Cruises that cross rough seas
Cruise itineraries are generally pretty relaxing, but sometimes you have to traverse pretty rough seas. Here are six of the potentially roughest, most-challenging cruise itineraries.
1. Alaska
If you’re crossing the Gulf of Alaska you can expect to experience varying degrees of roughness which can make things a bit difficult when you’re travelling.
2. Bass Strait and Tasman Strait
You wouldn’t think crossing the ditch would be that choppy, but crossing the ditch can be a little bit rough depending on what time of the year you’re making the trek.
3. Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
The Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean at the southernmost point of South Africa called the Cape of Good Hope. Every ship rocks and rolls when traversing the Cape just because of the rough nature of the area that’s coming here.
4. Drake passage/Cape Horn, Chile
At the southernmost point in South America, the Drake Passage is a must visit for any cruise fan but the water is notoriously rough. That being said, many people who traverse the passage report that the waters have been as calm as a bath.
5. Transpacific crossing
A lot of the cruises that leave the West Coast of the US for Hawaii can encounter a little bit of chop here and there as well. This crossing is a little bit different, although it can be much harder to predict when the choppy waters will actually occur.
6. Transatlantic crossing
If you’re a cruise fan this is a veritable rite of passage, best done during spring and summer months when the ocean is a bit calmer. As temperatures drop the ocean can become a little more choppy and difficult to traverse.
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