Hawaii/South Pacific Cruises and El Nino in 2015

[Rbel4]

We have been reading that this year may experience a big El Nino season in the Pacific. We are scheduled for the 28 day round trip Hawaii/ South Pacific Crown Princess Cruise out of LA in mid October, 2015. Does anyone know how cruise ships avoid hurricanes on a route such as this? Are they able to sail around them or do go through storms in order to stay on schedule? Anyone have experience with this route during an "El Nino season"?

 

Thanks

[Kinkacruiser]

We have been reading that this year may experience a big El Nino season in the Pacific. We are scheduled for the 28 day round trip Hawaii/ South Pacific Crown Princess Cruise out of LA in mid October, 2015. Does anyone know how cruise ships avoid hurricanes on a route such as this? Are they able to sail around them or do go through storms in order to stay on schedule? Anyone have experience with this route during an "El Nino season"?

 

Thanks

 

October is not in the traditional cyclone season for ports south of the Equator...Hawaii is not that much further north, so you should be OK. Ships will avoid rough weather if they do encounter lows.

[Colo Cruiser]

We have been reading that this year may experience a big El Nino season in the Pacific. We are scheduled for the 28 day round trip Hawaii/ South Pacific Crown Princess Cruise out of LA in mid October, 2015. Does anyone know how cruise ships avoid hurricanes on a route such as this? Are they able to sail around them or do go through storms in order to stay on schedule? Anyone have experience with this route during an "El Nino season"?

 

Thanks

 

For safety reasons they will always try and avoid them. If that means sailing around them by 100 or more miles they will.

[Cruisin' Chick]

On one of our Hawaiian cruises, the captain announced that he was steering the ship more south to avoid a storm.

 

We in California will be keeping our fingers crossed for an El Nino condition.

[RetiredNTraveling]

We have been reading that this year may experience a big El Nino season in the Pacific. We are scheduled for the 28 day round trip Hawaii/ South Pacific Crown Princess Cruise out of LA in mid October, 2015. Does anyone know how cruise ships avoid hurricanes on a route such as this? Are they able to sail around them or do go through storms in order to stay on schedule? Anyone have experience with this route during an "El Nino season"?

 

Thanks

 

 

 

Hey Rbel4, don't worry about a little storm as the Crown Princess should be able to handle it!

 

I would like to extend a special offer to come join in on our Roll CALL!

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2238087&page=10

 

We have a very active group and since we had our #5667 on the old Roll Call, we have just been assigned a "New Roll Call". Check us out and join in!

 

Just Mike

[paul929207]

Rbel4,

I wold like to second Mike's invite. We have a great group planning to have a wonderful time.

[cr8tiv1]

You never know about the paths of hurricanes. Hawaii just had a far miss (to the north) in July. I had a condo unit destroyed by a hurricane on the last day of the hurricane season (November 30). I am sure the ship's captain will do all it can to avoid encountering any storms. Once it leaves Hawaiian waters, it becomes a Cyclone.

 

 

Displaced Local Girl

[riclop]

Don't worry about the weather the captain will keep you safe.