Schlepporello Posted March 19, 2020 #1 Share Posted March 19, 2020 This is the video that I had intended to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 13, 2020 #2 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) how far from the glacier were you? How loud was it when the ice hit the water? Edited April 13, 2020 by AF-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlepporello Posted April 13, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I'd estimate around 4 ship lengths, which is the recommended distance per ship I think. So if our ship was 1000 feet long, we were about 4000 feet from the glacier. When the glacier calves, the pop that it made when the ice first broke free. This to me sounded like a distant shotgun blast. This was not loud at all. And as the glacier calves, the noise was easily overpowered by the noises from those people on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 13, 2020 #4 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Thanks for your answer. Have a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlepporello Posted April 13, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted April 13, 2020 And you as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlepporello Posted April 14, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Also, there are instances where you'll hear the pop, or crack, and you'll hear something fall into a crevice or water, but you won't see anything. That's because there are many gaps behind the front face of the glacier that you can't see. Ice is breaking off behind the face of the glacier and is falling into those gaps behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 14, 2020 #7 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Thank you for your answers. When I visited the glacier in 2017; never saw any piece break off or slide into the sea. You were fortunate. Have a great day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlepporello Posted April 14, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted April 14, 2020 1 minute ago, AF-1 said: Thank you for your answers. When I visited the glacier in 2017; never saw any piece break off or slide into the sea. You were fortunate. Have a great day Unfortunately, that happens too. The last time that we were there on the Celebrity Millenium, we didn't see a single piece of ice calve off. It was raining that day and I assumed it would be calving like crazy. So much for my assumptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 14, 2020 #9 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Have a great day and stay safe. Before we know we will be back to semi normal; then normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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