Silhouette change of itinerary due to weather

[amcwaterfalls]

Currently on Silhouette western med cruise 28/7 to 11/8.

 

3 hours after we left Soton yesterday the announcement was made that due to low pressure over Bay of Biscay with 50mph+ winds and 30 foot seas we would be missing 1st port of call, Vigo, and changing course to avoid the worst of the weather,  arriving a couple of hours earlier than planned into Lisbon on Wednesday.

 

Even with the change  of course we are rocking and rolling a bit, pools have been drained and outside decks closed. Supposed to ease around midnight. All adds to the fun but with 600 children ( according to butler) onboard everywhere is pretty packed. Tucked up in our suite with room service lunch and a nice bottle of wine - it’s good to be on holiday 😊

[hopeless holiday booker]

Arrrrrrh - the British summer!  Better safe than sorry.

[TeeRick]

Enjoy your cruise.  You will have nice weather ahead!

[chemmo]

20 minutes ago, amcwaterfalls said:

Currently on Silhouette western med cruise 28/7 to 11/8.

 

3 hours after we left Soton yesterday the announcement was made that due to low pressure over Bay of Biscay with 50mph+ winds and 30 foot seas we would be missing 1st port of call, Vigo, and changing course to avoid the worst of the weather,  arriving a couple of hours earlier than planned into Lisbon on Wednesday.

 

Even with the change  of course we are rocking and rolling a bit, pools have been drained and outside decks closed. Supposed to ease around midnight. All adds to the fun but with 600 children ( according to butler) onboard everywhere is pretty packed. Tucked up in our suite with room service lunch and a nice bottle of wine - it’s good to be on holiday 😊

 

We worried about crossing the Bay of Biscay in mid October and had a mill pond, only goes to show you can’t judge the weather....

 

Sincere best wishes for a fantastic cruise, hopefully you will be enjoying the sun soon. Rain, rain and more rain predicted back in the U.K. over the next few days so when the sun finally comes out enjoy!

[amcwaterfalls]

Thanks everyone for your good wishes! Luckily (and touch wood) neither of us gets seasick so it won’t spoil anything. 

 

[tkline]

Happened to us too on our New England cruise last year (but with Princess). We had to skip our stop in Bar Harbor because there was a really bad storm, so we had an extra at sea day and took the long way around to our next stop. Was sad to miss it, but the crew came up with lots of events and fun things to keep everyone occupied. Now we have a reason to do another new england cruise to try and go back 🙂

[puppycanducruise]

Hope the weather improves!

[amcwaterfalls]

Happy to report that everything has calmed again 😊 They had the blinds down in Luminae this evening as the sea was still hitting the windows but other than that, and the outer decks remaining closed over dinner, everything is back on track for a great ‘summer holiday in the Med’ cruise.

 

The ship was quieter than expected tonight but still hard to get a seat for any live music, and even harder to get bar service unless you are actually sat at the bar, buts that’s another tale.

[tjc73]

The Bay Of Biscay is known to be terrible, so sorry you had to miss Vigo! 

We were on a cruise down the Pacific coast of Mexico a few years ago and had to skip Cabo San Lucas thanks to a hurricane. 30 foot waves - it was terrible. But once we got passed it the rest of the cruise was smooooooth sailing. Hope you have the same experience!