carib1 Posted October 17, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 17, 2016 My best friend and I are taking a short cruise in January. I have never taken a gulf cruise in the middle of winter before and was just wondering what the chances are with fog? I still need to book airfare home, I would normally book an early time, but do not want to do that if there is a chance we could be delayed due to fog. My best friend has to get home to pick up her 3 children. If I book an early flight we can fly right into our home town, if not we have to fly back to Chicago Midway and then still drive 3 hours home. We will be doing self assist debarkation. Any help would be appreciated.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolatravelgirl Posted October 17, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 17, 2016 How early of a flight are you considering? Most morning fog burns off by 9am in most cities. NOLA has very mild winters in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carib1 Posted October 17, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted October 17, 2016 How early of a flight are you considering? Most morning fog burns off by 9am in most cities. NOLA has very mild winters in general. I was looking at a 10:30am flight--we are doing self assist debarkation, and will have no luggage to check in at the airport. I have done 10:45 am flights with no problems before, just not in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maldenmusic Posted October 20, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Probably won't be too much of a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgmpuma Posted October 20, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Late winter is the worst time for fog in New Orleans. January should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyandali Posted December 5, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Looks like this is an older post, but wanted to give you my opinion as I live here in NOLA. Fog in Jan can absolutely be an issue, especially if we are having a warmer winter. It's probably a 1 in 5 chance of having fog on the river any particular morning that time of year, but only maybe a 1 in 30 chance of it being bad enough to halt river traffic. And it burns off by 9 am most days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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