Sailing from Sydney to Hawaii, which side of the ship gets the most sun.

Hi everyone, we are thinking of booking a balcony cabin on a transpacific cruise. My question is which side of the ship port side or starboard gets the most afternoon sun.

Because you will be heading on a general northerly course it is likely that the port side will get more afternoon sun.

(Will anyone be surprised if some poster comes up with the traditional irrelevant question: "What ship?"?)

(Will anyone be surprised if some poster comes up with the traditional irrelevant question: "What ship?"?)

That's pretty funny - exactly what I was thinking!! LOL

All a person has to do is look at a map and you can easily tell which one will be the "sunny side of the street."

Smooth Sailing! :) :) :)

Would it make a difference as to what time of year the cruise is?

The sun still rises in the east and sets in the west.

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The sun still rises in the east and sets in the west.

 

 

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But, what if you were sailing in the other direction?

The top side.

but, what if you were sailing in the other direction?

then the other side

then the other side

Would that apply on Princess?

The sun still rises in the east and sets in the west.

 

 

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Not always. Superman, 1978 became so angry over the death of his beloved Lois Lane that he spun the earth backwards for several days. Each day the sun rose in the west and set in the east. I saw it on tv so it must be true..

But, what if you were sailing in the other direction?

The question specified going from Sydney to Hawaii so there was no ambiguity about the direction. If you try to sail around the Earth in the other direction to go the long way round, there is ice and land in the way.

The sun still rises in the east and sets in the west.

 

 

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And almost all Sydney to Hawaii cruises are in the spring - generally repositioning from spending time in the Southern hemisphere summer to the Northern hemisphere.

And almost all Sydney to Hawaii cruises are in the spring - generally repositioning from spending time in the Southern hemisphere summer to the Northern hemisphere.

No most are in Autumn, as they leave Australia.

No most are in Autumn, as they leave Australia.

Good point, I meant calendar spring (i.e. March, April, May) rather than spring weather in the southern hemisphere.

Don't forget to factor in Daylight Savings Time. :confused:

Lol...you can find places in the sun..the entire public deck space is available to you! Balconies generally only get early morning or late afternoon sun, due to the decks above you....you don't want to plant yourself on your balcony and expect perfection.

How about the people that think the earth is flat

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Good point, I meant calendar spring (i.e. March, April, May) rather than spring weather in the southern hemisphere.

Are you sure you know what you meant?

“calendar spring” in the Southern Hemisphere starts in Seotember. Are you going to be Hemisphere-centric about this?

Lol...you can find places in the sun..the entire public deck space is available to you! Balconies generally only get early morning or late afternoon sun, due to the decks above you....you don't want to plant yourself on your balcony and expect perfection.

Do you sail on ships where higher deck balconies extend further out than lower ones?

Good point, I meant calendar spring (i.e. March, April, May) rather than spring weather in the southern hemisphere.

Please don't be one of those Hemisphobic cruisers.;p Our calendar has spring in September, October and December.

How about the people that think the earth is flat

 

 

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They don't cruise as they may go over the edge.;p

They don't cruise as they may go over the edge.;p

That’s true

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Please don't be one of those Hemisphobic cruisers.;p Our calendar has spring in September, October and December.

When did they change it to December???:o:rolleyes:;)

When did they change it to December???:o:rolleyes:;)

Southern Hemisphere Spring has always run from about September 21 to December 21 ( which includes most of the month).

Southern Hemisphere Spring has always run from about September 21 to December 21 ( which includes most of the month).

Not in Australia, it runs 1 Sept to 30 Nov. an artefact of the fact that our seasons rally aren’t that variable over most of the Country.