North Sea rough seas?

[kpmamabear]

We've never cruised the North Sea, we are cruising from Dublin to Norway.  Should we expect rough seas in May?

[CruiserBruce]

Seas can be rough at any time.

[Ine]

Maybe yes, maybe no. We sailed Northsea 3 times without any rough seas. Maybe you are lucky, nobody knows.

[GastroGnome]

Depends on your route.   If you are heading south from Dublin, through the English channel and then upward you have a better chance of calmer seas than if you are going north around Scotland.  There is a patch between the Island of Ireland and Iceland which is fairly notorious.

[kpmamabear]

Thanks for the responses.  I guess we will get what we get! And I’ll tell hubby to go get his patches 😛

[CruiserBruce]

31 minutes ago, kpmamabear said:

Thanks for the responses.  I guess we will get what we get! And I’ll tell hubby to go get his patches 😛

Yes, you get what you get. And if you have an issue with sea sickness, you should be prepared EVERY time you are on a ship.

[tartanexile81]

Impossible to say really. I've cruised North from Southampton - which is probably the route you'll take.....??- several times at different times of year  I don't think it's ever been  completely calm and I've had a couple of very rough crossings.   

Edited November 30, 2019 by tartanexile81

[angie7911922]

If you are sensitive to rough seas you should be prepared at any time. I  have cruised the north sea with calm seas. Once we were on the way to Monte Carlo and we had very rough seas. (so rough a window broke in the Main dining room). So I guess you never know....