Bad Time To Sail in the Caribbean?

[franklin7425]

Is there a bad time (weather wise) to sail in the Caribbean?

[CamaCama]

June - Nov is hurricane season but I'd say try not to sail in Sept or Oct if you can avoid it. The deals are great during those months, but you can have itinerary changes, miss ports, go around hurricanes/bad weather, rough seas, etc.

[Jenjer]

We avoid August, September and October because of threat of strong weather.

[zqvol]

IMO there is no bad time to sail in the Caribbean. Temperatures and humidity are pretty constant year round. The only issue you could run into in late summer/early fall is the remote possibility of hurricanes, but ships have an amazing track record in avoiding those things.

[spidybabe]

We always sail from NYC. Once in January our DD and BBF were in the hot tubs on first sea day, and people were using pools and sitting in the sun. Water was smooth as glass. It was beautiful out. Once in June on the BA we couldn't go outdoors till second sea day-due to high winds. You can never predict mother nature! Hope for the best, but you will enjoy either way.

Safe sailing

[MICHLEV1974]

I agree that there is never a bad time to cruise :)

 

I get seasick very easily and I have cruised Sept, Oct, Nov, and survived! I then switched seasons and cruised in Feb, March, and April and found that to be fine too.

 

My November sailing was Oct 31-Nov 8 and we caught the tail end of a hurricane so we had swells, winds, and rain and it still wasn't that bad.

 

Since Mother Nature does what she wants when she wants, and if you are prone to sea sickness, might be a good idea to try acupuncture for sea sickness before you get on the ship. This is the key to my happiness :)

 

Also you may want to be flexible with your ports of call since the ship could miss the opportunity to dock.

[Sotermarler]

I've sailed mid Nov 2 years in a row. First year was perfect weather. This past Nov we had rain in Miami at embarkation and debark and it poured in Nassau. Not terrible though.

 

 

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[beerman2]

Have done 5 cruises Sept/Oct with the 6th coming up this year . Missed 1 port ( Key West) and tried beating a hurricane back into Miami unsuccessfully, so had to go back out to sea for 2 days.

 

I'll continue to take that chance, although this is the first year I've purchased insurance.

[OCruisers]

We avoid cruising in the Caribbean mid-August thru mid-November.

[kelleigh229]

I like sailing September - November because of the prices. But yes, you do take that risk with hurricane season. One year we outran Hurricane Wilma and the first night, the seas were pretty rocky, but otherwise, no issues!

[cb at sea]

The Caribbean is nice year round. Sure...late summer and fall have the potential for hurricanes, but unless one forms, nothing else changes!

[Keith1010]

June thru October runs the risk of a Hurricane and it can be very hot and humid with thunderstorms.

 

Keith

[ryarger]

With NCL specifically, I've read the most stories of GSC being skipped due to weather in Nov and Dec.

 

 

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