chuckdefatia Posted July 23, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hello I am thinking about this cruise: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA AIRLIE BEACH, QLD, AUSTRALIA CAIRNS(YORKEY'S KNOB),AUSTRLCAIRNS(YORKEY'S KNOB),AUSTRL PORT DOUGLAS, AUSTRALIA WILLIS ISLAND(CRUISING), BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Knowing that is the rainy season in Australia has anyone done a similar cruise? What kind of weather did you encounter? DOes rain last for more than a few hours? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomey Posted July 24, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 24, 2017 It is the "wet" season in Queensland. It will certainly be hot and very humid, when it's not raining! It is not the time of year I would travel north, but of course you may have fine clear weather too and then it would be hotter. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter69 Posted July 24, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Sea are pretty smooth over summer.. as above it could be hot. i'm talking 38" (100F"). Plenty of fluids. You might get some classic Aussie afternoon thunder storm. Hot day & then a very violent(&colourful) Thunder/Lightning storm.. Enjoy your-self MATE.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 24, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 24, 2017 It would normally be hot and up in North Queensland it will be humid as well. Up there if it rains, it will make it feel better until it stops raining, when it will become steamy again. It will only be humid when on land, while at sea, you don't really notice it, so depending on what you are doing on port days, be aware of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4 Posted July 24, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Celebrity are going the same itinerary in late March 2018. Weather should be better (fingers crossed as I'm booked on it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted July 24, 2017 #6 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Cruise is in the middle of the Cyclone Season. If there is a cyclone or a low, it can torrential rain/flood for days. If there is no cyclone, you are in luck, just sunny hot and humid with occasional afternoon thunder storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted July 24, 2017 #7 Share Posted July 24, 2017 It's the rainy season north of Mackay (Airlie Beach), further south it's just summer. In summer it's not really that much hotter up north than it is down south. But it is much more humid and doesn't cool down overnight as much. When it rains, it really rains but most often in the afternoons. The mornings (not always) can be fresh and sunny at least until lunch time. So if you are planning excursions I'd go for the early one. As for cyclones, to have one hit you, you would have to be unlucky. One of the strange things about cyclones is that the days immediately after one passes through can be quite nice. Of course that doesn't help if you are on land. If a cyclone occurs the Captain will avoid it, even if it means missing ports. All in all, don't worry about the weather, just have a fun holiday even if it rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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