Mediterranean cruise

How are the seas on a Mediterranean cruise? Know for calm or known for rough?

How are the seas on a Mediterranean cruise? Know for calm or known for rough?

We've always have very calm seas but have sailed during the summer.

How are the seas on a Mediterranean cruise? Know for calm or known for rough?

Known for both and no one knows which or when ;p

We have always had relatively calm seas in the Med

Can be variable like anywhere else. Depends on storms and winds. We had great weather on our 21 days and never felt seas were a problem but no way to accurately predict any future dates. Certainly some times of year are more or less prone to storms so you might look at historical patterns.

I understand that you can’t predict . Just curious if the area was “known” for. We are set for May 20 2019 on Jewel of the Seas.

The water is wet and salty. Other than that, there is no way to give a meaningful prediction.

I understand that you can’t predict . Just curious if the area was “known” for. We are set for May 20 2019 on Jewel of the Seas.

Known for being "not boring."

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I understand that you can’t predict ��. Just curious if the area was “known” for. We are set for May 20 2019 on Jewel of the Seas.

Because of its shape and size, the Mediterranean rarely has high seas. The one area most likely to have rough weather is just south of Marseilles - where the "Mistral" a strong wind (usually cold) out of the north funnels down the Rhone valley and can stir things up between the Riveria and Corsica. It happens most frequently in late winter to early spring. That is the closest thing to "predictable" sea conditions in the Med.

Go Hutto Hippos!

I've been on seven Med cruises, all during the summer. No rough seas on any of them.

Because of its shape and size, the Mediterranean rarely has high seas. The one area most likely to have rough weather is just south of Marseilles - where the "Mistral" a strong wind (usually cold) out of the north funnels down the Rhone valley and can stir things up between the Riveria and Corsica. It happens most frequently in late winter to early spring. That is the closest thing to "predictable" sea conditions in the Med.

Thank you kindly!

Go Hutto Hippos!

 

I've been on seven Med cruises, all during the summer. No rough seas on any of them.

Go Hippos :)

I sailed Barcelona to Venice End of July/Early August 2013 and it was the calmest waters I've ever seen. Just FYI.

I sailed Barcelona to Venice End of July/Early August 2013 and it was the calmest waters I've ever seen. Just FYI.

Thank you 🙏🏻

We have been fortunate to cruise the Med 3 times. Our first cruise we had very rough seas one night between Sicily and Malta. DH was ill, wine glasses and ice bucket hit the floor, closet doors sliding back and forth. By morning the sail in to Malta was gorgeous. The following 2 cruises were flawless. However, it might be prudent to remember that the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked on Malta after 2 weeks of non-stop storms in the Mediterranean Sea!

Sea was very calm on our Mediterranean cruises

Because of its shape and size, the Mediterranean rarely has high seas. The one area most likely to have rough weather is just south of Marseilles - where the "Mistral" a strong wind (usually cold) out of the north funnels down the Rhone valley and can stir things up between the Riveria and Corsica. It happens most frequently in late winter to early spring. That is the closest thing to "predictable" sea conditions in the Med.

We've just returned from a Mistral -attacked cruise, and it was rough, wet and windy almost all the time- end of March to April 5th. We did wonder how they were coping on the brand new Symphony OTS which was next to us in some ports, and where much of the entertainment seems to be out on deck... the wind was too strong for most of our cruisers to be outside.

Also met with the same winds down the Pas de Lyons in October.

I lived on an island in the middle of the Med, Crete and can say you never know for sure about the winds. In the summer, the Sirocco's hot winds blow up from the Sahara in May, through September, and you just never know how the seas will be day to day. The closer you get the the Greek Islands, the more the hot Meltemi winds from the North become a factor in that area and along the Turkish coast during the same time. Having said that, the cruise ships rarely miss a port because of these winds. Just go and and enjoy the trip.

The closer you get the the Greek Islands, the more the hot Meltemi winds from the North become a factor in that area and along the Turkish coast during the same time. Having said that, the cruise ships rarely miss a port because of these winds. Just go and and enjoy the trip.

I know the Meltemi winds can cause ships to miss Mykonos from time to time (only at certain times of the year).

We have a friend who was in the Mediterranean and the ship was hit by a rogue wave.. They had to put into port to have some steel fixed.

DON

We had pretty choppy water between Seville & Barcelona. Enough at times that my thought was "If this was a plane, the seat belt sign would be on."

Almeria port stop was cancelled due to wind making it unsafe to get in & out. We stayed docked in Malaga an extra day instead.

It's best to always be prepared.

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Last October we had to skip one of the islands just north of Sicily (it was a tender port) because the seas were too rough. There was a strong west wind with high seas for several days. Three weeks later we had to skip our second stop in Malta and spend two days in Valletta, again because of high seas and a tender port. The other times we have been in Med we had no problems.