jherrin3 Posted April 11, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Hello All, I'm looking at taking a Southern Caribbean cruise on AOS, and found a great price for the second week of October. Now I know October is still Hurricane season, but isn't mid October a fairly slow time for hurricanes in the Southern Caribbean?? But that week is marked down pretty heavily from other weeks in October, so I'm thinking that something may be fishy with that time frame (Oct. 10th)...hmm... Any thoughts? Thanks! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] ChoirGuy [email]Jherrin3@tampabay.rr.com[/email] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbie0253 Posted April 11, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2004 I didn't actually look up the prices, but I may now! Sounds like it isn't fishy, but may be a good deal [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] We sailed the AOS for $499 and got $199 air last year during that time frame. Bobbie Voyager of the Seas in.... [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=006400&cdt=2004;5;16;22;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Adventure of the Seas 2-03 Enchantment of the Seas 3-03 Majesty of the Seas 5-03 Adventure of the Seas 9-03 Sovereign of the Seas 11-03 Sovereign of the Seas 1-04 Grandeur of the Seas 3-04 My albums can be viewed with this link... [url="http://public.fotki.com/bobbie0253/"]http://public.fotki.com/bobbie0253/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjg41 Posted April 11, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 11, 2004 It is only partially due to hurricanes. It is more about kids just went back to school, people just finished summer vacation, getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas, etc. Money is tight and people are thinking about other things. September until Thanskgiving is slow throughout the travel industry. Want to go to Hawaii, go that time. Prices are the cheapest they are all year. Carnival Ecstasy, March 1993 Celebrity Millennium, Caribbean, Jan 2002 Coral Princess, Panama Canal Feb. 2, 2003 [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=887097554&m=6683066607&r=6683066607#6683066607"](Review)[/url] Celebrity Summit, Alaska Land [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=268097554&m=1763035447"](Land Tour Review)[/url] & Sea [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=147097554&m=2043034547"](Cruise Review)[/url], Aug. 15,2003 Navigator of the Seas, Family Reunion, March 13, 2004 [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=408097554&m=94910369&r=94910369#94910369"](Review)[/url] Celebrity Infinity, Valparaiso(Santiago), Chile to Fort Lauderdale, via Panama Canal, Feb. 27, 2005 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=ff0000&cdt=2005;2;27;21;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfanatic Posted April 11, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2004 It's off season. Nothing fishy at all. Did you look at more than one site? [I][B] Tropical 9/91 Ecstasy 9/93 Monarch 9/95 Sensation 9/96 Grandeur 9/97 Inspiration 9/98 Enchantment 9/99 Grandeur 9/00 Explorer 3/01 Grand 9/01.........[url="http://cruisereview.homestead.com/GrandPrincessReview.html"]Review!![/url] Victory 9/02........[url="http://cruisereview.homestead.com/VictoryReview.html"]Review!![/url] Navigator 3/03....[url="http://cruisereview.homestead.com/CruiseReviews.html"]Review!![/url] Adventure 9/03....[url="http://cruisereview.homestead.com/AdventureReview.html"]Review!![/url] Voyager 9/04 Email....Cruisinfanatic@AOL.COM [/I][/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_K Posted April 11, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 11, 2004 There's about a 50/50 chance a named storm will pass through the area you'd be visiting sometime in October. Maybe a little greater. The area that's considered out of hurricane territory is closer to SA. Aruba, Curacao, Isla Margarita, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------- "Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits" Mark Twain "Nothing so needs reforming as other people's formal night attire, poolside attire, child rearing practices, walk-talkie usage, chair hogging, seat saving, line cutting ..." Mark_K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdisney Posted April 11, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 11, 2004 This is my 3rd time going in October and "knock on wood ", I have yet have a storm in the way. Are you looking at the Oct 10th sailing ? We got a good price for a CAT #PR and with the money I save I decided to take the wife to Walt Disney World. Again this is a great time to go as the kids are back in school and the rates are great. Countdown Till the Adventure Oct 10 2004 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=4169e1&cdt=2004;10;10;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventure Girl Posted April 11, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 11, 2004 I sailed on AOS during the week of October 12, 2003. Weather was absolutely perfect. Not a drop of rain. Very little wind...extremely hot. I don't know why the price is lower during that week. Could be due to kids in school, approaching the holidays, etc. Have fun! Kimberly Monarch of the Seas 4/02 Disney Wonder 11/02 Adventure of the Seas 10/03, 3/04, planning 10/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafig Posted April 11, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 11, 2004 We were on Celebrity Summit last Oct. 10. The weather was beautiful. The peak for hurricane season isaround Sept. 15 and drops off after that. While you are in hurricane season I think your chances of a great cruise weather-wise are pretty good as are the prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London, Canada Posted April 11, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 11, 2004 drdisney Took this from your post -- the wife to Walt Disney World This is right off the topic, but reading, hearing someone say "the wife", is like nails on a chalkboard to me....it is so... [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img]"the car", "the house", "the cat", etc. etc. You NEVER hear a woman say "the husband"... Okay finished...have a nice Easter. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eswort Posted April 11, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2004 i feel bad for "the husband" in that family happy easter Voyager of the Seas out of NY [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=111111&cdt=2004;05;21;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London, Canada Posted April 11, 2004 #11 Share Posted April 11, 2004 [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]Eswort: Don't there is no "the husband"..only "the boyfriend". I am in just a happy go lucky feeling today....and always make comment when someone says "the wife"...sounds so ownership. No one owns me....hahahahaha!!!!! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idrive159 Posted April 11, 2004 #12 Share Posted April 11, 2004 THe prices go all the way into the first part of November. It's just the off season between the kids going back to school and the holiday sailings. Got a sceaming deal for a balcony on the Mariner 10-31-2004, almost half of what I paid for Voyager in May of 2001 for the same catagory. Can't wait [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=008000&cdt=2004;10;31;17;0;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Bring on the Mariner Voyager of the Seas May 2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idrive159 Posted April 11, 2004 #13 Share Posted April 11, 2004 in stead of "the wife", how about the "ol' lady"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john&kelly Posted April 11, 2004 #14 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Battleax Brilliance- Mediterranean- Venice [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=0000ff&cdt=2004;8;6;19;00;00&timezone=GMT+0100[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireguy091 Posted April 11, 2004 #15 Share Posted April 11, 2004 the blister Serenade 10/30/03 Destiny 6/02 Monarch 5/99 Holiday 4/98 Tropical 6/95 Asure Seas 3/93 Asure Seas 5/91 Holiday 3/88 Ms Southward 5/85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdyhunter Posted April 11, 2004 #16 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Hey London how about all the women that call their husband "My Old Man" or "Dear Hubby". [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] RCL Adventure of the Seas July 4, 2004 Till we leave : [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=0000ff&cdt=2004;7;4;22;0;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Carnival Destiny 7/01 Carnival Pride 7/02 [img]http://www.nhlfanstore.com/det38.gif[/img] Stanley Cup 2004! Wings 2 Predators 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearlandmom Posted April 11, 2004 #17 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Ball & chain Legend of the Seas [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=9400d3&cdt=2004;05;30;17;0;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] <center>[img]http://www.gifs.net/animate/101-101_ani.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London, Canada Posted April 11, 2004 #18 Share Posted April 11, 2004 I like "the blister" the best...so far...I just made reference to speaking of your partner as ownership...but have had this discussion many, many times regarding -- "the wife" or "my wife"...both ownership statements, but "the" just sends shivers up my spine...see ownership again...it is my spine, but didn't say "the" spine.... Hope you all have a GREAT Easter...I must run and start supper for "the old fart"....hahahaha!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family of 14 Posted April 11, 2004 #19 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Not necessarily because the kids have gone back to school. Our son has a Fall break that entire week! [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=1683059817&m=1913020557&r=1913020557#1913020557"]Are you sailing on the Mariner 7/18/04?...Click here! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img][/url] [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=1683059817&m=4933032747&r=9113028567#9113028567"]or HERE! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img][/url] Disney Wonder 3/2000 ~ Disney Magic 9/2000 ~ RCI Vision 2/2001 ~ Carnival Victory 12/2001 ~ Celebrity Millennium 3/2003 ~ RCI Adventure OTS 9/2003 ~ RCI Mariner OTS 7/18/2004 ~ RCI Serenade OTS 9/26/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landshark Posted April 11, 2004 #20 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Awhile back we cruised Carnival's Sensation Eastern itinery in mid October. There was a hurricane traveling in our path. The captain kept us very informed (via frequent announcements) about the storm's heading and strength. The storm ended up turning further north and it didn't give us a bit of trouble. The captain would have adjusted our course accordingly. After just recently sailing HAL's Zuiderdam in 27 ft seas and over 50mph winds, I know that these huge ships can handle rough weather anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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