Thunderstorm

[Vsecret]

Very worried about storms next week on our cruise. Are these going to cause a sea sick time? And is anyone know if these storms, come and go in the carribean and hopefully have some sunshine?

[Shmoo here]

Very worried about storms next week on our cruise. Are these going to cause a sea sick time? And is anyone know if these storms, come and go in the carribean and hopefully have some sunshine?

Storms in the Caribbean come and go pretty much daily. Some days you get a quick (5-10 minutes) shower in the afternoon. Or you could have rain all day.

 

Rain doesn't necessarily equate to "sea sick".

[Keith1010]

I would not worry about it.

 

You could have storms and if so usually don't last too long and you might not.

 

Keith

[MicCanberra]

The Captain will steer clear of any major storm and will nearly always try and find the smoothest seas and best weather they can so the passengers will have the best opportunities of having a great cruise.

[Krazy Kruizers]

We have had cruises where we had storms off and on. Some rocking of the ship.

We have also had cruises where we had storms nearly every day -- all day.

And of course we have had cruises where it was sunny every day.

Weather is unpredictable.

[leaveitallbehind]

Sea sickness is a matter of personal tolerance to the motion of the ship, which will be evident to some degree in almost any sea condition. It would only be impacted by a storm if the sea conditions also would become more significant with larger waves as a result, such as would more likely be the case with a larger storm system. This is not necessarily the case with passing localized storms which can occur at any time.

 

Unless there is a larger storm system predicted in the areas you are cruising you will typically have far more sunshine than not. Keep in mind as well that the ship is constantly moving so you will move out of localized rain quickly.

[Greg4502]

Like said above, you just never know what kind of weather you will have. I do know this. I have seen some amazing lighting shows out on the water. No blocked views as in the city.

[SuiteTraveler]

Always bring bonine or other anti seasickness medicine. You might not need it, but it is good to have it if you do. Worst case scenario visit the ship's doctor - they are fully equipped to solve seasickness problems quickly.

[XBGuy]

Like said above, you just never know what kind of weather you will have. I do know this. I have seen some amazing lighting shows out on the water. No blocked views as in the city.

 

That sounds so cool. We have cruised a dozen, or so, times, and have sailed through quite a few storms--the most exciting of which was in the Gulf of Alaska--but we have never experienced lightning.

 

I would pay extra for a show like that. ;)

[Sequim88]

There are storms and then there are STORMS. The normal heating of the day type afternoon storms in Caribbean typically don't kick up a lot of big wave action since a couple miles away it can be sunny and calm. Pretty random and unavoidable but not usually a seasickness worry. It takes many miles of wind over water to make waves large enough. That's usually more associated with storm "systems" like tropical low pressure areas and those can build up waves as well as have embedded thunderstorms. Systems that big a usually avoidable.

[leaveitallbehind]

That sounds so cool. We have cruised a dozen, or so, times, and have sailed through quite a few storms--the most exciting of which was in the Gulf of Alaska--but we have never experienced lightning.

 

I would pay extra for a show like that. ;)

 

On the topic of "light shows", the most dramatic we saw in recent years was on entering the Chesapeake Bay en route to Baltimore on return from Bermuda - 270 degrees around us of lightning at 11:00 PM in the distance from a storm that never reached us. Really something!

 

As to rough seas, on Christmas Eve en route from the Panama Canal to Jamaica, we encountered head on waves of 25-30 feet (as reported by the Captain) but strangely no storm associated with them.

[SuiteTraveler]

If you are lucky, in addition to a light show, you might get to see a waterspout:

[cb at sea]

Lol! The ship will avoid small storms. And no...a "thunderstorm" will not create mad seas!

[leaveitallbehind]

Lol! The ship will avoid small storms. And no...a "thunderstorm" will not create mad seas!

 

Actually, no - in our experience a Captain will not typically change course to avoid a small storm. He will sail through it since it is small and he will be passed it quickly. They will however deviate course to avoid large storms whenever possible.

[MicCanberra]

Very cool but scary waterspout.

[griffy116]

I LOVE watching the thunderstorms off in the distance while we are on a cruise. I curl up on the balcony in a chair and get binoculars if we remember to carry them. If you are worried about getting seasick, take a Bonine before the cruise begins. Usually the Captain will find the smoothest water possible. As for rain or storms in the ports, it's the same as it is at a theme park. You get wet and then the sun comes out. We were hit with rain on a catamaran sail and snorkel excursion last summer. It was putting it down and with the wind it was pretty chilly. Suddenly we were in the sunshine as if the rain had never happened. It won't ruin your trip.