North Sea and Baltic Sea vs Med Sea

[Rogillio]

My guess is the North Sea and the Baltic Sea are are gonna be rougher than the Mediterranean Sea? I'm not sure if I read that, dreamed that or it's just my intuition or assumption. When I hear about the "North Sea", I pricture winds and ice bergs and big waves...ugh! Maybe I'm wrong...I hope I'm wrong. Looks like the Baltic cruise will spend as much time in the North Sea as in the Baltic Sea.

On our DCL Mediterranean cruise in '07, there was only one night when the ship was rocking enough that we noticed it. My daugher didn't get sick per se but was feeling a little puny or quesy...we let her skip dinner that night and have dinner in our room.

Can any one offer any insight into the North Sea and Baltic Sea in terms of wave heights in June?

~Mike

 

[Michelle2]

My DD and I went on a Baltic cruise (almost exactly the same ports) beginning of June through Princess and did not notice any rough seas or feel ship movement at all. The weather was really cold or chilly up on deck most of the time though.

 

[NancyIL]

I was on a Baltic cruise from July 2-14, and don't recall any rough seas. The cruise began in Harwich (England) and went to the same ports as DCL except Warnemunde. I haven't cruised in the Mediterranean, so I can't compare the two.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

My guess is the North Sea and the Baltic Sea are are gonna be rougher than the Mediterranean Sea? I'm not sure if I read that, dreamed that or it's just my intuition or assumption. When I hear about the "North Sea", I pricture winds and ice bergs and big waves...ugh! Maybe I'm wrong...I hope I'm wrong. Looks like the Baltic cruise will spend as much time in the North Sea as in the Baltic Sea.

On our DCL Mediterranean cruise in '07, there was only one night when the ship was rocking enough that we noticed it. My daugher didn't get sick per se but was feeling a little puny or quesy...we let her skip dinner that night and have dinner in our room.

Can any one offer any insight into the North Sea and Baltic Sea in terms of wave heights in June?

~Mike

For a measurement. The Caribbean is glassy like, its sunny nearly all of the time has the odd tropical storm and has hurricanes, in June to October. But apart from the Florida to Bahamas bit the sea is fantastic to cruise on and, often you do not feel anything. 98% chance of enjoyable cruising. Good most of the year round.

Atlantic Very open Ocean, very active can be very rough, winter and early spring very active, summer and early fall can be nice. Unpredictable. 50/50

Mediterranean Sea. Any enclosed sea; it’s got a limited season late spring to Early September. Often nice, more active than Caribbean last active than Atlantic. Can be glassy like but only 10% of the time, can be rough. The odd storm whips it all up. 85% good cruising. But prepare for the odd bit of rain or wind. When hot very hot.

North Sea. Well this is the active one, speaking as a person who lives 30 miles from it, its changeable, it can be nice but that’s rare, you might be lucky, it can be very rough, you could be unlucky, Winter is generally worse, summer should be better, but unpredictable is the word, it can change quickly, it has real power as to the North its open to the South it has the small English channel so putting a lot through a small gap, from northerly winds can have an effect, 50/50 good/bad

Baltic Far better an enclosed sea, it’s actually warmer than excepted during its limited season. On par with Mediterranean. 80% chance good.

 

[Rogillio]

Eggzactly what I was looking for. Thanks Derek!

Hopefully we will be 'lucky' this June!

~Mike

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Eggzactly what I was looking for. Thanks Derek!

Hopefully we will be 'lucky' this June!

~Mike

I *hope* we all have a fantastic crossing,all four cruises, being honest ther is a risk, its not the Carribean here. The North Sea leg, will if any be the worst, then it will calm down.

In England, London, North sea, prepare for anything, Rain,Sun, cool, very hot. Calm seas rough seas. Anything can happen, So buy an expensive rain mac, and then you will never use it!!! Don't bring the rain mac, Guess what!!!