kteachcruiser52 Posted January 4, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 4, 2014 As a former teacher all of our cruises have been in the spring? I am now retired and we are taking a repositioning cruise in the Caribbean in November. Can you tell me about cruising in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missileer Posted January 4, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 4, 2014 My wife and I sailed on the Magic in the Caribbean a year ago in Nov. and just this last Nov. on the Miracle to the Mexican Riviera. Both were excellent though the temps while sailing on the Miracle were a tad cool. Don't know exactly what info you need but both of these cruises were superb in every regard and the Magic is a spectacular ship! Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacruizer Posted January 4, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 4, 2014 It may completely depend on homeport and ship, but my November cruise experience was that it was a pretty sedate cruise. The average age on our sailing had to be 75+. And they'd all sailed HAL before and hated Carnival and did nothing but complain. :p Ok, I exaggerate, but it was a bit frustrating! Even our moms, both in their 60s, were tired of what they called the "old folks" by the end of the cruise. The bars and dance club were dead, not much happening after dinner in the evenings. I'm sure not all sailings are like this, though! Weather of course can't be predicted, but it is a time of year where some fronts come through with the seasons changing. We had freezing cold in Jacksonville, great weather the first few days and in port, and sunny, but rough seas our last sea day. I'd certainly try another November cruise and see if it was time of year or not on it being a really quiet cruise. Haven't run into that issue in September, October, May, or January so it could have just been a fluke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted January 4, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 4, 2014 As a former teacher all of our cruises have been in the spring? I am now retired and we are taking a repositioning cruise in the Caribbean in November. Can you tell me about cruising in November. Our first cruise was the end of November. The weather in the Caribbean was fantastic. It was plenty warm but not high humidity. We now cruise the last 2 weeks of January, and I think the weather is comparable to November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted January 4, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I cruise out of Florida and November weather is usually just perfect. The ports are warm but not as humid. Unless it's Thanksgiving, not so many kids. I love November cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bride123105 Posted January 4, 2014 #6 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I have been on multiple November cruises and they were all nice. Roatan in November when it was about to rain was sooo humid though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Carnival Posted January 4, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I've sailed 5-times in November and have always had a great cruise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishnyc Posted January 4, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 4, 2014 My first cruise was mid-November and it was perfect. We've also been to the Keys in November and December and the weather is fantastic most of the time. Very similar to what you'll find in the Caribbean and southern Gulf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpayroll Posted January 4, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 4, 2014 We cruise every November ( anniversary. ) Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyCruiser Posted January 5, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 5, 2014 We sailed the first two weeks of November last year out of Miami/FLL The first sea day was cloudy then it rained all afternoon and the next day in grand Turk was cloudy all day, the rest of the time it was sunny and warm.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccersharon Posted January 5, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) Have sailed 3 times in November - and enjoyed every minute! Sent from my GT-S5830D using Forums mobile app Edited January 5, 2014 by soccersharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiring soon Posted January 5, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 5, 2014 HI all! I always try to cruise a week in November as it's such a dreary month here. The weather has usually been great in the Caribbean except once when we couldn't get into 2 private islands because of wind.:( I only remember it raining once in St Thomas so my excursion was cancelled. Once I cruised the Mexican Riviera in Feb. & the tour guide said you should come in Nov. when everything's lush & not so dry. ~ Jo ~:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catrin Posted January 5, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 5, 2014 We have cruised twice in November... both the week after Thanksgiving. Both times the weather was perfect.. smooth sailing, warm days. I would not hesitate to sail that time again! Catrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halos Posted January 5, 2014 #14 Share Posted January 5, 2014 imo, Nov is the best month to cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gail8 Posted January 5, 2014 #15 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Just did November this year and just booked again for next. Less busy, less humid, great weather. Gail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Banditswife Posted January 5, 2014 #16 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Nov- Dec is our favorite time of year to cruise. We love the weather at that time, warm but not humid. We also like not having as many roudy kids onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admitchell97@aol.com Posted January 5, 2014 #17 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I cruised a while back on the Carnival Destiny the first week of November. That year, we had unusual hurricane tracking and one the hit Mexico turned unusually and changed our course. Lots of rocking for about a day but not unbearable. We had to skip Grand Cayman as they closed the port due to high waves. Only had about a day of sun on the 7 day cruise but the weather was warm. I'm not at all knocking November cruises, but just be aware you are coming out of hurricane season and if it extends a bit, you may have to deal with a few complications. Not the end of the world but the first day of the storm 1/3 of the cruisers were sea sick and in their rooms. As I was not affected, it was kind of nice to have a less crowded cruise experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kteachcruiser52 Posted January 5, 2014 Author #18 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Thanks for all your responses. I was wondering about the weather and if the seas were a lot rougher this time of year. It sounds like a great time to cruise. (Excuse all the typos. I can't get used to the automatic capitalization. I have trouble typing on the IPad.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted January 5, 2014 #19 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Should be nice comfortable weather and fine beach weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happybooker1 Posted January 5, 2014 #20 Share Posted January 5, 2014 We did this past T'giving week on Magic out of Galveston. Second sea day: rained 10 minutes, then stopped,a hour later repeat. An hour later, etc. Had to keep getting up from the lounge chair & running for shelter as the bottom would drop out! Deckhands were CONSTANTLY squeegeeing the desks. Plus it was cool & windy. Roatan had 100% rain plus 40 mph wind gusts. The only tour I know that took place was one to a museum, & they came back early. Pouring rain 90% of the time & wind that broke any umbrella you had. Belize had the coldest cold front they've had in several years (this from a native). It was about 50 degrees the morning we anchored. Couldn't snorkel a bit-- the water was ice cold. Cozumel -- they had so much wind that nearly all the water activities were cancelled. Didn't matter to us as we were doing the Xrails through the jungle, but it was definitely chilly. Weather has the possibility to wreck too much havoc in November, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberTeka Posted January 5, 2014 #21 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Just did November this year and just booked again for next. Less busy, less humid, great weather. Gail Great post. Less Busy. Less Humid. Great Weather. Totally. We have cruised both Princess and Carnival during November. We love it. Prices are great. Football season for most college games are over....or close to it........it is before Thanksgiving and Christmas ( for us) and it is just a perfect week. The demographic might be a little older. No nudies in the Lido Biuffet....no gents in wife beaters..but lots of action in the clubs and casino...or so it seemed to me. Worst Cruise..........To Panama on the Freedom in June. I live in Florida. I was born in Alabama. I did not know it could get that hot. I stepped over a huge Iguana and did not bat an eye. I run from a spider, so I must have been close to sun stroke. November is lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberTeka Posted January 5, 2014 #22 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I cruised a while back on the Carnival Destiny the first week of November. That year, we had unusual hurricane tracking and one the hit Mexico turned unusually and changed our course. Lots of rocking for about a day but not unbearable. We had to skip Grand Cayman as they closed the port due to high waves. Only had about a day of sun on the 7 day cruise but the weather was warm. I'm not at all knocking November cruises, but just be aware you are coming out of hurricane season and if it extends a bit, you may have to deal with a few complications. Not the end of the world but the first day of the storm 1/3 of the cruisers were sea sick and in their rooms. As I was not affected, it was kind of nice to have a less crowded cruise experience. That is excellent advice. I would add that Hurricane season runs from June to November. And usually ( but you can never be certain about hurricanes) the big ones hit the end of August-First of September. Something about the Northern waters cooling and the warm waters from the south meeting..............and Bang. Ditto Air currents. And of course they form off the coast of Africa..and most are blown out to sea..luckily Knock on wood. Florida & the Gulf Coast has been spared a big hurricane for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ykgorbie Posted January 5, 2014 #23 Share Posted January 5, 2014 We took our first November cruise ever in 2013 - a B2B, so I guess we were cruising for pretty much 1/2 of the month. We normally do a Caribbean cruise in October and also have taken one in January. We found the winds were considerably stronger in November and the other thing that stuck out to me was the water temperatures. Much cooler than we had ever found it a month earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerCruiser Posted January 5, 2014 #24 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Wife and I cruise every year in November. For the most part we have had great weather. Seas can be hit or miss sometimes as it is tail end of hurricane season but just prepare with seasick remedies. We usually sail to West or East Caribbean. It is probably one of the best times of the year to cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The4Cruisers Posted January 5, 2014 #25 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) We always try to cruise in Oct, Nov, Jan/Feb, Sep (in that order of preference). Have not had a bad cruise yet! :D Of course, these are cruises out of FLA. I don't think I'd enjoy cruising from the northeast ports (while they last) in these months. Edited January 5, 2014 by The4Cruisers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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