jon01

Near gale force winds and rain for the Hellesylt area, but better weather further south forecast for the Flåm area on Wed 22nd June ms Rotterdam is due in Geiranger on 22 June, it will be interesting to see what happens to her

It wouldn't be worth it for such a short stop now, most of the excursions wouldn't operate anyway with the ship so late Such a shame as the weather is going to be nice on Monday in Stavanger

I calculated a 13:30 arrival local time, departure time is 17:00, hardly time for an excursion Iona has head winds for some of the journey so it won't reach maximum speed 635 miles to Stavanger, at full speed (21 knots) it would take around 30-31 hours At an average of 19 knots this journey would take around 34 hours plus a bit extra for weaving around traffic

Somebody mentioned that it was due to the refuelling process that takes place on the starboard side, but when in Haugesund I noticed that Iona was fuelled up with a ship on the port side!

Crazy that a huge airliner can land and depart at Heathrow on a narrow strip of tarmac in winds gusting 60mph and P&O's new megaship can't depart their home, sheltered port of Southampton in winds gusting 35mph with the aid of some tugs With Arvia coming soon, they are going to double the issues they are having with these huge ships in windy conditions

The ever fated Iona has a big delay on departure to the Fjords on Sat 18 June Now departing at around 2.00am Sunday That will mean a half day in Stavanger at best Reason given as strong winds from an unusual direction in Southampton