Loggerhead Posted August 23, 2010 #1 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I'm thinking of doing the Eastern caribbean cruise on the Ruby Dec.19 to St. Thomas, St.Marten and Grand Turk. If you've been there near Christmas from Ft. Lauderdale, how was the weather/temperatures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted August 23, 2010 #2 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I'm thinking of doing the Eastern caribbean cruise on the Ruby Dec.19 to St. Thomas, St.Marten and Grand Turk. If you've been there near Christmas from Ft. Lauderdale, how was the weather/temperatures? Mid 70' to mid 80's. Always a chance of showers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janina Posted August 23, 2010 #3 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Most days in the 80's. Lots of rain in November, and it settles off toward December..or at least when we have sailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto2Kansas Posted August 23, 2010 #4 Share Posted August 23, 2010 You just never know what type of weather you might have. We sailed a 14 day Caribbean Cruise at that time of year a few years ago, and I had never seen it rain that much on one cruise. But the following year, it was probably just a few showers. There is absolutely no predicting what you might find weather wise. Good luck though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loggerhead Posted August 24, 2010 Author #5 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted August 24, 2010 #6 Share Posted August 24, 2010 We sailed three times in November. Twice Bahamas/Western on Thanksgiving Once Southern mid-November Out of these three, we had during the Southern, 1/2 day of heavy rain in PR, 1 a bit rainy day in St Thomas We noticed that weather was a bit cooler especially in FLL and Bahamas. Seas were also not very calm, we couldn't call Jamaica because of high winds, and couldn't tender in Georgetown, had to go to Crown Bay. On two different cruises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbeagle Posted August 24, 2010 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2010 We did the western Caribbean at that time of year and we had the best weather. We did get some rain on our sea days but nothing that lasted very long. It wasn't too hot and it was a great time to get that last minute holiday shopping done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted August 24, 2010 #8 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I'm thinking of doing the Eastern caribbean cruise on the Ruby Dec.19 to St. Thomas, St.Marten and Grand Turk. If you've been there near Christmas from Ft. Lauderdale, how was the weather/temperatures? Did that cruise last year. Fort Lauderdale was in the midst of a cold wave and in the 50s. Princess Cays was at a good temperature, not too hot and not too cool. St. Thomas and St. Maarten were very warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywildcatfanone Posted August 24, 2010 #9 Share Posted August 24, 2010 We have been over Thanksgiving week a couple of times, and Christmas once, and each time the weather has been worse than during the spring. Typically a bit cooler, but cloudy and rainy a lot more than we experience at other times. However, you never know what you will get. Last year, we sailed Christmas week, and had relatively poor weather, but my sister in law sailed the same ship/itinerary the week before us, and had perfect weather the entire week. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PescadoAmarillo Posted August 24, 2010 #10 Share Posted August 24, 2010 We also did a 14 night cruise in the Caribbean in December (2000), from Fort Lauderdale to La Guaira, Venezuela, and it poured every day until Aruba on Day 12. But we've also cruised in December in 2003 and 2005, and the weather was fine. I don't mind the brief showers during the late afternoon (great rainbows!), but it's the all day rains that can put a "damper" on a day in port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnVacation11 Posted August 24, 2010 #11 Share Posted August 24, 2010 We have cruised the Caribbean at Christmas for the last 5 years and had excellent weather in the high 70s to mid 80s (the further south you sail) with an occassional shower. Sure beats the weather in PA in December ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infi Posted August 24, 2010 #12 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Princess Cays (and anything in the Bahamas) will almost always reflect the weather in FL - if it's cold in FL, expect chillier waters there. We sailed the Ruby for Christmas last year and Princess Cays was our last stop. There was a cold front in South FL, so the waters were pretty chilly in the Cays. The rest of the Eastern Caribbean is further south and should be plenty warm, high 70s and 80s. There's always a chance for rain in the Caribbean, but the showers pass quickly. Bring an umbrella, being prepared for it always seems to ward off the rain. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond lady Posted October 14, 2010 #13 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Is there any get together planned? Has anyone sailed to these islands before? St Vincent- St Kitts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted October 14, 2010 #14 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Over half of our cruises have been during late November or December. The weather in the islands has always been warm. We've hit some cold spells in Florida. On one cruise, we got back to Miami during a record low for the date--31 degrees F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetocruise1960 Posted October 14, 2010 #15 Share Posted October 14, 2010 We'll be cruising the week before you so hopefully we'll have a good spell then too. Cruised in 2006 Eastern and weather was hot and wonderful. I did notice the water wasn't quite as warm as in early October though. Have a great time. I know I will:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomelessBear Posted October 14, 2010 #16 Share Posted October 14, 2010 We have done xmas / new years cruises the past few years and the caribbean weather at that time of year has been fab! As others have said, the odd rain shower, but it soon cleared up and the majority of the time it was hot (but not too hot for me) and sunny. Just lovely - especially when the UK here is shiverring with ice and snow! Its also a really nice time of year to see the islands in my opinion. Happy cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PescadoAmarillo Posted October 14, 2010 #17 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Is there any get together planned? Has anyone sailed to these islands before? St Vincent- St Kitts? I was going to post a link to the roll call for your cruise, but I see you already found it. Have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn R Posted October 14, 2010 #18 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I see you are from Florida. You can expect the first two and last two days of your cruise to pretty much reflect the weather in Florida at that time of year. Being from Vermont that would be just fine with me, better than snow and freezing. As much as I love the Ruby, I prefer to sail the 7-day Southern Caribbean cruises out of San Juan as you are more likely to have the warmest weather, especially during the months of Dec/Jan/Feb. The 10-day cruises on the Emerald out of FLL go the the southern Caribbean too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navychop3 Posted October 14, 2010 #19 Share Posted October 14, 2010 On a related note, my wife and I were considering that same cruise, and found that the same Ruby cruise, one week earlier, was a good bit less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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