Is beach time feasible on a southern Caribbean cruise at Christmas?

We are cruising to St Thomas, Antigua, St Lucia, Barbados and a couple others the week of Christmas. Temperature wise will it be nice enough for beach days?

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We cruised there the week before Christmas and while not scorching hot, it was good beach weather for us.

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We went thanksgiving week and it was beach weather for us too.

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The Caribbean is essentially summer weather all year round - in particular the Southern Caribbean. It will be very hot over Christmas - 80's in the day, mid 70's at night.

Xmas in the South Caribbean is warm and sunny. Enjoy!

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Yes it should be very beachy weather for you.

Temperature in the Caribbean stays warm year round. Should be 80s.

Sweet!!! Looking forward to some beach time. Thanks everyone.

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Summer ALL THE TIME in the Caribbean! I know it's hard to believe when you live in a 4 season area...but it's true!!!

Temperature in the Caribbean stays warm year round. Should be 80s.

I guess that's why we haven't had a gold medal winning Olympic ice hockey team from those islands.;)

Absolutely will be beach weather. As others have said, 80's and higher. We cruise in December every year and I don't think I've ever seen temps below 70.

I guess that's why we haven't had a gold medal winning Olympic ice hockey team from those islands.;)

The Jamaican bobsled team tried :D

I am a TOTAL wimp in terms of not liking cold water.

That is, I don't even want to get into "slightly warm-ish water", as described by others ... because it's ALWAYS too cold for me. :(

But in St. Lucia, during two different holiday cruises, I easily got into the water, and did not want to come out, ever!

(Same thing happened in Bermuda over Labor Day weekend, when the water is just about at its warmest. But it's not that way year round, the way it is in the Southern Caribbean, and maybe elsewhere in the Caribbean.)

You'll need sunscreen, just as though it was peak summer at home, especially mid day.

It was absolutely wonderful there :)

Enjoy!

We have been in the Cqaribbean manytt times over Christmas and New YEAs many times and hads plenrty of beacxh/poool time. OneChristmas as were at Half Moon Cay and it was gloriious.

I am a TOTAL wimp in terms of not liking cold water.

That is, I don't even want to get into "slightly warm-ish water", as described by others ... because it's ALWAYS too cold for me. :(

 

But in St. Lucia, during two different holiday cruises, I easily got into the water, and did not want to come out, ever!

(Same thing happened in Bermuda over Labor Day weekend, when the water is just about at its warmest. But it's not that way year round, the way it is in the Southern Caribbean, and maybe elsewhere in the Caribbean.)

 

You'll need sunscreen, just as though it was peak summer at home, especially mid day.

 

It was absolutely wonderful there :)

 

Enjoy!

I don't like cold water either--we live on a lake and I normally don't swim until July.

For me, Southern CA has very cold water! I think because of the currents coming from Alaska.

Relax. A bunch of politicians and movie "stars" with Doctorates in various sciences tell us we are experiencing "global warming". They can't be all wrong!

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Relax. A bunch of politicians and movie "stars" with Doctorates in various sciences tell us we are experiencing "global warming". They can't be all wrong!

 

 

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Along with 97% of all scientists. Don't let facts get in the way of your opinions!

We have been in the Cqaribbean manytt times over Christmas and New YEAs many times and hads plenrty of beacxh/poool time. OneChristmas as were at Half Moon Cay and it was gloriious.

Southern Islands no problem but, the private islands can be marginal beach weather in December-February.

The water is too cool for DH to swim in the Bahamas from December through April. I think it's fine. He's able to get into the water without any problems at the island farther south, such as St. Martin and St. Thomas.

Never a problem with the water temperatures in the Virgin Islands and BELOW!