luv2bnsun Posted August 31, 2007 #1 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Can anyone tell me if any of the Prides are doing the volcano sailbys? At one time the lava had stopped flowing and I believe I read on these boards that the ships were not doing the evening cruise by of the volcano - now that it is producing lava again, are the ships doing the evening cruise of the volcano? Thanks for any info you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Haynes Posted August 31, 2007 #2 Share Posted August 31, 2007 If there is significant lava fllw to the sea, I am sure NCLA will return. Unfortunately, I have not read of any lava flow to the sea, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linolive Posted August 31, 2007 #3 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I was on the Pride of America for the August 18th sailing, and we did not sail past any lava flows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapoho2 Posted August 31, 2007 #4 Share Posted August 31, 2007 We did not sail by on the 8/20/2007 POH sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted August 31, 2007 #5 Share Posted August 31, 2007 On the 8/19/07 Pride of Aloha we did sail by and you could see glowing red in the clouds. No lava to the ocean though. I have attached a picture of what we saw. The picture is a little blurry as my camera used a 20 second exposure to get the shot and the boat was moving. But it is still pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2bnsun Posted August 31, 2007 Author #6 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Nice picture FB. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired1998 Posted September 1, 2007 #7 Share Posted September 1, 2007 We were on the 8/18 Pride of America. We did sail by the NaPoli Coast, but there was no lava flowing. It is still a spectacular view. Two years ago, when we took this cruise, we did get to see some lava flowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakview Posted September 1, 2007 #8 Share Posted September 1, 2007 We cruised aboard the POH in March and the Captain turned the ship completely around so all cabins had a view of the lava flow. It was prior to some recent earthquakes but the lava did flow all the way into the ocean. It was an amazing sight and smell as the molten lava hit the water. We couldn't hear the Cultural counselor (for lack of a better word) give her entire talk but could hear her song as she chanted as the ship turned. It was an amazing evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiilvr Posted September 2, 2007 #9 Share Posted September 2, 2007 There isn't any lava flowing into the ocean right now, but the volcano is still very active. Here is a website that has a daily updated map showing the current lava flows: http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/maps.html The lava is flowing from a vent far inland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2bnsun Posted September 3, 2007 Author #10 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Thank you so much for the map of the lava flow. That really helped me get a better perspective. I guess lots of things can change because we are not sailing for 7 mos. yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rare CC Help Michell Posted September 3, 2007 Administrators #11 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Thank you so much for the map of the lava flow. That really helped me get a better perspective. I guess lots of things can change because we are not sailing for 7 mos. yet. Exactly. Just hang in there -- if there's lava flowing into the ocean, or even a pretty show of incandescense reflected on the clouds, I'm sure your ship will take you by it. The Father's Day earthquakes that changed the ocean lava flow happened three weeks before our cruise. We were disappointed (of course), but still had a fabulous day visiting Volcanoes National Park -- it was so wonderful the Big Island is now our top priority for a return land-based visit. I do hope for the sake of residents of communities in the potential line of lava flows (look at Ka'ohe on that map) that it heads away from them. We bought a video while at VNP that showed what happened to the town of Kalapana in the '90s. What we as visitors consider "must sees" can also be tragic -- nobody dictates to Madame Pele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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