Semi Retired Posted May 10, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I did my due-diligence to find a post for this question: When is the best weather for crossing Sydney-Seattle. April or October? I'm not looking for perfect warm weather, just the chance of bad weather that could divert ship's course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted May 10, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Australia had cyclones this year in April and May, the eastern Pacific gets them (hurricanes) in July-October. So neither. It is not predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted May 10, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I did my due-diligence to find a post for this question: When is the best weather for crossing Sydney-Seattle. April or October? I'm not looking for perfect warm weather, just the chance of bad weather that could divert ship's course. It depends on which way you go. You can go from Sydney to Hawaii via either Tahiti or Fiji. If you go via Tahiti you also go via NZ. If I had my druthers I'd choose NZ in April over NZ in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted May 10, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Weather is such an unpredictable beast that it makes the OP's question like asking for the winning Lotto numbers. For example Western Pacific Cyclones have occurred in recent times in 10 of the 12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 10, 2017 #5 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I did my due-diligence to find a post for this question: When is the best weather for crossing Sydney-Seattle. April or October? I'm not looking for perfect warm weather, just the chance of bad weather that could divert ship's course. If you look under this Australia & NZ Cruisers thread, you will see discussion re late cyclones this year in May, which have caused ports to be missed and cruises to be diverted. Currently Cyclone Ella is a Category 2 cyclone. As cyclones only form when the water is warm enough, I would choose October. BTW I have been to the South Pacific Islands in October and whilst the water was cool for someone from the tropics, the weather was perfect. For you, the water would probably be warm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 11, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I would pick October to be the better weather generally as opposed to April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted May 11, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I think the right answer for reduced chance is October. That said, I'd prefer the April weather sailing myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted May 11, 2017 #8 Share Posted May 11, 2017 The latest that Fiji has had a Cyclone is early June, October November would be my pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter69 Posted May 12, 2017 #9 Share Posted May 12, 2017 It depends on which way you go. You can go from Sydney to Hawaii via either Tahiti or Fiji. If you go via Tahiti you also go via NZ. If I had my druthers I'd choose NZ in April over NZ in October. Sinbad one cruise line goes via NZ & Tahiti (RCCL); The other 2 go via Fuji & Tahiti (Carnival & Princess). Carnival will be from Seattle (Go The M's) while Princess will be from Long Beach. I prefer April. Went through the famous April storms 2 years ago. (where 5 people died around Sydney due to the storm). Only 1 day was rough; the first. But we had Easter & Anzac Day Out at sea; celebrating. this was totally different to normal. The temps would be about the same. See you here in Australia soon Mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 12, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Either way would suit me but I think the temperature feels better for more of the journey in October (after an Aussie winter) rather than April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizziedi Posted May 12, 2017 #11 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Having done the Trans Pacific at both times, I prefer April. Having said that, we are sitting at Honolulu Airport right now and our flight to Apia is delayed until 3am (thanks for the no text Fiji Airways) due to bad weather out there. Also unless you particularly want to go to Seattle, the Radiance IMO is a much better cruise but then I prefer the Radiance and I prefer Bora Bora over Suva:rolleyes: Seattle was quite warm in May. Cheers Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aycee Posted May 12, 2017 #12 Share Posted May 12, 2017 We did the October crossing from Honolulu to Sydney a couple of years ago. The seas were like a millpond for the entire journey.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 12, 2017 #13 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Tahiti with Bora bora and Moorea beats Fiji hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted May 13, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Tahiti with Bora bora and Moorea beats Fiji hands down. I agree. Bora Bora and Moorea are stunning. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 13, 2017 #15 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Since those cruises are always one way cruises the other thing to consider is whether you prefer do the long flight before or after your cruise. Personally I'd prefer to do the flight first, if possible, then relax on the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 13, 2017 #16 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Since those cruises are always one way cruises the other thing to consider is whether you prefer do the long flight before or after your cruise. Personally I'd prefer to do the flight first, if possible, then relax on the cruise. I suppose for me I prefer to finish with a cruise, especially if I have touring to do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 13, 2017 #17 Share Posted May 13, 2017 We like doing repositioning cruises but, after the next one (Diamond to Japan), I'm going to try to book ones that return to Sydney not leave from Sydney. Other cruises got in the way of that next year. Ahh, life is soooo hard! :p :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Elephant Posted May 13, 2017 #18 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Tahiti with Bora bora and Moorea beats Fiji hands down. The main reason I want to do the trans Pacific cruise is ti see Moorea and Bora Bora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 13, 2017 #19 Share Posted May 13, 2017 The main reason I want to do the trans Pacific cruise is ti see Moorea and Bora Bora. Make sure you get to the top of the island at Bora Bora the views are very special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted May 13, 2017 #20 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Make sure you get to the top of the island at Bora Bora the views are very special. Don't you mean on Moorea? :) The top of the island at Bora Bora has two rocky mountains and isn't really accessible. Moorea has a lookout called the Belvedere. It is accessed by a winding road. On Moorea I feel the best thing is to hire a car and drive around the island then go to the Belvedere (or the Belvedere first depending on the weather). This can be done in a leisurely fashion with a couple of hours to spare in the day. We have also hired a car on Bora Bora and driven around the island but that wasn't great. It was also very expensive. The best thing there is a tour with Patrick where you hand-feed stingrays.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 13, 2017 #21 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Don't you mean on Moorea? :) The top of the island at Bora Bora has two rocky mountains and isn't really accessible. Moorea has a lookout called the Belvedere. It is accessed by a winding road. On Moorea I feel the best thing is to hire a car and drive around the island then go to the Belvedere (or the Belvedere first depending on the weather). This can be done in a leisurely fashion with a couple of hours to spare in the day. We have also hired a car on Bora Bora and driven around the island but that wasn't great. It was also very expensive. The best thing there is a tour with Patrick where you hand-feed stingrays.:) That is exactly what we did - day with Patrick at Bora Bora and car hire at Moorea. We took the beautiful drive a bit too leisurely arriving back just in time for final tender. These are both not to be missed destinations, with unforgettable sailaways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 14, 2017 #22 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Don't you mean on Moorea? :) The top of the island at Bora Bora has two rocky mountains and isn't really accessible. Moorea has a lookout called the Belvedere. It is accessed by a winding road. On Moorea I feel the best thing is to hire a car and drive around the island then go to the Belvedere (or the Belvedere first depending on the weather). This can be done in a leisurely fashion with a couple of hours to spare in the day. We have also hired a car on Bora Bora and driven around the island but that wasn't great. It was also very expensive. The best thing there is a tour with Patrick where you hand-feed stingrays.:) No, I did mean Bora Bora but perhaps the use of the top was over stated. I meant a few of the high points, some have the old gun placements from WWII. we did the tour with Patrick and part of it is in 4wds and the other is lunch on a private motu, complete with hungi/lovu and then swimming with sharks and rays and also outside the reef with lemon sharks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter69 Posted May 14, 2017 #23 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Tahiti with Bora bora and Moorea beats Fiji hands down. But some cruise lines do both Fuji & Tahiti (moorea & Bora Bora) eg Carnival & Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 14, 2017 #24 Share Posted May 14, 2017 But some cruise lines do both Fuji & Tahiti (moorea & Bora Bora) eg Carnival & Princess. Princess does but not as a transpacific, not sure about Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 14, 2017 #25 Share Posted May 14, 2017 The Trans Pacific Cruises which I think are best value for Australians are those with the most ports of call in Hawaii, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, etc., rather than the South Pacific islands closer to Australia, which are readily available on short cruises from Australia or by plane. I have a noticed a trend for a number of repositioning cruises to have minimal ports of call, plus ports of call close to Australia/NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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