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Voyage 22

Explore the journey starting from the Port Of Savannah, Georgia

Voyage 22 – Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Embarked on a cruise in late summer 2020, starting from Savannah, Georgia. OCEAN Voyage 22 returned in the January 2021.

Voyage 22 – Calm Seas

Calm Seas

Progressed through the Caribbean. The seas were slight and the air was warm.

Voyage 22 – Manzanillo, Panama

Manzanillo, Panama

Held up for inspection and paperwork after passing through Manzanillo, Panama, heading towards the Pacific Ocean.

Voyage 22 – Rough Seas

Rough Seas

Experienced rough seas in the Pacific Ocean east and well north of New Zealand and Australia.

Voyage 22 – Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Reached Auckland, New Zealand after experiencing rough seas in the Pacific Ocean.

Voyage 22 – Brisbane Australia

Brisbane Australia

Reached Brisbane, Australia – rough weather pattern persisted.

Voyage 22 – Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Passed through Sydney, Australia as consistent rough weather pattern continued.

Voyage 22 – Fremantle, Australia

Fremantle, Australia

Reached the port of Fremantle, Australia as the seas moderated to slight and the air temperature climbed from the low 50’s to the high 60’s.

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

Experienced more rough water and the temperature continued to rise through the 90’s as VOYAGE 22 made the run to Singapore.

Voyage 22 – Hitachinaka, Japan

Hitachinaka, Japan

Met with high waves as VOYAGE 22 left Japan, headed for the North Pacific.

Voyage 22 – Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Crossed the vastness of the Pacific Ocean and arrived in Tacoma, Washington after experiencing unusual mild temperatures and sea conditions.

Voyage 22 – Manzanillo, Panama

Manzanillo, Panama

Held up for inspection and paperwork after passing through Manzanillo, Panama, heading towards the Pacific Ocean.

Voyage 22 – Calm Seas #2

Calm Seas

Progressed through the Caribbean. The seas were slight and the air was warm.

Voyage 22 – Baltimore

Baltimore

Affected by storms just like in the Pacific, until Voyage 22 left Baltimore for Europe.

Voyage 22 – North Sea

North Sea

Affected by Four major storms that made an early turn off Africa and hammered Ocean Voyage and the North Sea.

Voyage 22 – Zeebrugge, Belgium

Zeebrugge, Belgium

Arrived in Belgium after a rough North Sea crossing.

Voyage 22 – Low Temperatures

Low Temperatures

Experienced cold and windy conditions all the way back to Baltimore.

Voyage 22 – Savannah, Georgia End

Savannah, Georgia

Embarked on a cruise in late summer 2020, starting from Savannah, Georgia. OCEAN Voyage 22 returned in the January 2021.

Captain’s Log

Embarking on a cruise in the late summer from Savannah is a pleasure as long as you are between tropical storms and depressions. This was just such a start for OCEAN Voyage 22. Seas were slight and the air was warm all the way to Manzanillo, Panama. It was a smooth passage through the Canal but we were held up for inspection and paperwork at the south exit of Balboa. Once cleared, OV22 headed out into rough seas but we were happy to be under way. It was another record year for storms in the Pacific which were, for the most part, held east and well north of New Zealand and Australia. This weather pattern accounted for rough seas across the South Pacific on our way to Auckland and across to Brisbane; conditions that persisted past Sydney, across the Tasman Sea and through the Bass Straight to Melbourne.

From Melbourne to the Port of Fremantle, the seas moderated to slight and the air temperatures climbed from the low 50’s to the high 60’s North from Fremantle and into the West Australian Basin, OV22 was again in rough water and the temperature continued to rise through the 90’s as we approached the Equator OCEAN Voyage 22 made the run from Singapore to Shanghai smoothly. Across Japan and through the North Pacific, we would get only a day or two break in the high waves until we were below Tacoma, Washington. Like in the Pacific, we re-entered the Caribbean at the end of an above average storm season. Similar to the Pacific, we were not affected by the storms until we left Baltimore for Europe. Four major storms made an early turn to the north off Africa and hammered the North Sea one after the other. It was cold and windy all the way back to Baltimore where we laid over for five days to thaw out. When the seas calmed, we continued south to, Savannah and the end of very rocky voyage. Using wheat as its small grain rather than rye combined with the conditions of the voyage, OCEAN Voyage 22 Wheated delivers more of a corn and vanilla sweetness and an amplified saltiness as unique as the voyage itself.

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 Voyage 22
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