Transatlantic in May

[arielrocks]

Originally Posted by duchy

I love sea days and would happily do a cruise to nowhere , however one year years ago we sailed Southampton to the Caribbean in May and force eight gales weren’t a lot of fun !

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I guess that’s the risk with T/A. Just can’t tell what the crossing will be like.

Sounds daft but how had was it when it was rough? And how long did it last? I know they usually try and sail around but sometimes can’t.

[Omega1]

Originally Posted by arielrocks

I guess that’s the risk with T/A. Just can’t tell what the crossing will be like.

Sounds daft but how had was it when it was rough? And how long did it last? I know they usually try and sail around but sometimes can’t.

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On one of our transatlantics, hurricane Sandy was brewing. We changed route, missed the Azores and went to Madeira instead. We then followed Sandy for a couple of days up to Fort Lauderdale which was quite bumpy but not too bad.

[duchy]

Originally Posted by arielrocks

I guess that’s the risk with T/A. Just can’t tell what the crossing will be like.

Sounds daft but how had was it when it was rough? And how long did it last? I know they usually try and sail around but sometimes can’t.

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It was probably two bad days.
I do recall sitting in the dining room and with every course more and more people disappeared
As you say it’s lack of the draw, sailing back it was like a mill pond.

[dee slack]

been on 3 TA and 23 cruises total (many lines) but one of our absolute favourite cruises was an 8 day, no ports from S'ton to NY (New Jersey) on RC Anthem of the Seas a few years ago!
The weather had a few bad days but overall ok. For us, the ship was brilliant as it had so many things to do, but could have been an entirely different trip on a ship will less to do, so maybe look at a repositioning cruise with a bigger ship?

[arielrocks]

Originally Posted by dee slack

been on 3 TA and 23 cruises total (many lines) but one of our absolute favourite cruises was an 8 day, no ports from S'ton to NY (New Jersey) on RC Anthem of the Seas a few years ago!
The weather had a few bad days but overall ok. For us, the ship was brilliant as it had so many things to do, but could have been an entirely different trip on a ship will less to do, so maybe look at a repositioning cruise with a bigger ship?

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The problem we have is that we only have a 2 week window in May to go. It’s the only TA in that time frame. Other than that we could do P and O Med but that doesn’t feel as ‘special’ as TA. Don’t know why though.

[vampiress88]

Originally Posted by arielrocks

The problem we have is that we only have a 2 week window in May to go. It’s the only TA in that time frame. Other than that we could do P and O Med but that doesn’t feel as ‘special’ as TA. Don’t know why though.

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For me the cruise comes down to ports I want to visit and price.
I can deal with a few boring days so long I eventually get what I want ie a port.

[SimonB]

Queen Mary 2 isn’t a standard cruise ship and is geared up for rough seas. We’ve only done a short Hamburg to Southampton cruise on her but you couldn’t even feel you were at sea.

I’ve been on the Queen Victoria in a force 8 across Biscay and that moved a bit but I think Queen Mary 2 is a totally different kettle of fish.

[arielrocks]

Originally Posted by SimonB

Queen Mary 2 isn’t a standard cruise ship and is geared up for rough seas. We’ve only done a short Hamburg to Southampton cruise on her but you couldn’t even feel you were at sea.

I’ve been on the Queen Victoria in a force 8 across Biscay and that moved a bit but I think Queen Mary 2 is a totally different kettle of fish.

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We’ve been on QM2 before, she’s stunning. Love Elizabeth as well but a totally different feel. Yet to try Victoria.

[SimonB]

Originally Posted by arielrocks

We’ve been on QM2 before, she’s stunning. Love Elizabeth as well but a totally different feel. Yet to try Victoria.

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We’ve been on all 3. Victoria is practically identical to Elizabeth just with darker wood decor. We’re on Victoria again in April. On Victoria there is a display containing the Blue Peter badge that Stephen Payne was presented with .

[Sandraoh40]

We are doing this in May coming. It’s our first ‘cruise’ and we picked it as my dh hates the thought of a traditional one with ports. We are really looking forward to having a week of peace and quite just the 2 of us. There does seem to be loads to do on the ship if we want to.
The QM2 is an ocean liner and not a cruise ship, it’s designed to do this voyage so I’m not worried about feeling it moving too much if the weather is bad.