Ready to Sail! Posted April 8, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Does anyone know approximately how much time it will take the Royal to sail from Copenhagen to reach the Belt Bridge? We leave Copenhagen at 11pm and I wouldn't want sleep through passing under the bridge. Am assuming also we will be able to see approach on TV/Bridge Cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted April 9, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I do not know the answer to your question, but often the bridge cam at night is turned around and aimed at the ship, not what is ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted April 9, 2015 #3 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Are you sailing on the June 14, 2015 cruise? That itinerary doesn't show you sailing under the Great Belt Bridge. Are you referring to the Oresund Bridge from Copenhagen to Malmö, Sweden? If so, I can't help you because our cruise from Copenhagen never took that route. We sailed to and from Copenhagen the northern route. We did have great views of the Great Belt Bridge twice in that cruise. Edited April 9, 2015 by IECalCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted April 9, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Do large cruise ships go under the Oresund Bridge? I thought for the most part they all travelled from Copenhagen going north, then west and south around Zealand to the Great Belt Bridge, then into the Baltic Sea? It would seem the air draft of Royal Princess would prevent her from going under the Oresund Bridge? Copenhagen to the Great Belt Bridge (via the counter-clockwise northern route) is approximately 297km or 160nm. Depending on how fast the ship is going you're looking at 10-12 hours after leaving the dock, so if the ship leaves Copenhagen at 11pm, it should be near the bridge around 9am-11am? :D Edited April 9, 2015 by dmwnc1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westendgirl Posted April 9, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 9, 2015 We've always sailed under it during daylight hours. Good luck because it's quite an experience! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready to Sail! Posted April 9, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yes, I'm talking about the Baltic cruise on the Royal leaving on the 14th of June. My understanding is that the Royal is too big to sail under the Oresund and does need to go around and under the Great Belt. I found the answer to my question last night on a CC thread from 2012. It will take approximately 7 hours so for us should be around 6am. Not sure what time of day we will pass under it on our return so best be ready the first time. I had read that it is a really great experience. There is a video on youtube of the Allure of the Sea passing under the bridge. Thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted April 9, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 9, 2015 We sailed under the Great Belt Bridge on our return to Copenhagen in 2015. We sailed under her about 9:00 in the evening and reached Copenhagen about 4:30 the next morning. That was around 7-1/2 hours later. The time we would approach the Great Belt Bridge was noted in the Patter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready to Sail! Posted April 9, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Thanks. We will be headed toward Gothenburg on our return so am guesstimating longer time than between Copenhagen and the bridge. If its 12 - 16 hours then we would pass under then bridge in the afternoon to early evening. Should be good times both ways. I will be checking the Patter. Thanks for the heads up on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted April 10, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Thanks. We will be headed toward Gothenburg on our return so am guesstimating longer time than between Copenhagen and the bridge. If its 12 - 16 hours then we would pass under then bridge in the afternoon to early evening. Should be good times both ways. I will be checking the Patter. Thanks for the heads up on that. We also passed under the bridge after we left Arrhus. That time was around 11:00 in the evening and the lighting on the bridge is a great sight at night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnasMom&Dad Posted April 11, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Does anyone know approximately how much time it will take the Royal to sail from Copenhagen to reach the Belt Bridge? We leave Copenhagen at 11pm and I wouldn't want sleep through passing under the bridge. Am assuming also we will be able to see approach on TV/Bridge Cam. This may give you some idea. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=512837 Cato :) Completed Cruises ! Pre-cruise Days - The Big Red Boat, 1993 ?? 1st cruise - Coral Princess, 19 November 2008, 10 day Panama Canal, FLL to ACA 2nd cruise - Coral Princess, 15 May 2009, 3 day Repositioning, Los Angeles to Vancouver. 3rd cruise - Sapphire Princess, 25 November 2009? 7 day Mexican Riviera. 4th cruise - Golden Princes, 12 June 2010, 7 day Alaska. (Golden Anniversary Cruise) 5th Cruise - Island Princess, 04 October 2010, Vancouver - Los Angeles, Repositioning 6th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 05 January 2011, 10 day Mexican Riviera. LA to LA. 7th cruise - Golden Princess, 11 May 2011, 3 day, LA to Vancouver, Repositioning 8th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 14 May 2011, 1 day, Vancouver to Seattle, Repositioning 9th cruise - Coral Princess 19 May 2011 2 day, San Francisco to Vancouver, Repositioning 10th & 11th cruises - Coral Princess 02 July to 16 July 2011, round trip Vancouver - Whittier Alaska, B2B 12th & 13th cruises - Sapphire Princess, x2, Cabins, 18 Sep. 2011, 1 day, Seattle to Vancouver, Repositioning 14th & 15th cruises - Golden Princess, x2, Cabins, 24 Sep. 2011, 1 day, Seattle to Vancouver, Repositioning. We have now reached Elite status with Princess Cruise Lines :D 16th cruise - Oasis of the Seas, 26 Nov. 2011, 7 day, Western Caribbean, Ft. Lauderdale, Ret. 17th & 18th cruises - Crown Princess B2B, 03 - 10 Dec & 10 - 17 Dec 2011, 14 Days, South & western Caribbean 19th cruise - Grand Princess, 31 Mar. - 07 April 2012, 7 Days, Eastern Caribbean, FLL - FLL 20th cruise - Island Princess, 06-16 June 2012, 10 day cruisetour Vancouver - Wittier 21th cruise - Emerald Princess, 16 day, 10 - 26 Sep. 2012, TA, Copenhagen - New York 22nd cruise - Carnival Ecstasy 10 - 14 January, 2013, 4 Day Bahamas, Port Canaveral Ret. 23rd cruise - Sapphire Princess 30 March - 06 April, 2013, 7 Day Coastal LA - LA 24th cruise - Coral Princess, 19 May - 22 May, 2013, 3 Day Repositioning Cruise, LA - Vancouver 25th cruise - Royal Princess 16 June - 05 July, 2013, 19 Day Inaugural cruise, Southampton - Venice. 26th cruise - Emerald Princess, 06 - 16 October, 2013, 10 Day Canada - New England, Quebec city to New York 27th cruise - Royal Princess, 24 November - 01 December, 2013, 7 Day,Eastern Caribbean, Fort Lauderdale Ret. 28th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 20 - 24 Jan, 2014, 4 Days, California 29th cruise - Crown Princess, 03 - 10 May 2014, 7 Day, LA to Vancouver. 30th cruise - Pacific Princess, 05 - 12 Aug. 2014, 7 Days, Vancouver RT, Alaska 31st cruise - Golden Princess, 13 - 17 Oct. 2014, 4 Days, LA - Mexican Riv, RT, 32nd cruise - Crown Princess, 20 - 27 Dec. 2014, 7 Days, LA - Mexican Riv, RT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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