WE'RE TRYING TO OUTRUN A HURRICANE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC

WE'RE TRYING TO OUTRUN A HURRICANE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC
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Hurricane Kirk is cutting accross our path on the Sun Princess as we make our way to fort lauderdale. The Icon of the Seas seems to be ready for her next cruise after repairs were done. A cruise ship breaks free of her moorings in Norway.
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[@Donsfamilyvacations]

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[@WalleyeScott57]

The captain has done a great job in keeping the Sun Princess in great weather and fairly smooth sailing. Hopefully our sailing will continue going smoothly. Great captain and a great ship!

[@Girasole5849]

I’m happy for the people on Villa Vie that they’re finally cruising. Hopefully your ship just experiences some nice gentle rocking while you’re outrunning the hurricane. Save travels 💜

[@Graygeezer]

I’m glad to see that Ville Vie is finally underway, but as the ship is 31 years of age, I wish them a safe voyage.

[@overton1963]

I’m glad Villa Vie finally got to leave and the people onboard are finally getting the experience they were looking forward to. Good luck to you on your current cruise….I’m hoping the ship is able to avoid the worst of the storm. Thanks for the update.

[@monarusch4087]

Until I saw the video (on a different site) of the ship's ropes snapping, I aways thought the number of mooring ropes was total overkill. I have more of an appreciation of what they do to keep the ship secure at the pier

[@jfmezei]

Update: Base on on your Oct 03 at 02:42 UTC position and speed of 19.2kt, I calculated your current rough position. You are about 920km north west of Kirk and that distance should be maintained and be increased as you move west and it veers to north. I don't think it will get closer to you than 900km unless your engine fails and passengers refuse to row the boat. If you were to stop NOW, then in 36 hours Kirk would be 300km to the east of you. You wouldn't get hurricane force winds but still get some mighty bad weather and waves. But if you don't stop, then in 36 hours you wiol be some 1500km west of Kirk. You'll be safe.

[@joelroach416]

Keep paddling to avoid that Hurricane.

[@motel1029]

We're glad no one was hurt when those lines snapped on the Princess ship!! We saw videos of it, and those lines slapped the pier really hard!!

[@aprilrose5557]

2 years ago we outran 2 hurricanes coming from Europe to Tampa. A little rocky but no big deal, thanks to the Captain

[@kylady1959]

glad to hear the people finally got to cruise on that ship!

[@sandrajackson599]

Hey Don. I’m happy Villa Vie finally sailed. Saw your other channel this morning and do hope those issues with the Sun Princess will be ironed out soon. Hoping for smooth sailing in December! Wishing you guys safe crossing, stay safe.😊

[@timquicksell2726]

Thanks Don we're on the Sun Princess and agree the Captain has done a wonderful job keeping us in great weather. Spent most of the dat on the Fantail enjoy full sun and the pool. Hope to see you around the ship. Great reports

[@ninerjen1]

Lots of news. Well hope YOU have a “vantastic” time finishing this cruise! 👍

[@kristenkroes9649]

I wish you a safe journey and to miss the hurricane.

[@Drjanetta]

So happy for the folks!!

[@joewines3883]

That's fantastic about those repairs on the Icon. Hopefully they have no more issues. We pray those people on the world cruise have a safe and amazing trip. We hope the hurricane does not affect your cruise. And you reach your destination safe and sound.

[@johnstoutley7421]

Thanks for the update, Don. I was wondering if you were going to be affected by Hurricane Kirk, and sure enough it's running pretty close to where you are. Have a safe time. Yes, glad to see the Villa Vie Odessey is finally off on its 3 and a half year cruise. The passengers must be delighted it's finally happening. Goes to show even the biggest ships in the world (like the Icon of the Seas) can have issues.

[@patrickgrove7716]

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[@davidlodato9276]

Safe and smooooooth sailing Don!

[@emiliawalker4346]

Thanks for updates, safe travels!

[@cindyk3281]

Glad villa vie finally got on her way.

[@dorothygiunta8519]

Safe travels Don but have a blast regardless!!!!

[@jamiesuejeffery]

I know my username does not reflect it (long story), but this is the first hurricane named after me! I am Kirk (go ahead with the jokes, I have heard them all…and before you go Star Trek on me, Captain Kirk was actually named James Tiberius Kirk. Kirk was his last name. Kirk is my first name.). I hope you, “spin” out of its path. The good news is that it is mostly just making waves out in the middle of the Atlantic. And I have been known to make my own waves. Be safe, have fun.

[@KlingonPrincess]

Congratulations on the storm name. 😊My ex was stationed on the USS Kirk. Maybe that's why I liked him so much. (See my username) 🖖

[@amandagreen4332]

That’s OK- I’m named after Spock’s Mom!

[@rsvihla]

Do you live in Stars Hollow?

[@Lamb9491]

Yes i hope they get through this cruise.

[@deborahbolton3417]

Well, I am happy for all those people. They’re finally getting the set sale all the best to them and thank you for your video informative as always.❤

[@kenyattaclay7666]

Two things, first, I used to be in the Navy & as far as hurricanes go it’s actually easy to navigate around hurricanes. When we finished our Med cruise we had to get from Rota Spain to Jacksonville NC & there were 7 active hurricanes at the time. The problem mostly comes in when you have to come into port because it’s safer out in the ocean than being docked. Second, one of the first videos they show in Navy basic training is Mooring Line Snapback because it’s just that serious. I’m not sure how cruise lines handle it but there’s supposed to be a tension line attached to every mooring line & when we did our roving duties while on watch we were also supposed to look at the tension lines to make sure there was slack in them. Glad to hear everything went well with no significant issues but I believe someone is in serious trouble over this because this is one of the biggest dangers of running a ship.

[@lindalcoomes]

Was on Bahamian cruise in 1979 during David. It changed direction so suddenly we had to leave Nassau hours after docking to get back to Miami. Solid black everywhere. Terrifying. They let us off the Emerald Seas in Miami and pushed us off, literally, no customs etc. and then the ship hightailed it to drydock. Interesting trip and it did soak Miami.

[@Jeannine29]

We were on a cruise in 2005 and we were out running hurricane Hillary on the west coast and the outer rings of Katrina on the east coast. Was still a great cruise. Felt for those that were on the cruise that were from Louisiana.

[@janicewestcott9844]

Be safe Don!

[@joeseatac331]

Bon voyage and que Dieu benisse, Villa Vie. About time. Fair winds and following seas, Don.

[@twaunniebusse7262]

I am glad that the Villa Vie finally got going- May the hurricane not cause any major problems for you

[@angelasofia7726]

You be safe, ❤, thanks for the update!

[@angelabrown3994]

Know that you will be safe 😎

[@margaretatter4743]

Fair winds and following seas. Be safe ❤

[@randa200771]

It would be interesting to see how the new ship handles any potential big seas on a trans Atlantic, just as long as they are not too big.

[@richd6362]

Thanks for the update. Stay safe.

[@rebeccapeterson3028]

Happy Saturday 🎉

[@joannekearney5329]

I think they knew that they had to pull over...before they departed... if I recall from midlife cruising.... We had to outrun Hurricane Dennis.. back in the day... we left Jamaica and headed to Nassau going around the west coast of Cuba... another cruise ship headed to the same port going on the east coast of Cuba. The night we left Jamaica..we were at the Captains discussion and he discussed the max speed of the ship... can't recall but it was around 21knots.... the next morning we woke up and radar showed the hurricane heading across Cuba... right in our path. I checked the navigation channel... and saw our speed appeared to be faster than our top speed... I commented to my husband..that they must be tossing furniture off the ship to increase our speed. Well we got in front of the storm... When we got to Nassau we ran into people from the other cruise ship.. apparently they had a very rough trip.... vs our quick but relatively smooth sailing. It is always interesting to sail during hurricane season. You just have to be flexible on itinerary and pack nausea meds...just in case :)

[@BirdsNNVA]

Wow, that’s quite a story! Thanks for sharing it!

[@nicolemiller4688]

That's a lot of sea days. I do hope Villa Vie has smoothsailing

[@karenross4706]

Have a good Don and safe travels.

[@loribarber4526]

I love the art behind you

[@joannke7727]

Thank you for the updates.

[@KarenFrazier-f3g]

Hope all will be safe

[@richardracette-w6w]

Hope villa vie will have a long trip.thanks Don

[@Robear-fm4vw]

If the ships a rockin than Don a comin

[@marthagrant143]

Good news about The Icon and Villa Vie.

[@jameswade7550]

Hey Hope you are having a great cruise. Yes about 4 years ago on NCL Getaway we had to get around a hurricane and pretty much the same thing happen to us we had the wind and it was rocky for a 24 hr period but all was good. Glad for the Villa Vie that the cruisers are finally cruising

[@LauraPerry63]

Wishing Villa Vie good luck. Hoping you miss the hurrican.

[@ivanmorley3735]

Safe travels.

[@steve1la]

Be safe

[@DeadSea225]

Be safe❤

[@lovesfall2168]

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[@kevinp1904]

Keep up the good work!

[@angelathomas6770]

Good news for villa vie

[@stevewarrick4402]

I'm on the Azamara Journey stopping in the Azores tomorrow....then off to Boston. Cat 4 Kirk? At 33,000 tons, this may be like a carnival ride.

[@vickiebridges3584]

Damn it, Jim! Sorry, sorry…..wrong Kirk. 😅😅 hope it goes as smooth as possible

[@BirdsNNVA]

Lol!

[@danm6695]

You should be fine. Captains and crews don’t like putting their huge ships through rough weather if they can avoid it.

[@swolfmaiden8944]

Be safe! I want no harm to come to you!

[@marilynsue4273]

I have a friend who booked three segments on that cruise.

[@donnaschuepbach3830]

How interesting. So you'll hear all about their travels!

[@alisonr9608]

I can see the Villa Vie running out of money before the end of the cruise. Eat, drink and be merry could be it's downfall.

[@charlie44266]

Curvature of the earth??? NO! That doesn't affect your course. The distorted geometry of the Mercator Projection is the "cause" of curved path on a map , Coriolis Effect is a cause, and the North Atlantic Gyre is a cause, but not Earth's curvature. The Earth's surface is curved but it is curved toward the center of the earth (vertically when on the ocean surface) , so unless the ship is acting like a submarine or an airplane, surface curvature is not changing your path. Somewhere there is an Earth Science teacher in pain.

[@TSKseattle]

I assumed the ville vie left port and stopped just to get away from the dock. Did they really get called back to finish the paperwork?

[@satmtca]

Be safe out there Don, don’t want u in another Poseidon movie where the ship capsized and u just lead others through the ship upside down to save everyone.

[@dhs20113]

Hey Don! How are you? Can you verify Jordan and Jared are aboard the Villa Vie? Hope they made it alright!

[@sjhanksaz]

See ya in London tomorrow

[@Doctor_klausmartens]

there's another one right behind Kirk, Lesley .Stay safe

[@Louis-x9q]

Rough seas are never fun

[@mz.l5057]

QUESTION FOR ANYONE. My ship will be coming into Southampton for 9 hours. The excursion for my cruise line to London is sold out. I really want to go to London. Any ideas? I have to be on the ship by 6PM.

[@BirdsNNVA]

You might try the Tube (Metro, Underground, Subway) to Westminster to see the Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, and Big Ben. There’s a nice square in front of Westminster Abbey lined with statues of people like Winston Churchill. If the weather is nice, this is a good visit. If you’re closer to St. Paul’s, walk across the Millenium Bridge to the Southside - visit the Tate Modern and get a tour of the Globe Theater. I did this in 2010 - it made for a nice day and good views.

[@TheJm129]

Still no feedback from the cruise you're on Don?

[@georgettenorth2776]

So, how stable is the ship???? Show us the water.

[@bigguy1403]

Don doesn't answer people back. Don't know why...

[@nicolemiller4688]

​@@bigguy1403perhaps he's too busy with the new paying patreon subs?

[@bigguy1403]

@@nicolemiller4688 probably

[@bradkurpjuweit9875]

Don, enjoy your show however why do we never see any port stops or adventures. Only you in a cabin? Not very exciting.

[@jfmezei]

Say hello to Kirk for me! I can get the bridge cam for your row boat, but the sun is a bit fuzzy. I know the time of image, and by calculating the height of sun over horizon (ocean) one can calculate your latitude. Public AiS has a fix for you at On Oct 3 at 02:43 so I guess I could also average your speed over that period to find your current location and plot it against the NHC predictions. (Pretty sure Princess HQ have done that calculation to advise yoru captain what to do and that you will be able to do this. Kirk is (Friday afternoon) at its peak and starting to lose strenght, but NHC warns that this will create a lot of swells. (the bridge cam currently shows nice calm ocean). Enjoy the roller coaster ride. Suspect you are already west of Kirk's path, but that doesn't mean you won't get rough seas. Enjoy the fun and adventure ! Is this the ship's first trans-atlantic crossing? If so, beware of stray icebergs. Hear of some other ship where Leo diCaprio was a passenger and it also had problems on its first trans-atlantic crossing 🙂

[@oursweethomelife]

Get out of the way . Put it in overdrive.

[@brendapolk1723]

News flash for Don - with rare exceptions (such as a tsunami) waves are driven by the wind.

[@sunnycrocker6016]

🙏😍🇺🇲🇵🇭

[@tod2992]

Skip to 2 minutes 50 seconds to avoid the BS Infomercial

[@JPriz416]

There is no way in hell that three and half year cruise is going to be a success. Hope is a wonderful thing but commonsense prevails.

[@nicelady51]

6014 views and only 1400 likes? C’mon people!! Hit the like button, even if only for the information or entertainment value that you enjoyed. Don (and Tony @ La Lido Loca) both put their lives into these videos, for our benefit. I have never cruised, but the info I get from these channels is worth it’s weight in gold when the time comes that I take the dive into cruising ❤ ☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️

[@DebbieWhitten-c2m]

Be safe