Day 13 – STOP BYPASS / CAYMAN ISLANDS - At Sea (Sunday, 2012-01-15)
Weather: Cloudy, Hot and Humid, 28c+, GAIL FORCE WINDS
WEATHER ALERT: We are in a trade winds GAIL, with winds in excess of 80km, and wave heights of 30ft.
We arrived off Georgetown, Cayman Islands at 7:00EST, and entered into a holding pattern, which is a circle, no anchor drop.
The ship launched one tender craft to go a shore as Georgetown does not have a cruise ship dock. At 08:15 the Captain announced all tendering to shore was on hold, due to the high winds and waves. At 10am a decision was made to bypass the Cayman Islands, so the tendered returned and we set course for Miami, but at a reduced speed of 14knoots, so we would not arrive in advance of our schedule arrival time of 8am on Tuesday.
At 17:00 EST, we are 12 NM, off the extreme Western end of Cuba.
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