week before the cruise, and hurricane Frances came right over the island and they evacuated us to the main building where we had to stay for 22hours. We slept on chairs in the lobby. The only damage done to the resort was landscaping. However, since we lost 2 days of our 7 day vacation, they(Beaches & Sandals resorts) have a hurricane guarantee which entitles the guests to a free replacement vacation including air fare. So for losing 2 days, we now have another 7 day free vacation including air, good for 1 year from the date of the hurricane. And it also can be used at any of the Sandals or Beaches resorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGAGE Posted September 16, 2004 #19 Share Posted September 16, 2004 We were on RCCL AOS last week and had one rough period of time on a sea day...Tuesday I think...they closed the helipad and the Solarium pool and I think the other pools as well. We took video of it...the seas were pretty nasty but our ship and Captain held up beautifully. A few years back we were coming back into the port of Miami on the Imagination and dealt with Hurricane Georges...I literally almost rolled out of my bed early that morning...or was that the cocktails??? :) :) :) Seriously though...the sea was really rough that morning...but we survived! Hopefully the Caribbean will calm down a little bit these next few weeks and months...but the season isn't over yet!!! Happy cruising to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anitashel Posted September 19, 2004 #20 Share Posted September 19, 2004 just off the 9/11/4 cp. although we skirted 2 different hurricanes and changed the itinerary twice, the seas were very calm and the weather ideal. we only hit rain once for about 15 minutes, which was awesome. we also saw some lightning off in the distance at night, which was really awesome. the island of jamaica had trees down, signs blown over, roofs off and had just gotten their electricity and water restored. the water was not very rough and was still pretty blue, but a little cloudy. the bahamas didn't have any visible damage, but the water was pretty cloudy for snorkeling, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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