Rare babs135 Posted September 22, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Just curious. Forecasters are saying that we could have a long and hard winter (if you believe them!). If this did happen and Southampton port was closed (I did say worst case scenario) where would the Queen Mary 2 dock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted September 22, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 22, 2018 can't imagine how bad a winter would have to be for Cunard to dock elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 22, 2018 #3 Share Posted September 22, 2018 What weather are you thinking of? Very strong winds? Presumably she'd just wait in the lee of the Isle of Wight for them to abate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare babs135 Posted September 22, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted September 22, 2018 What weather are you thinking of? Very strong winds? Presumably she'd just wait in the lee of the Isle of Wight for them to abate. According to the Daily Fail and the Express it's going to be everything from snow and ice to biting cold. I did say it would be worse case scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 22, 2018 #5 Share Posted September 22, 2018 None of those would stop her docking, though they might cause problems, with supplying the ship and for passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soraya Posted September 22, 2018 #6 Share Posted September 22, 2018 They also said in March that we were going to have the wettest summer ever! Love the mail weather forecasts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuffleboard Dude Posted September 22, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 22, 2018 According to the Daily Fail and the Express it's going to be everything from snow and ice to biting cold.I did say it would be worse case scenario. Evidently they were able to sell another round of their garbage to the general public. There's a reason the shipping forecast isn't published six months in advance. In Southampton I would expect the problems to be with the lorries carrying the supplies on the motorways but never with the ship itself. In the North Sea and particularly in Hamburg navigational problems can occur. In March 2018 the AIDAperla couldn't reach Hamburg for a turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jack E Dawson Posted September 23, 2018 #8 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Southampton is a pretty protected port. I can't imagine any weather system short of a hurricane (does the UK get hurricanes?) that could keep the QM2 from docking. NYC might be another matter. Trying to clear the Varrazzano-Narrows Bridge in a Nor-easter might be a challenge. However, we were on the QM2 docking in Brooklyn a few weeks ago and watched from our Deck-4 sheltered balcony in a blowing rain storm as the crew maneuvered 160 million pounds of ship to within 3 inches of lining up perfectly with the gangway. Pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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