Do you check the weather prior to cruising or just let it ride?

[dreadpirate3]

I check the weather every day, but it's more to know whether my rain jacket comes inside with me, or stays in the car.

 

This upcoming cruise, we have three port days, and have plans for each. I will need to know whether our rain jackets should come with us or stay in our luggage, and which cameras will be with us in port. I pack for all possibilities, so we have at least one warm set of clothing if we get a long rain storm, which hasn't happened yet on a cruise in the Bahamas or Caribbean for us.

[Joyful Joyful]

Yes, I check.... although you can't change it, I like to be prepared with a jacket, if it may be cool, or a poncho if rain is in th forecast. I won't let a little weather keep me down!!

[h_blond2]

I don't worry about checking the weather. Nothing I can do about it.

 

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[Saint Greg]

Yes, I check.... although you can't change it, I like to be prepared with a jacket, if it may be cool, or a poncho if rain is in th forecast. I won't let a little weather keep me down!!

 

Or an urban sombrero

[Krazy Kruizers]

I don't check the weather for our ports.

But I do check our weather for driving to the airport hotel and the next day for our flights -- especially since we have connecting flights all the time.

[OCruisers]

Weather getting to and at our embarkation port is our only concern.

Once on the ship, we don't care. :D

[Nizzie]

I do check the weather, mostly out of habit, but was especially glad I did before our 2009 Alaska voyage. I noted some high temperatures for our port cities and suggested we bring a pair of shorts each "just in case." It ended up being what we wore into town at every stop as it was 80-85°F everywhere. The cruise prior to ours experienced rain, fog, rain, wind, and rain. Some folks on ours only had warmish clothing and were buying up the t-shirts in both the ship's and towns' shops. You couldn't get a pair of shorts for love nor money in Juneau or Ketchikan, because all the locals, who were practically melting in the heat, had bought out all the stock previously.

 

I was SO glad I'd thought to pay attention to the forecast. Made us so much more comfortable.

 

 

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[nyllrap]

I do, just for the heck of it, but don't stress out no matter what. Also, since we often cruise in the fall, I want to find out if there are any hurricanes we will be running away from.

[jocap]

It depends where we're going... in Jan, we check for snow going to the port, but we know that the next few days crossing the Atlantic will be cold, and don't want to know about storms ahead... :O

[rjgdjg]

I must share this--in April, as we were just about to leave for our trip, I checked the weather forecast in the three ports we were going to. I was mortified and depressed to see that all three had a high risk of rain the whole week--including Labadee, which is a full day at the beach.

 

Guess what. Not only did it not rain, but we had a whole week of perfect weather.

 

So much for weather forecasts! - Musing About Cruising

[bob brown]

Weather getting to and at our embarkation port is our only concern.

Once on the ship, we don't care. :D

This. :)

[Lady Chew]

We start checking our local weather for our winter (Caribbean) cruises about 10 days before we leave, in case we need to BUG OUT earlier ... we always fly down a day or two early, but if we need to leave even earlier, we will.

Several years ago, we were leaving as scheduled 3 days before our cruise (we wanted an extra day in San Juan), and a huge snow storm was supposed to come in the next day. So of course the airport (Dulles) was jammed with people trying to get out before the storm, which had decided to come in that afternoon ... security took forever ... we were sitting on our plane and everyone had their phones out watching as the storm got closer and closer ... we had to wait for a group of 10-12 people coming from another flight that had been delayed getting into the airport. Finally they arrived, all of them out of breath from running through the airport. But, they're on the plane, whew!, buckled in, we pull away from the gate, taxi to the runway, stop ... and turn around. One of the late-arriving passengers had an asthma attack, and guess where her inhaler was?? We were going to have to take her back to the terminal so she could get medical treatment. But we had to wait for a gate crew to operate the jet way ... by the time that happened, the young lady had mostly recovered, but she was escorted off anyway. And of course this whole time the storm is coming closer & closer ... then we had to wait some more because there was some kind of paperwork that had to be done because her luggage was still on the plane and would be leaving without her ... the first snow flakes were falling ... we were all rocking in our seats saying "go! go! go!" We were one of the last planes to get out.

If we are going on an exploration cruise, rather than a Caribbean vacation cruise, I always research the weather so we know how to pack. In those ports we always check for the weather before we head out for the day. In the Caribbean it doesn't matter.

[lovevacadays]

I do! I'm always curious. However, I don't let it stress me. I've cruised on a couple of cruises that had bad weather a few days and still had an amazing time.

[easyboy]

I do for packing purposes.

[sherryf]

I do check the weather, mostly out of habit, but was especially glad I did before our 2009 Alaska voyage. I noted some high temperatures for our port cities and suggested we bring a pair of shorts each "just in case." It ended up being what we wore into town at every stop as it was 80-85°F everywhere. The cruise prior to ours experienced rain, fog, rain, wind, and rain. Some folks on ours only had warmish clothing and were buying up the t-shirts in both the ship's and towns' shops. You couldn't get a pair of shorts for love nor money in Juneau or Ketchikan, because all the locals, who were practically melting in the heat, had bought out all the stock previously.

 

I was there that week! It was our honeymoon and it was so hot, but no rain. We cruise to Alaska every year for our anniversary (leaving in 8 days!!) and have never had a week like that again. Usually it is a mix of sun and rain, but we've also had weeks where it rained nearly constantly. I always check the weather, starting a couple of weeks in advance, to get an idea of the temperature and rain expected. I know that you can't bet on the forecasts, but it does give me a rough idea of the trend for the week.

[bob brown]

All of this has got me thinking (and stressing, now)....I am booked on an expedition cruise from Seward, Alaska to New York City through the fabled Northwest Passage next month on the Crystal Serenity, and I am really excited about it...

 

But....my flight, although two days before cruise departure, has me making one connection from New York to Anchorage at Phoenix, Az..... you might have heard about some recent massive flight cancellations there due to extreme heat conditions....

 

Wouldn't that be ironic, to have high heat prevent me from catching a cruise thru icebergs?:p

[Blondilu]

Yes, I check the weather. I've created spreadsheets with historical temps and precip for the same time in previous years, along with the area's averages as a guideline. Mainly used for packing. Should I take the raincoat? Will walking sandals be more appropriate than closed shoes? Long vs shorter pants, that sort of thing.

 

Even knowing this info in advance, it's a bit of a gamble. I've often packed wrong. I've had to buy sweatshirts, some socks once, an umbrella or two.

[davekathy]

Let it ride. It is what it is. We're always prepared. What we take for weather depends on where we're cruising or vacationing. Even though it's mother natures prerogative to change without notice.

[Viv0828]

I check the weather even though there is nothing I can do about it just like I check traffic conditions even though there is very little I can do about them as well.

 

 

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[Hlitner]

We do check the weather, and pay particular attention depending on where in the world we are traveling. For example. if we are flying to Europe to cruise....we will look at the temperature forecasts (you can get a good idea a couple of weeks in advance) to give us some idea if we need to pack our "woolies" or perhaps need more short sleeve shirts and shorts. If we were taking a Canada/NE cruise we could look at the forecasts the day before we leave...and pack accordingly.

 

Hank