Weather and waves in April sailing from Europe to NY

[14Canadian]

Hello 

we are thinking of booking a cruise leaving from Barcelona to New York in April. Has any done it. What kind of weather we can expect.

thanks for any information.

[Ex-Airbalancer]

Maybe check out this thread

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/2474-transatlantic-transpacific-repositioning-trans-ocean-cruises/

there are not a lot of cruise lines  that do a Westbound TA in April besides Cunard I can’t think of one 

If you want a chance  of warmer temperatures do a TA that ends in Florida 

[hancogran]

A few years ago, we sailed the westbound Queen Mary 2 early May (Southampton to NY).  For our crossing, it was fairly cool for a few days after leaving Southampton. (Dry but very windy).  Once we were about half way across, it warmed up a fair bit.  Most afternoons the loungers were filled with people reading and relaxing.  Don't think there was ever anybody in the pool though. Overall it was a fairly smooth crossing with very little motion. 

 

The fact that you are embarking and sailing from Barcelona will likely give you slightly warmer temps the first few days (compared to sailing from Southampton) but it's really hard to say.  

 

 

[Heidi13]

13 hours ago, 14Canadian said:

Hello 

we are thinking of booking a cruise leaving from Barcelona to New York in April. Has any done it. What kind of weather we can expect.

thanks for any information.

 

Have completed a couple of W'bd transits in Spring, early summer and with every ocean transit, the weather can be different every time.

 

You didn't mention any ports of call, so it's impossible to predict the most probable route, which is a huge factor. The shortest distance is a Great Circle, which heads north, but most Masters when W'bd avoid that route due to adverse currents, so opt for a more southerly, or Rhumb Line crossing.

 

A more S'ly routing has a better probability for better weather and warmer temps.

 

For comparison, my last similar crossing was Antwerp to North Carolina and it was almost flat calm the entire way. We took the longer Rhumb Line to avoid the North Atlantic.