What prevents docking at CC?

[Luvmypetz]

Hello. Visiting CC next week. Current forecast shows windy. Is this a bad sign that we may miss stopping there? Thank you

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Hello. Visiting CC next week. Current forecast shows windy. Is this a bad sign that we may miss stopping there? Thank you

Maybe yes, maybe no.

Only the Captain can make that call at the time.

 

[TXDCLfan]

Hello. Visiting CC next week. Current forecast shows windy. Is this a bad sign that we may miss stopping there? Thank you

Yes can play a big part in docking as wind affects water curents

 

[JM_97]

Hard to know until the day of. Wind and water currents are the main reasons. If it's not safe to dock then it'll become a sea day.

 

[DCL58]

We were at CC with some outer bands of Melissa a couple weeks ago. We were on the Treasure and the captain docked us without issue. It was so windy that no umbrellas could be open on the island. We wondered if the Wish class ships were easier to dock - not sure an older ship would have made it in with the wind.

 

[Drfate102]

We had a trip once and it was so windy with rough seas, that the Captain went full throttle to get us to Castaway that we were docked and there overnight. But with the wind and choppy seas, the island was pretty much closed the next day. So it was a sea day with exterior photo ops and not moving.

 

[happycamper47]

Wind direction is also key. If it's blowing fore and aft usually no issues, broadside could cause issues.

 

[tvguy]

We were at CC with some outer bands of Melissa a couple weeks ago. We were on the Treasure and the captain docked us without issue. It was so windy that no umbrellas could be open on the island. We wondered if the Wish class ships were easier to dock - not sure an older ship would have made it in with the wind.

Not a ship Captain, but I think the older, smaller ships would be easier to dock in the wind. Less ship means less impact of the wind.