Nhsaltshaker Posted February 26, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 26, 2018 In the past, my ship missed one out of three private islands on various lines. Would anyone want to share their experience of their ship 'avoiding' Princess Cay due to weather? I'm sailing on the Caribbean Princess in April. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted February 27, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Better than 50/50.....really just depends on Mother Nature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted February 27, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I agree with cb at sea. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted February 27, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 27, 2018 It has been discussed here that HMC, which can be seen from Princess Cay, has an approximate 20% miss rate. Most commonly in November/December. Don't know if there are different conditions at Princess Cay, but they are very close to each other. Another consideration on HMC is island based, larger tenders, which seem to be easier and safer to load during questionable conditions. On personal experience, we are 10 for 10 getting into HMC, with only one close call ( in December). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted February 27, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 27, 2018 We've been to Princess Cays many times over the years in the Jan/Feb time frame and have only missed a scheduled stop there about 10% of the time. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nhsaltshaker Posted February 27, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thanks so much! Unfortunately, I don't know what HMC stands for, but your answers are making me feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted February 27, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thanks so much! Unfortunately, I don't know what HMC stands for, but your answers are making me feel better. Half Moon Cay. Holland America / Carnival Corp private island Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwayscruisetime Posted March 6, 2018 #8 Share Posted March 6, 2018 We have never missed a stop at Princess Cays but have missed others in the Caribbean - Grand Cayman more than most. In fact, Princess Cays was Princess's "go to" port when we cruised Nov. 2017 after the hurricanes - we missed other ports because they weren't ready for visitors, but Princess had their island ready to go so that they could accommodate their passengers. We had 3 back-to-back cruises in November, and every one of them made it to Princess Cays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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