Norway/Iceland rough seas?

[Jess_S]

I am considering booking the 10 day Norway/Iceland cruise for 2018. Many of the trip reports for Northern Europe cruises mention rough seas. For those who have been, I curious about how rough those "rough seas" were. (I know that totally smooth seas are possible, but I am curious about what we would be likely to experience if we don't get lucky).

 

[MinnesotaMouseketeers]

My wife, son and I along with another couple and their daughter do have staterooms booked for this cruise
Will be paying attention to this post; because I too am interested in what the seas are typically like this part of the world.

 

[ElizabethG]

My wife, son and I along with another couple and their daughter do have staterooms booked for this cruise
Will be paying attention to this post; because I too am interested in what the seas are typically like this part of the world.

I'm no help to the OP, but I am booked on this cruise too. (I'm also from Minnesota )

 

[MinnesotaMouseketeers]

I'm no help to the OP, but I am booked on this cruise too. (I'm also from Minnesota )

I disagree, we both are helpful by keeping the post towards the top of the first page. Jess_S; I am very much interested in getting a response to this question. You just beat me too it by asking it 505 days before cruise date. Not that I'm (DCL Countdown to Your Cruise app) counting!

 

[Pens Fan]

I don't recall at what point of the cruise it occurred, but yes, the seas were pretty rough for a short time. It wasn't scary or anything like that, but it was the most rolling we had ever experienced. I remember one night I had difficulty sleeping because of the motion. No-one in our family gets seasick and it really didn't bother us other than making it a little hard to sleep. My son thought it was fun! (he was 17 at the time) I wouldn't worry about it too much, other than to just be aware that it could happen and plan accordingly if you are sensitive to motion.

I certainly wouldn't want to deter anyone from taking this cruise. It was our favorite to date and while we did encounter some rougher seas than our other cruises, it didn't take anything away from what was an amazing vacation.

 

[Snyders22000]

We did this cruise last year. The seas were extremely smooth for us (even smoother than our Caribbean sailings) except for one evening when we were leaving Norway and starting for Iceland. I'd say the dining room was only about half full and we ended up leaving midway through dinner. We took some bonine and watched movies in our room that night and by the next morning things had smoothed out. It was probably only about 6 hours total of rough seas. I wouldn't hesitate to go again (and I am very sensitive to motion).

 

[o&smom]

We must have been on the opposite cruise from the above poster last summer. We left from Dover, ending in Copenhagen. We had one evening of rough seas between Scotland and Iceland. The crew had warned everyone that the seas were expected to be rough and recommended going to guest services for seasick meds as a preventative. I have been in fairly rough seas before and had never been "warned", so I was not sure how bad this was going to get. Our whole family took one dose of meds and were fine. They had sliced green apples in the dining rooms and served a lot of ginger ale. It did not really seem to be much worse than I had experienced before, but better to be safe than sorry. Definitely not a reason to miss this cruise. Enjoy.

 

[IBelieveInTheMagic]

We were on the inaugural cruise in 2015 like @Pens Fan and did have some rough seas but nothing that bothered us. I remember it during the day, a sea day and want to say it was leaving Iceland or Scotland so definitely more Northern on the cruise. We had a deck 2 oceanview cabin and the waves did splash up onto our porthole several times. Several guests did have issues walking around and some also looked a little green and a friend of mine had to rest in her cabin as it hit her pretty hard, then she was fine later.

Again, nothing I would be worried about but it was definitely the most we've experienced out of any sailing so far. I'd do it all again in a hot second

Heather

 

[Royal Consort]

Seas are mostly calm. We sailed to Norway and Iceland in 2015 and one afternoon and night were exceptionally choppy. I was rolling in bed. Part of the experience really. Most cruisers were curious and we all attempted to walk in a straight line down the corridors. Like feeling drunk without touching a drop!

 

[Jess_S]

Everyone's comments are really helpful. This would be a birthday cruise for my husband, so I am going to show him this thread and make sure he's okay with some rocking. (I'm glad that I asked a question that was on other people's minds too).

On a somewhat related note, I just now realized that DCL isn't going to Gerainger in 2018. I'm kind of disappointed because the photos in trip reports here were amazing. I wonder why they changed the itinerary up this year.

 

[abja09]

I am considering booking the 10 day Norway/Iceland cruise for 2018. Many of the trip reports for Northern Europe cruises mention rough seas. For those who have been, I curious about how rough those "rough seas" were. (I know that totally smooth seas are possible, but I am curious about what we would be likely to experience if we don't get lucky).

I'm sailing on the 11 night Norway/Iceland cruise in June so I will
let you know how we make out. We are so excited for the cruise and would
definitely not let the chance of rough seas stop us from going. It's the chance you take on any cruise.

 

[MUN]

Everyone's comments are really helpful. This would be a birthday cruise for my husband, so I am going to show him this thread and make sure he's okay with some rocking. (I'm glad that I asked a question that was on other people's minds too).

On a somewhat related note, I just now realized that DCL isn't going to Gerainger in 2018. I'm kind of disappointed because the photos in trip reports here were amazing. I wonder why they changed the itinerary up this year.

Every cruise has the potential for rough seas. With proper seasickness prevention, most people usually handle it just fine. Very rarely do rough seas cause damage to ships.

MUN

 

[Hubie]

We did the 7-day Norway Fjords cruise last June and the seas were calm the entire cruise. Probably can expect rougher seas heading from Norway to Iceland though.

 

[cruiser21]

We had rough seas crossing the North Sea.

 

[angelinaxox]

I did the Norway/Iceland/Scotland cruise last summer out of Copenhagen. We did hit rough seas one day as we made our way from Norway to Iceland. I was in a chat group with others from my roll call, and many of them or their family members were experiencing seasickness.

When my husband and I went to dinner that night, the waiters were all clapping for those of us who showed up as we entered the dining room. There were a lot of people who didn't make it to dinner that night. As someone else mentioned, they did provide green apple slices. My husband started to feel a little woozy but managed. I was fine though.

I have experienced many cruises with a wide variety of itineraries, and that day's rough seas definitely ranks up there as one of the roughest I experienced. However, it was a great cruise and it was worth it persevering through one rough day of seas to do this itinerary. You might also not even have rough seas. But like you, I had read about it beforehand and I was mentally prepared for it as a possibility.

Hope you enjoy that cruise as much as we did.