shibby sails Posted January 12, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Was on Mardi Gras first week of November and first week of December. Chi Bang and Cucina were free with YTD. Is that still the case in January? I am sailing it again on January 21st. Also both trips the boat rocked all over the place, like it didn't have stabilizers. A lot of people were having trouble walking straight. Staff said it was storm and/or undercurrent. Really? Both times? Has it been smooth sailing recently, and has anyone else who has sailed this ship noticed this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Abbi Posted January 12, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 12, 2023 We sailed on that ship in 7/22. I do not remember a problem with stabilization at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted January 12, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 12, 2023 The restaurants you mentioned will continue to be free and no need to worry about charges. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted January 12, 2023 #4 Share Posted January 12, 2023 We have been on the MG four times, and didn’t have any excessive movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray98 Posted January 12, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 12, 2023 The restaurants a free and the ocean can still be rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audcc77 Posted January 12, 2023 #6 Share Posted January 12, 2023 We were on MG on January 2, 2022. No problems with the ship rocking. Approximately 11 months later on Dec 3, 2022, it was rocking so bad that my husband spent the better part of the week horribly seasick. So we were surprised at the difference. In fact, fellow passengers were talking about how bad it was. The seas were pretty rough. So I don’t think it had anything to do with the ship itself unless something was broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunkey1 Posted January 12, 2023 #7 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Have been on her twice and she was rock solid in the water both times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted January 12, 2023 #8 Share Posted January 12, 2023 As I recall there were a series of storms around in the Atlantic and Southern Caribbean that were affecting the currents. Several other cruisers on other ships reported lots of rocking and rolling in that period. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibby sails Posted January 12, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Thank you. Hopefully we will have calm seas. Just thought for such a large ship it should handle rough weather better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pirate4me2 Posted January 12, 2023 #10 Share Posted January 12, 2023 We were on back in November, and didn't experience any rocking. In fact, DH and I both commented on how smooth she sailed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree.critter Posted January 12, 2023 #11 Share Posted January 12, 2023 14 hours ago, shibby sails said: Was on Mardi Gras first week of November and first week of December. Chi Bang and Cucina were free with YTD. Is that still the case in January? I am sailing it again on January 21st. Also both trips the boat rocked all over the place, like it didn't have stabilizers….. I was on Freedom the first week of December and many people got sick and spoke of the excessive rocking. I also wondered if we were having stabilizer problems but I was high deck very forward so expected more motion. . I enjoy the rocking so didn’t really notice it much but did have sea legs for a few days after getting back home this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunOyster Posted January 12, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 12, 2023 4 hours ago, audcc77 said: We were on MG on January 2, 2022. No problems with the ship rocking. Approximately 11 months later on Dec 3, 2022, it was rocking so bad that my husband spent the better part of the week horribly seasick. So we were surprised at the difference. In fact, fellow passengers were talking about how bad it was. The seas were pretty rough. So I don’t think it had anything to do with the ship itself unless something was broken. That very same week (12/3) we were on Spirit on a similar itinerary to MG. In fact, we berthed next to her in San Jose. We had the same problem with very rough seas pretty much all week. It's not the ship. It did settle down a little at the end of the week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunOyster Posted January 12, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 hour ago, CajunOyster said: That very same week (12/3) we were on Spirit on a similar itinerary to MG. In fact, we berthed next to her in San Jose. We had the same problem with very rough seas pretty much all week. It's not the ship. It did settle down a little at the end of the week. By the way, the Spirit looked like a dinghy tied up next to Mardi Gras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy1975 Posted January 12, 2023 #14 Share Posted January 12, 2023 17 hours ago, shibby sails said: Was on Mardi Gras first week of November and first week of December. Chi Bang and Cucina were free with YTD. Is that still the case in January? I am sailing it again on January 21st. Also both trips the boat rocked all over the place, like it didn't have stabilizers. A lot of people were having trouble walking straight. Staff said it was storm and/or undercurrent. Really? Both times? Has it been smooth sailing recently, and has anyone else who has sailed this ship noticed this. We were on the thanksgiving cruise! I have been on many boats and none rocked as much as the Mardi Gras! It was awful! Felt like the moving never stopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drazil65 Posted January 12, 2023 #15 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Was on MG week before Christmas, smooth sailing that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-train Posted January 13, 2023 #16 Share Posted January 13, 2023 We did B2B on MG this past summer, so both eastern and western routes. the ship was so still on the western route, often didn’t realize we were ever moving. The eastern route, we rocked, just like other ships on the eastern route we have been on. I think it has more to do with moving in and out of the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans and the rough currents that sit in that transition, it is one of the corners of the Bermuda Triangle… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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