wesail7seas Posted February 16, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 16, 2019 We are sailing on Azamara in February from Capetown,to East London,Durban, Richard's Bay and back to Capetown. Our TA booked us in an aft stateroom. I heard that it can get quite rocky going around the southern tip of Africa,in which case an aft cabin might not be the best. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1 Posted February 17, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 17, 2019 That’s a tricky question and one which requires a crystal ball! Yes, the seas off the Southern Cape can get choppy - as most seas can. If you want to minimise the risk, go for middle/middle. Just to add a little context, we have just spent three weeks in the area and the weather was fair and calm so your aft cabin would have been fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesail7seas Posted February 17, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted February 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Omega1 said: That’s a tricky question and one which requires a crystal ball! Yes, the seas off the Southern Cape can get choppy - as most seas can. If you want to minimise the risk, go for middle/middle. Just to add a little context, we have just spent three weeks in the area and the weather was fair and calm so your aft cabin would have been fine. Thank You Omega 1. I was startled by the articles of the rough seas and rogue waves where Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean. We were in Chile's southern point this year where Atlantic and Pacific meet and it was,shall we say, interesting,but not a big problem. I will now stop reading articles,throw caution to the wind (so to speak) and embrace our aft cabin. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trend Posted February 19, 2019 #4 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Are you on the Feb 10 cruise as we are also booked. Small ships rock more but if you were ok in the South American one around the tip I would think you would be fine here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesail7seas Posted February 20, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 2:24 PM, Trend said: Are you on the Feb 10 cruise as we are also booked. Small ships rock more but if you were ok in the South American one around the tip I would think you would be fine here. On 2/17/2019 at 1:18 PM, wesail7seas said: Thank You Omega 1. I was startled by the articles of the rough seas and rogue waves where Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean. We were in Chile's southern point this year where Atlantic and Pacific meet and it was,shall we say, interesting,but not a big problem. I will now stop reading articles,throw caution to the wind (so to speak) and embrace our aft cabin. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesail7seas Posted February 20, 2019 Author #6 Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 2:24 PM, Trend said: Are you on the Feb 10 cruise as we are also booked. Small ships rock more but if you were ok in the South American one around the tip I would think you would be fine here. We Are on the January 31st 2020 sailing on the Quest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trend Posted February 20, 2019 #7 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Enjoy, we are on the February 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesail7seas Posted February 20, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted February 20, 2019 You too. I'm sure it will be a great adventure. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunDxb Posted April 26, 2019 #9 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The seas around the Cape are only very rough between June and August, the rest of the year it’s (normally) okay with the occasional Buster (what the locals call the sudden gales that come up from the south) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesail7seas Posted April 26, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted April 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, ShaunDxb said: The seas around the Cape are only very rough between June and August, the rest of the year it’s (normally) okay with the occasional Buster (what the locals call the sudden gales that come up from the south) Thank you Shaun. That makes me feel better. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alidor Posted April 26, 2019 #11 Share Posted April 26, 2019 We were on Regent about 3 years ago and went through the tip of Africa and Capetown 3 times and it was fine all 3 times. We were waiting for some waves and rough weather but it never happened. We went in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesail7seas Posted April 26, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted April 26, 2019 42 minutes ago, alidor said: We were on Regent about 3 years ago and went through the tip of Africa and Capetown 3 times and it was fine all 3 times. We were waiting for some waves and rough weather but it never happened. We went in November. Thank You. I appreciate the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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