NYC to Eastern Carribbean 9 Day in Feb

Just curious...I'm wondering what the weather will be when we wake up the next day after we leave NY. Do we have weather warm enough to swim on the ship? How far do we get from when we leave until the next morning?

People swim in the pools when ships are in Alaska, so it's really up to you if you want to go for a dip.

The air temp is unlikely to be 70 degrees when you wake up the next morning, if that's your question.

Count on cold weather the first and last days. The closer you get to the Caribbean, the warmer it will be. By the time you get to the Florida coast, you should be hitting 70 degrees (unless Florida is having a cold spell in which case it will be cold on the ship). Some ships will close the roof over the pool so it becomes and 'indoor' pool the first and last days.

you can expect rough seas on the first and last days as well.

The first sea day you are close to the Carolina's. We cruise quite often in the winter months including January and February to get away from the cold here in Jersey. The majority of the times, the first and last sea days are quite cool and not warm enough for swimming, some will go into the hot tub. There have been only a handful of times that the first and last sea day was warm enough to go swimming. By the morning of the second sea day, weather is perfect for swimming. As far as the sea conditions, no one can predict whether the seas will be rough or not any time of the year unless they have a crystal ball.

January, 2007 we sailed Noordam out of NYC. The day we boarded, was aberrant weather in NYC and we ate our lunch outside on open deck is was so warm. Of course, no one can promise you that but it does happen.

In any case, You will likely be roughly off the coast of VA when you wake the first morning. It should be relatively comfortable and perhaps a sweater may be needed or not. We were at the pool, in shorts but not swimsuits, because the weather was so amazing. You will be roughly southern Florida or Bahamas second morning depending upon the speed the ship travels.

Unfortunately, many ships are sailing slower these days as it is big fuel saver so it may take you longer to get south.

We had fine day our first starting back to NYC but the second day was cold.

I'd do that cruise again without hesitation. It was 10 or 11 days round trip.

I meant to add our seas were very calm sailing south and only moderate swells on the return trip.

Even with ships sailing slower, you are likely to be in the 70 degree water of the Gulf Stream by early afternoon of your first sea day. While it might be rough, you have a reasonable chance of enjoying mill-pond flat water all they way down.

Cape Hatteras is the most likely area if you will encounter rough seas.

As you're traveling on the brand new Quantum of the Seas, there is an indoor pool with a glass enclosed roof. You can certainly swim here on the first sea out of New Jersey. The roof will be opened once you reach warmer climes near Florida.

Jonathan

Just curious...I'm wondering what the weather will be when we wake up the next day after we leave NY. Do we have weather warm enough to swim on the ship? How far do we get from when we leave until the next morning?

If you are on Quantum of the Seas in February, I just want to let you know that you will be cruising out of Bayonne N. J. and not the port in N.Y. Don't want you to incur additional expenses for driving to the incorrect port.

you can expect rough seas on the first and last days as well.

Well, this totally depends on the weather. It can be rough or smooth any day of the trip in the Atlantic and Carribean