Take the boat
Just finished a wonderful crossing of the Drake on the Azamara Pursuit (Jan 7 - 24) and although we had heard some stories of the Drake the trip was great. Mind you, the Pursuit is almost 700 passengers. Some crew members mentioned they were not that happy with the trip given that there can be problems with the sea swells. At one point the swells were 30 feet but I gather that was small compared to some.
Interesting sitting in the restaurant watching the sea out the back window moving from the top of the window to the bottom of the window. Of course that was the ship pitching up and down to an amazing extent. Absolutely pleased with the choice to actually cross the Drake At one point the Captain mentioned we had 100 knot winds but he chose his heading carefully so as to have the best ride possible.
I suspect that some passengers got seasick as the restaurants were not crowded. We took nothing and enjoyed the ride. Have fun - take the boat! The Seabourne should be great.
Last edited by Azamaraal; Mar 14, 2023 at 5:21 pm
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