Joseph wrote:
> thinkbig.shrinktofit@online.no (Keera Ann Fox) wrote in
> news:1hzhqv9.q8vwpkifh1ctN%thinkbig.shrinktofit@online.no:
>
> > Reef Fish wrote:
> >
> >> The reason for what's good and not good during the May-September
> >> Alaskan cruising season is the beginning and end of the summer
> >> season in Alaska.
> >
> > I'm completely new to cruising (and this group - hi!), and am going on a
> > cruise to Alaska on the Golden Princess in July (21st). What is the
> > weather likely to be like then? I don't like lugging luggage, so
> > anything I don't need to pack╜
>
> What is the weather in Oslo in July? Bergen? It should be in the high
> 20's Celsius and it should be sunny,, but I have been there in July with
> cool rains.
That sounds like Bergen, where I live. Except... These last years the
weather patterns have changed, bringing us more rain in winter and
outright heat in the summer. Right now, southern Norway is experiencing
what can only be described as a heatwave - our warmest June since 1887.
Bergen's been having up to 80F in the shade, whereas we normally peak at
66F this time of year, and consider 75F hot (which it is in the shade
here, today; Wednesday is predicted to have rain and 55F, which is far
more like a normal Bergen summer).
So one reason I ask about Alaskan weather is find out what the normal
pattern is and whether or not it has changed the last couple of years. I
would normally tell people to be prepared for degrees below 60F for
Bergen (where I live) in the summer, but considering how our last 3-4
Julys have been, I also have to tell them to be prepared for 80F and no
AC. And they can't even count on it to rain.
> It will defintely be cool if you are in Glacier Bay
What's "cool" for Glacier Bay?
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