u/papayameow

I’d love some feedback on a horary chart I cast about an upcoming cruise. Funny enough, I recently posted here about a lost passport, which I was successfully able to find. I came back with an update because there were some fascinating hindsight correlations in the chart. This cruise is what I needed the passport for, and now I have a new problem! LOL

The question is: Will the cruise retain at least 4 out of 5 scheduled ports?

For context, this is an international cruise, and the ship has reportedly had a propulsion issue that started toward the end of the previous sailing. The current sailing has apparently had significant itinerary changes, so I asked specifically about my own upcoming sailing on July 12th. 

My main read is focused on the querent and the voyage. Scorpio rises, so I’m taking Mars as my L1 significator. I’m using the 9th house for the voyage since this is long-distance/international travel, which makes the Moon the L9 significator of the cruise/trip.

The Moon L9 is in the 1st house, which seemed like a positive testimony that the voyage comes to me or is strongly connected to me. That said, the Moon is in Scorpio and in fall, so I don’t read it as an easy or ideal situation. That seems to fit the real-life context of disruption and uncertainty. I have been quite upset today and will have limited information until I’m on board.

The Moon applies first to Mercury, which made me think of announcements, itinerary information, logistics, or scheduling. Mercury is conjunct Jupiter, so I wondered if that could show some kind of favorable news or workaround. After that, the Moon L9 applies to Mars L1, which I’m tentatively reading as the voyage eventually reaching me / connecting with my significator. And finally, Jupiter is the last aspect by trine, which seems favorable.

So my tentative judgment from the main significators is that the chart shows a stressful or compromised situation, but not necessarily one where the itinerary completely falls apart. I’m leaning toward “we do keep most ports / we lose one, perhaps with stress/disappointment, but still favorable” but I’m very open to correction.

As an aside, I also noticed a few things that may or may not be relevant, but I don’t want to overcomplicate the main judgment. If using the 7th house as a secondary significator for the cruise line/operator, Taurus is on the 7th, so Venus could represent the operator. Venus is in Leo in the 10th house, about 1° from the MC, which made me wonder if the cruise line is especially prominent in the outcome. The Sun rules the MC and is in Cancer, very close to / effectively in the 9th house, which seemed like a possible link between the outcome and the voyage itself.

Humorously, the ship is the Norwegian Sun. I did not use the Sun as a significator in my main judgment, but since the Sun rules the MC and is effectively in the 9th, I’m curious whether anyone would consider that symbolically relevant, even just experimentally, given the literal name of the ship.

But again, my main question is really about the 1st/9th/Moon testimony. I’d especially appreciate thoughts on whether the 9th is the right primary house here, how you’d read the Moon’s applications, and whether my judgment of “mostly goes forward, but with stress/compromise” seems supported.

Thank you!