Taichi Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 I know that we can experience different weather changes all year round. Grand Caymans caught me off guard with a downpour that lasted hours, needless to say we were totally soaked, going back to the ship was not possible, so we made the best of it. But I am interested to know in going to the Caribbeans what type of weather have you experienced in the winter that you wasn't prepared for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbond Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 We've never cruised in the winter. Latest has been November and the earliest April. We have experienced some "different" weather however. On Sun Viking, a relatively small ship, we sailed just after Hurricane Gabriel. We had huge swells, like forty feet high. They were very long amplitude, several minutes between peaks, so it was very smooth. One moment you were literally on top of the world and could see forever, then when the ship was in the bottom of the swell, all you could see was water, high up on either side. It was a two week cruise and was cut short by one day as Hurricane Hugo chased us out. Other than that, we've usually lucked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan40 Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Have often[10+ times] cruised the Carib. between Nov. and Feb. Have had a rain day, Cozumel, medium hard rain all day. And a couple of short rain showers at sea. Otherwise, perfect weather. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imosoreal Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 We've only cruised twice in November but one of the things I've experienced and expect to encounter again this time is rough seas on the way back to the States. With it being cold already here I'm really betting we'll have rough seas. Got my dramamine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shari2 Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 We've sailed through some pretty bad storms, and had rough seas more than once, but the weather in the ports we were in always seemed to be good. When we went to Hawaii ten years ago in February, it was unseasonably cold for the first few days(around 55 at night)but the rest of the two weeks were perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEB Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 We have been fortunate to have good weather on all our cruises. We did have rain a few times during the night and once for a short time, maybe 15 minutes worth, while in Grand Cayman and a heavy downpour while boarding in Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Have cruised in twice in Dec and 3 times in March. The weather was great every cruise. No rain at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rccruisers Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 For years now, we have cruised in December...usually around the second week. Our weather has been real good...only a short shower a time or two. Nothing that would have stopped us from doing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Of the 20 cruises I've been on, we've had MAYBE a total of 10-14 rainy days....not a bad ratio. It seems that it just doesn't rain in the Caribbean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schatje Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 We've gone in Dec for the last two cruises and again this year. Generally the weather has been good except in 1999 coming through the Panama Canal on the RC Vision of the Seas. Just out of lake Gatun the weather got wild and wooly to say the least. The waves got to a constant 22 ft. + and with gale force winds. We could not go outside for fear of being blown overboard. Some of the passengers were getting sick (me too) from the tossing and turning. They asked the passengers to stay in their rooms or in the public rooms because it was hard to just walk down the hall. It all lasted for 30 hours and when we got to Aruba we found that it had been raining for a solid week and everything was literally flooded. There were parts of the island our van driver could not even get too, so we are looking forward to going there again someday when it is sunny and dry. Because we were on Sea days during the storm we really didn't miss anything besides Aruba, so all in all we did not let that experience keep us from booking another cruise. I believe you have to come prepared for rain so we carry a poncho in our day pack. If you have dollar stores near by they are 2 for $1 and they come in a handy sealed bag until you need them. Here's hoping all our cruise days will be sunny and filled with joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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