Dollywobble Posted March 8, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Please any help on a transatlantic crossing from St Martin to the Azures then Southampton, on what to pack and the weather. It will be our first P&O cruise . Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted March 8, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Well for starters, when do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annieuk Posted March 8, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I'm assuming that you mean at the end of the Caribbean season which is usually at the beginning of April or at the very end of March. We have done this three times and have had different weather each time. We have arrived back in Southampton on 4th April to snow and another year we arrived back in Southampton on 4th April to brilliant, warm sunshine. So you never know. You will obviously have summer wear but you should also have what you would take for a normal April in the UK - in other words, layers but you may need a warm fleece, or you may need suntan cream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizdave Posted March 8, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 8, 2017 When doing this cruise in the past the crossing starts 30C then gets cooler by a few degrees each day when we have reached the Azores it has been around 15 - 18C always cloudy and one time wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukulele girl Posted March 8, 2017 #5 Share Posted March 8, 2017 My husband and I are also on the cruise so are interested in your replies. We have cruised before with P&O and I think layers sounds a good plan. I was just looking at cardigans today to go with other things. I also think I will take a light coat for round the decks on the way home. Getting very excited now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollywobble Posted March 9, 2017 Author #6 Share Posted March 9, 2017 :pMany thanks for all the replays.This is the first time I have used cruise critic,I must admit I am slightly nervous about doing the crossing, so hopefully we should have some sunshine days on deck ,but we wanted to try waking up in Southampton rather than the long haul flight.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollywobble Posted March 9, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Sorry to jeanlyon, we depart Barbados on the 18th March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgs1956 Posted March 9, 2017 #8 Share Posted March 9, 2017 If you are sailing to Southampton and are booking a balcony cabin then make sure its a starboard one. We have done it on the Azura and it was a very rough crossing but certainly nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollywobble Posted March 10, 2017 Author #9 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks for that,we are in a port side balcony.So we will just have to grin and bear it, we have never been seasick and have had some mildly rocking nights, but I will take some seasick pills just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobstheboy Posted March 10, 2017 #10 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Have a lovely trip. We are off tomorrow to join the Britannia on the same cruise back to Southampton. Starboard side balcony on a late saver so got lucky. Bon Voyage !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollywobble Posted March 10, 2017 Author #11 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks for that, hope you have a good cruise, we have never done P&O before , or aTA, or used this before, so it's all new to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted March 10, 2017 #12 Share Posted March 10, 2017 We generally do out and back to the Caribbean and have generally good weather as the track they take is quite far south. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollywobble Posted March 10, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks, just hope to get some sun once we leave the carribean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffyFiFi Posted March 10, 2017 #14 Share Posted March 10, 2017 We did this crossing last year on Azura, the crossing was very smooth and the weather was lovely up until the day before we got to the Azores. We found the Azores grey, wet and after leaving the Caribbean a bit disappointing - not their fault of course they just weren't sunny. We arrived back in Southampton and don't remember it being too cold as you get used to the changing temperature gradually so it isn't a shock in the same way as when you fly back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollywobble Posted March 10, 2017 Author #15 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks, that's encouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted March 11, 2017 #16 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Please any help on a transatlantic crossing from St Martin to the Azures then Southampton, on what to pack and the weather. It will be our first P&O cruise . Many thanks. The crossing last year was a good one according to captain Camby who thought on waking up he joked the weather was so good he thought the ship had been turned back heading for Barbados . The Azores was a very dull and damp start but the weather picked up and we had a good day walking around the town temps were 16 deg and cloudy . The run home back to Southampton was reasonable when you think that storm Katie was doing its worst to the UK and we stayed well behind this . We are looking forward to this years cruise and would be happy if we got the same conditions this time around . Film Atlantic Crossing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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