carriebr Posted March 26, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I heard the cruise ships leaving Jacksonville have to leave during low tide , is this true? Does it cause problems? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weincon Posted March 29, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Yes it is true The river at high tide prevents ships from passing safely under bridge close to terminal If high tide stay in cabin to avoid falling debris Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwjax Posted March 30, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Yes it is trueThe river at high tide prevents ships from passing safely under bridge close to terminal If high tide stay in cabin to avoid falling debris Sent from my iPhone using Forums Only in extreme circumstances! We have never been delayed due to the tide! Yes, if a hurricane on large Nor'Easter is offshore, the ST. Johns will rise.....but it is not very often. The only falling debris is from posts like this! ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weincon Posted March 30, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I have fished the St. John’s for year The tide can vary 5-6 feet without nor Easter or hurricane Of course I was just joking before but it can be a problem The cruise line takes this into consideration planning arrivals and departures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weincon Posted March 30, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 30, 2018 That is years not year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted March 31, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I believe the statement is true but maybe the context is misplaced currently, unless I'm mistaken, only Carn' is operating out of Jax and using some of their oldest ships - also smallest ships. while these ships do not have an issue with height versus the bridge, larger ships might. When a port has a bridge between the sea and the terminal, vertical clearance can be an issue. I know this IS an issue at New Orleans and Tampa where bridge clearance limits how large of a ship can visit (Tampa) or how far up river a terminal can be (NO). I have not pulled out my charts for Jax but note that the shipyards I knew 20 years go further upriver from the bridge are for the most part closed. Because today's larger customers can't get there???? IMO the business decision to but the Jax terminal where it is was seriously flawed .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weincon Posted April 1, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Major flaw They had the opportunity to have ships dock in mayport but something happened. Probably political To bad would have been great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasvar Posted April 1, 2018 #8 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I heard the cruise ships leaving Jacksonville have to leave during low tide , is this true? Does it cause problems? Thx There are a handful of times of the year where the high tide is naturally high that there isn't enough clearance between the Dames Point Bridge and the top of the ships funnel for it to pass. Also, sometimes weather conditions will push enough water back up the river that the high tide will bring too small a clearance. However. the predictions on status info is pretty well done so the ships captain should be pretty confident on clearance, even if it looks close from the ship. Info can be found here: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports/ports.html?id=8720376&mode=show_all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwjax Posted April 4, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I have fished the St. John’s for yearThe tide can vary 5-6 feet without nor Easter or hurricane Of course I was just joking before but it can be a problem The cruise line takes this into consideration planning arrivals and departures I live on the Trout River. If the St. Johns tide rises so does mine! Nor'Easters, Hurricanes. etc...tides are only 3-5' higher during those times.....:):) "Maybe on a full moon, but rarely....:confused: IIRC, the Elation has a clearance around 6-7', even at high tide. It looks at lot closer, when passing under the bridge though... I'd be more concerned about driving over the Dames Point during high winds, than high tides while passing under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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