30 mph winds?

[Jules~Marie]

How bad is it to cruise with projected 20-30mph winds? This weekend we are going to Nassau and Coco Kay and the forecast isn’t looking great. We have two small kids and two elderly grandparents joining us and I’m afraid of one - rocking ship/seasickness and two - missing coco Kay. Should we cancel and rebook for another time?

[Biker19]

6 minutes ago, Jules~Marie said:

Should we cancel and rebook for another time?

No.

[Sunshine3601]

I wouldn't worry about rocking ship or seasickness with those winds.   

You will appreciate the wind when wandering around Nassau or going to the beach as it was high 80s and humid when I was there 3 weeks ago.

Cococay...they have be known to not be able to dock if winds too strong.   

If you cancel now and rebook you probably be hit with extra charges and a more expensive future cruise, depending on ship, etc.

[Jules~Marie]

19 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I wouldn't worry about rocking ship or seasickness with those winds.   

You will appreciate the wind when wandering around Nassau or going to the beach as it was high 80s and humid when I was there 3 weeks ago.

Cococay...they have be known to not be able to dock if winds too strong.   

If you cancel now and rebook you probably be hit with extra charges and a more expensive future cruise, depending on ship, etc.

Yes I’ve been looking for alternatives cruises and the prices have skyrocketed! We booked two adjoined junior suites for this cruise. The price of just one balcony is $1000 more than what we paid for two JS! Looks like we’re going this weekend 🤣 

[luckyinpa]

30 is nothing! no worries. we had 88 mph winds in march and the ship went on its side and stayed there for a while . it was actually pretty cool to walk 'up' in my cabin. they call it listing. 

 

kids would have fun if that happened

 

[Jimbo]

6 minutes ago, luckyinpa said:

30 is nothing! no worries. we had 88 mph winds in march and the ship went on its side and stayed there for a while . it was actually pretty cool to walk 'up' in my cabin. they call it listing. 

 

kids would have fun if that happened

 

Did you get wet when it went on it's side?

[luckyinpa]

Just now, Jimbo said:

Did you get wet when it went on it's side?

fortunately i was in the haven which is immune to all outside forces 🙂

[Jimbo]

2 minutes ago, luckyinpa said:

fortunately i was in the haven which is immune to all outside forces 🙂

Pity those fools in steerage !

[firefly333]

We had about 30 mph and missed costa maya. They said 6 ft waves and that port is hard to dock at. 

[rolloman]

1 hour ago, Jules~Marie said:

How bad is it to cruise with projected 20-30mph winds? This weekend we are going to Nassau and Coco Kay and the forecast isn’t looking great. We have two small kids and two elderly grandparents joining us and I’m afraid of one - rocking ship/seasickness and two - missing coco Kay. Should we cancel and rebook for another time?

Just because there is high wind does not always equate to high seas. If there are high seas it does not always equate to sea sickness. It is the interval between waves which should be a bigger concern when it comes to sea sickness. On the bigger ships it usually takes about 8-foot waves before one would experience movement. Looking at the wave report for this weekend I am only seeing a forecast of 3-6 ft waves. It is all relative though because I know people who just look at the water and get sick.  My suggestion if you or someone is not feeling well, go to the center of the ship lowest deck possible. Somewhere near the casino would work...lol...they don't want those chips flying off the tables. Bring some Dramamine or purchase some sea bands...they seemed to work for my daughter when she was young. 

[SWACruising]

Could make some outside decks a little unusable on some days if sailing into the wind. If sailing downwind, the deck wind may be barely noticeable. Seas will be hit or miss but those winds are not excessive for ships this side. I definitely wouldn't cancel. Enjoy.

[ticketsunlimited]

Stick with your trip!!

[Jimbo]

Meclizine helps with movement.

 

Or double up on the desserts and be happy you aren't going to gain any weight.

[CalTexCruiser]

Wind speed alone does not indicate how rocky the ship will be.  

 

On a recent Pacific Coastal cruise going southwardly, wind coming in from the WNW at 20-30 mph resulted in large waves (Captain announced 3 to 5 meter waves which would have translated to 10-foot to 16-foot waves).  This caused significant motion on the ship (noticeable by my wife who is prone to seasickness but not bothersome to me at all as I was frankly amazed at how well the cruise ship handled the large waves).

 

On our return, we experienced 20+ mph S winds, and the sea was as smooth as a lake.

 

[Jules~Marie]

48 minutes ago, rolloman said:

Just because there is high wind does not always equate to high seas. If there are high seas it does not always equate to sea sickness. It is the interval between waves which should be a bigger concern when it comes to sea sickness. On the bigger ships it usually takes about 8-foot waves before one would experience movement. Looking at the wave report for this weekend I am only seeing a forecast of 3-6 ft waves. It is all relative though because I know people who just look at the water and get sick.  My suggestion if you or someone is not feeling well, go to the center of the ship lowest deck possible. Somewhere near the casino would work...lol...they don't want those chips flying off the tables. Bring some Dramamine or purchase some sea bands...they seemed to work for my daughter when she was young. 

This was very helpful, thank you! 

[Another_Critic]

I don't recall what the wind speed was, but the captain reported 40' to 45' waves on the Oct 2015 Anthem transatlantic.  The ship handled the conditions very well; some of the passengers, not so well.  😄

 

Was eating lunch in American Icon (deck 4 aft), next to the windows, and a wave just plastered the windows.

[Jules~Marie]

26 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

I don't recall what the wind speed was, but the captain reported 40' to 45' waves on the Oct 2015 Anthem transatlantic.  The ship handled the conditions very well; some of the passengers, not so well.  😄

 

Was eating lunch in American Icon (deck 4 aft), next to the windows, and a wave just plastered the windows.

😱 not sure this makes me feel good About cruising 🤣 

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

Pity those fools in steerage !

Those are the lucky ones when the ship rolls up side down.

[Ocean Boy]

30 mph winds are nothing for a ship. What is annoying is when they close off the outside decks because of wind.

[miraflores]

Not going to be an issue. Both ports have piers and 30 mph isn't too bad. It's something, but nothing to cancel over. Back when Coco Cay was tendering...yeah, you'd miss that port. These days, the pier changes everything.

[BuckeyeMark]

Lots of good information here ... I'll jump in as a weather geek.  A forecast outside of three days is not worth a lot.  Much can change by Saturday and Sunday. Not saying it WON'T happen just saying that weather forecasting is difficult and not to put too much stock in something that many days out. Let's hope for the best!

[Sunshine3601]

1 hour ago, Jules~Marie said:

This was very helpful, thank you! 

If anyone does begin to feel sea sick have them eat a green apple (do not slice up - eat as whole apple with skin on).      I hear it does wonders.

And the medical center usually has a dispenser outside their door with sea sick meds you just grab and go.    

I hope you have a fun cruise with blue skies and smooth sailing🤩

[fsufancc]

Some years back, Mrs Fan and I did an inside passage from Seattle on Princess. It was the first sailing of the season (April).  Anyway, on the return when we were out in the open sea headed for Victoria, we hit gale force (head) winds that were more than 60 Mph at times (Per one of the crew members).  They closed the outer areas and every now and then the ship would kind of groan and pitch forward and then a huge wave would wash by the main windows in the dining room.  The MDR was located on deck 5.  Since the ship was heading straight into the wind/waves, there was some "rocking horse" movement, but not really any side to side. It was kind of cool.  We fell behind time wise and got into Victoria about 2 hours late.  Wasn't any time to even get off of the ship.

[fsufancc]

4 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

If anyone does begin to feel sea sick have them eat a green apple (do not slice up - eat as whole apple with skin on).      I hear it does wonders.

 

Some years back, the Guys from "Myth Busters" confirmed that ginger pills worked. Both Adam and Grant got in one of the NASA centrifuge spin chairs and of all the remedies that they tried, only ginger pills kept them from getting nauseous.

 

Grandma's remedy of Ginger Ale (the real stuff) when you had an upset tummy works.

[Jimbo]

51 minutes ago, Jules~Marie said:

😱 not sure this makes me feel good About cruising 🤣 

This should make you feel better, some waves hit higher then deck 4, it's all good !