Kandooma Posted March 14, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) Has anyone experienced a cruise crossing of the Pacific from Japan to Alaska? If so, what was it like? We will be doing the crossing in May. Edited March 14, 2019 by Kandooma Notify replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted March 15, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I can be anything from smooth as glass to rough as hell. Time of year doesn't matter to Mother Nature...so even if someone responds that "last year it was rough", (or smooth), that means nothing. It can change from hour to hour....day to day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendy Posted March 16, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 16, 2019 The ocean is the ocean, calm or rough. On an Atlantic crossing we were warned of rough seas, it was as smooth as sailing on a pond. Dependant on so many variables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted March 16, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 16, 2019 On 3/14/2019 at 5:04 PM, cb at sea said: I can be anything from smooth as glass to rough as hell. Time of year doesn't matter to Mother Nature...so even if someone responds that "last year it was rough", (or smooth), that means nothing. It can change from hour to hour....day to day. Absolutely correct. Have done North Pacific crossings several times and had vastly different conditions on each. My consistent advice for all cruises, no matter what the itinerary: Prepare and anticipate for rough seas. If they don't materialize, consider this a plus. If you can't abide by the possibility of rough seas, perhaps cruising isn't for you. Or maybe just river cruising. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorex Posted March 16, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 16, 2019 That's a great itinerary. You will have multiple time changes (forward). One day the ship time moved 1 hour forward overnight and another hour forward in the afternoon. There are some unique shore excursions on the Kamchatka peninsula, the Russian far east. I'd do this itinerary again in a blink if the timing was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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