CruizQueen Posted April 16, 2011 #1 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Hi, we're taking an East Caribbean cruise out of Bayonne for 12 days in Dec and are wondering how soon it gets warm enough for shorts? We have 3 days at sea coming and going. Knowing when it gets warm will help with the clothes packing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TicTac#2 Posted April 16, 2011 #2 Share Posted April 16, 2011 That may be hard to predict, but I would guess it would not warm up until you are at least three days out of home port. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted April 16, 2011 #3 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Can't say for sure but assuming you sail on embarkation day at 5 P.M., you should at least be off the coast of Virginia first morning or perhaps a little south and it could well be warm enough for shorts by noontime or so. By next morning, you're off Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruizQueen Posted April 16, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Thanks, I was hoping sometime the next day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted April 16, 2011 #5 Share Posted April 16, 2011 It's very hard to predict. This past December, we sailed out of NYC on 11 DEC, and when we arrived at Port Canaveral, they were suffering from an unusually cold snap--around 36 degrees! Other times you can leave NYC in 'shirtsleeve weather', even in December. But I would say on average, you can expect temperate weather on the second noon of your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted April 16, 2011 #6 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Going south from New York you will most likely hit the Gulf Stream's 70 degree water by mid-afternoon of the first sea day - just under 24 hours out - check ocean temperature sites for current seawater temp info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 17, 2011 #7 Share Posted April 17, 2011 hard to predict for december the last couple of years the weather along the east coast has not been good -- even florida has been cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted April 17, 2011 #8 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Of course, the ocean water in December is significantly warmer than it is in April. Because the ocean waters retain heat, it takes until February or March before the winter weather completely cools the sea -- and then several months for the spring and summer weather to warm it back up. Generally, the water is at its warmest in early October and its coldest in early March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted April 17, 2011 #9 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Of course, the ocean water in December is significantly warmer than it is in April. Because the ocean waters retain heat, it takes until February or March before the winter weather completely cools the sea -- and then several months for the spring and summer weather to warm it back up. Generally, the water is at its warmest in early October and its coldest in early March. At sea, is the air temperature always determined by the water temperature when sailing on a line from NYC to the Caribbean? Or can air masses from shore sometimes affect the air temp.? I would think that on a line from NYC to Florida, staying closer to the shore, the shore temperatures would have more of an effect than the sea temperatures. But than hey, I'm no meteorologist....:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserking Posted April 17, 2011 #10 Share Posted April 17, 2011 On our Caribbean voyages from New York I always notice a significant change by the second night. It goes from frigid temperatures in New York to a refreshing sea breeze. Midway through your second full sea day you should be cruising into warmer climes. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucyintheskywithdiamonds Posted April 18, 2011 #11 Share Posted April 18, 2011 you'll be freezing your *ss off till you get to south carolina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted April 18, 2011 #12 Share Posted April 18, 2011 And, maybe AFTER SC....if there's a far-reaching cold front (like we've had the last couple of years!!!), it won't get warm until you're past the Bahamas....pack layers, so you can bundle up that way. Easier to pack than "winter-wear"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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