Bermuda Gale force winds

Gale force winds are expected in Bermuda the coming weekend. We are booked on a cruise leaving for Bermuda from NY tomorrow Oct. 23rd .

What are the chances of the destination of our cruise being changed?

Bermuda Longtail, how is the weather there, and am I right?

We are also heading for Bermuda tomorrow but on the Horizon out of Norfolk, VA. Rough seas are part of cruising and we will just have to tough it out until we get there Monday. Take along plenty of Bonine or whichever other meds you prefer. In regards to you question about changing destinations, not a chance, although getting into St. George's will never happen. It's just mostly high winds, not a hurricane. Although seas will be 12-18 ft on sunday and Monday. It's exciting.

We had gale force winds the day we left Hamilton on 10/10 and the captain annouced we were sailing home at 10:30 a.m., rather than the scheduled 4:00 p.m. to try and outrun a storm coming in.

The announcement was made at 8:30 a.m. and we were allowed off the ship in Hamilton until 10:00 a.m. About a thousand people swarmed the stores when they opened at 9:00 a.m. and wiped them out as most of us planned the last day to tour and shop around Hamilton but we only ended up having one hour there.

Seas were about 10 feet when we sailed and winds 47 mph. They closed the top pool deck by 11:00 a.m. and then the water literally blew out of the pool!!

A real funny site watching those who had prime chaise lounges get totally drenched!! We were still able to spend the day on deck and the wind subsided within a few hours and we were glad the decision had been made to sail early.

Just take a Bonine daily, and an extra 1/2 if really rough and you will be fine. Best to stay ahead of it as once you are sick, it doesn't really help and the dosage is "1 to 2 daily" but 2 makes me drowsy.

Our waiter said the new crew members who get sick are told by others to drink ginger ale and eat crackers and it works every time.

Have a wonderful trip and wish I were heading into the winds with you all!!!

That was quite a ride down to Bermuda last Saturday night/Sunday. I heard we (Horizon) had it better than the Zenith in terms of rough seas. Like a roller coaster ride. Lots of sick people. We were fine though.

Seems the Norwegain Majesty had a rough ride and passengers asking for refunds saying the coast guard downplayed the weather and they should have never left Bermuda. A few passengers were hurt but are ok.

http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041101/NEWS/111010133

I was on the Zenith last week and we were pretty battered on the way to Bermuda. Twenty foot waves. Even the crew and entertainers were sick. Passengers with the patch were also poping seasick pills. Our shows were switched around so that the dancers would not fly accross the floor unintended. The ship was a half day late getting in to Bermuda.

I heard from crew members on Horizon that Zenith dealt with 30+ foot waves.

On our Oct 9th sailing on Horizon, we had the same problem. Water was sloshing out of the pool, and they rescheduled the performances because of the motion of the ship. Our drinks steward in the dining room said it was the worst she had experienced on the Bermuda sailings, although it sounds like the Oct 16 and Oct 23 trips had similar problems. We couldn't get into St. Georges and spent the entire time in Hamilton. My wife hadn't taken anything in advance for seasickness because in eight previous cruises she had never had a problem. Once she started getting sick, though, she found Bonine in the ship's boutique, and they also had some bracelets which were worn on both wrists. The clerk very considerately put them on for her, since they had to be positioned in a very specific location on the each wrist. It took about six hours and then my wife was up and ready to head up to the casino. At dinner, I was the only person at our table on the first formal night. I got all kinds of special attention from the staff, who all felt sorry for me for being alone, and even the hostess came by and chatted for a while. A couple of days later, we got an invitation to the captain's table for the second formal night, and I'm convinced it was out of pity. LOL.

Allen