See pitons from cruise ship?

[mandiecandie5]

I know when ships leave St.Lucia and head south they usually do these 360's with the boat so everyone can see the Pitons as they pass them.

 

So when ships head north after St.Lucia can you only see them very early in the morning when the ship pulls into port? Or do they take the ship pass them again before going on to the next island? :confused:

 

Any experiences??

[Cruisin Kay D]

A few weeks ago on Sea Princess -- the ship was to sail from St. L to Barbados & I was hoping for a view if ship sailed to south -- but NO, it sailed out of the harbor & went north around north end of island & then went east over to Barbados -- after ship sailed out it was dark & we could not see anything but twinkling lights.........so it didn't really matter if north or south....

[mandiecandie5]

Cruisin Kay D thanks for the input. We are on Crown Princess and will go from St.Lucia to Antigua.

[wrp96]

The only ship I know of that does the 360 turn in front of the Pitons is the Serenade of the Seas.

[growinassets]

When we took the cruise in December of 2005 (repeating it in Jan 2007) the seas were relatively calm, it was about 5:45 and the sun was setting. The Captain pulled the ship right up close to the pitons and did a 360 turn, showing how the ship could turn in it's own length. It was a great experience seeing the pitons from this angle. I'm not sure if every cruise has this experience, but we stayed close until sunset and then headed to Barbados.

[MariTenor1]

Hey GrowinAssets....we'll be joining you aboard the Serenade on the 27th. Are you going to the meet & mingle?