shepherd really Posted December 2, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 2, 2022 After an unfruitful search I figure I'll just ask. On a Western Caribbean cruise with this itinerary can you actually see the north coast of Cuba as you sail by? If no one knows, I'll be able to answer in about six weeks. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d9704011 Posted December 2, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Possibly, but it will be more like a smudge on the horizon. Zero detail. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrHemlock Posted December 2, 2022 #3 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Exact proximity to Cuba may change slightly dependent on weather and tides. On our cruise with exactly the same itinerary, Cuba was indeed a smudge on the horizon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted December 2, 2022 #4 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Did that in 11/21 on Riviera (but on the longer 10 day cruise), but Cuba is mostly a smudge on the horizon. Even with binoculars. Saw a bit more of Cuba a bit closer at times when Sirena came back up from her recent E. Caribbean cruise (11/18-28/22) by way of Puerto Plata and the Dominican Republic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_coach Posted December 2, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 2, 2022 If I recall, Cuba owns the waters 12 miles off shore so ships have to stay outside of that. That is a long way, even with binoculars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunaman2011 Posted December 2, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Greetings In our experience, after taking far too many Caribbean cruises, Cuba is a very distant shoreline when traveling around the western side. If you are traveling from Miami around the eastern side then look at the satellite view on Google maps and notice that the Bahama Banks below Andros come very close to Cuba. There is a tower marking the bottom of the banks. The shipping channel is very narrow there and is very close to Cuba. Around that area is usually the best view of Cuba. Good Sailing Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted December 2, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Assuming the weather is clear, you will likely see Cuba. However, as others have said, you will see very little detail...kind of like seeing Greenland from a plane. If you have high power binoculars (i.e., large objective lenses) or even better, a telescope, you may see more detail. I wish O had telescopes mounted in various locations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepherd really Posted December 2, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Thanks everyone. I would like to spot Cuba, but if not, that's fine too. My first Carribean cruise was 35 years ago (anyone remember the Cunard Countess?) and I haven't done one since. Looking forward to some sun, warm weather and checking out Sirena in January, the itinerary is really secondary for me which is exactly the opposite of my "normal" cruise choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandee2 Posted December 3, 2022 #9 Share Posted December 3, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 7:02 AM, d9704011 said: Possibly, but it will be more like a smudge on the horizon. Zero detail. Yes, can't see cuban beaches because of earth curvature ! Yes, the Earth is a globe !!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepherd really Posted December 3, 2022 Author #10 Share Posted December 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, dandee2 said: Yes, can't see cuban beaches because of earth curvature ! Yes, the Earth is a globe !!!! You flatly state that. ☺️ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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