I generally only ever wear short sleeves during the day on a cruise whatever time of year, because the aircon generally keeps the indoor areas at summer levels , but I do carry a lightweight sweater just in case, which might be needed if the aircon is not keeping pace with deck doors being opened.david63 wrote:That is one of those "how long is a piece of string" questions.Mervyn and Trish wrote:Okay next question. We're going mid January and after a call at La Coruna have 8 days at sea heading across the Atlantic. How far into that 8 days are we likely to go from long sleeve to short sleeve temperatures outside?
I know that this is not quite the same time of year but last year we did a transatlantic Christmas cruise leaving mid December and we were a week out of Soton before the weather "picked up" - but we were on the tail end of a hurricane.
In my experience "short sleeves" don't come out until at least the Canaries/Azores - but you are best using the officers as a guide - once they go into "whites" the weather is improving.
As to when the weather will allow you to venture onto the open decks and maybe to sunbathe, that should be around day 3 after La Coruna, or day 1 if you stick to the covered pool area on Ventura.
I am beginning to be a bit jealous Merv, it seems a long time since January when we did this cruise, and even longer until February 2018 when we do the Caribbean and USA, also on Ventura.
PS Where is your cabin Merv, if it is forward anywhere near C Deck, be warned Ventura creaks like mad in any sort of rough sea or above a moderate swell.
