rain all next week in the caribbean

[ericworldz]

i just check the weather forecast, it says 60% chance of rain all week long from feb 6-feb 10. what to do in ports during the rain??

[TrentS]

Oh don't worry... It's the tropics, you can get a shower at any time. You most likely will get a shower, but that doesn't mean an all day rain. They usually pass quite quickly, then the sun comes back out and it's gorgeous again. This isn't the "rainy season", it's the nicest time of year in the Caribbean... You'll be fine. :)

[Krazy Kruizers]

Think on the bright - 40% chance it won't rain.

[Hootsie]

My friends just got back from the Western Caribbean and it also said 60% of rain at two of their ports. It was sunny with very few clouds the entire time. Don't worry, you'll have fun even if it does sprinkle a bit! I'm jealous!

[Casshew]

Don't drive yourself crazy... just don't look at those weather reports anymore. Everything will be okay :)

[benjidog]

Buy a few throw away rain ponchos at the dollar store. We did the western route a few weeks ago and only had to use them once for a very short time.

[deaconlar]

Thanks for the good news! It's the tropics - the sun will be shinning in a few minutes.

[Nitemare]

Check the forecast next week, the week after, and the week after that -- it's always the same for the long range forecast there.

 

Hell, how well do they really do for where you live? Considering all the variables in the ocean, all they can do is forecast averages.

[HappyCruiser383]

We also expected rain during our last cruise so I brought umbrellas and ponchos. Out of the whole week, we only saw about 20 minutes of rain. Never even got the ponchos out of the package! We ended up running out of sun tan lotion though!

[love2vacation]

i just check the weather forecast, it says 60% chance of rain all week long from feb 6-feb 10. what to do in ports during the rain??

 

I drove myself crazy with the whole weather thing when we went to Jamaica the second week in May last year. (The beginning of the rainy season.)

 

I went back and forth between weather. com and accuweather. and I have to say they had different forecasts for the same week! However, accuweather was more accurate:D Anyway, we had a 15 minute shower one afternoon. There was rain in the mountains, you could see it from the resort but it stayed in the mountains.

 

Anyway the gist of this is - don't fret, there are plenty of things to do. We had rain a couple of the days on our last cruise and it was in the 80s so it isn't that bad and the sky cleared up in the afternoon. We actually sat at one of the bars till the rain let up and then we continued to shop.

 

Good luck and have a terrific vacation.

[ericworldz]

thanks ALL! :)

[Trevoli]

Do not, repeat, DO NOT check the weather forecast.

 

There ain't nothing you can do about it, they're dead wrong most of the time anyway and you'll freak out for no reason.

 

Have an awesome time!

 

T

[cuccicruisers]

The worst sunburn I ever had was in Aruba on the day it was supposed to pour rain.

[CateW]

We were in San Juan the for a long weekend a couple of weeks ago and I was checking the weather reports all the time before we left. Weather said 60% chance of rain each day; I came back with one of the best tans ever. We had a couple of 2 minute showers - and then the sun came out again. I don't think you'll have a problem. Have fun.

[jcruise67]

i just check the weather forecast, it says 60% chance of rain all week long from feb 6-feb 10. what to do in ports during the rain??

 

Look at it this way...

 

A rainy day in the Caribbean is better than a sunny day at home !!!

 

DW and I sailed last April on the Golden Princess to the beautiful Southern Caribbean. The weather called for rain everyday on the extended forcast. Needless to say it didn't rain once. So, now we don't pay attention to weather reports in the tropics. when it does rain, its usually for a couple of minutes or a sudden downpour, but not to worry, it doesn't last.

 

jcruise