fleurdelys Posted September 28, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Hi! My dear husband and I are planing a last minute cruise for decembre (second or third week). Comming from Canada, we are looking for the warmest cruise. What's your opinion? Also, we've been wondering about the seaweeds on beaches. Anyone as informations about that? Thanks, Fleurdelys, looking forward a break between 2 heavy graduate session!:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 28, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Warmest weather would be in the Southern Hemisphere, or possibly Hawaii. So I would be looking for cruises in Australia, the South Pacific, or the wonderful Hawaii. Not that the Caribbean will be cold, but sailing out of Florida can get you some cooler weather. The warmest areas of the Caribbean will be further south, so a cruise with Aruba, Curacao, etc, will be the warmest there. But it will not be as warm as Hawaii and the South Pacific. Seaweed happens. It is affected by weather, and generally not predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted September 28, 2015 #3 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Once into the Caribbean, it will be VERY warm. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 28, 2015 #4 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Once into the Caribbean, it will be VERY warm. :) Funny, our last December was cool and windy for 3 or 4 of the 10 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniquet Posted September 28, 2015 #5 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Southern Caribbean has always been hot for us in December. San Juan, StLucia, Barbados the hottest. The cruise lines private Islands seem cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 28, 2015 #6 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Look for something such as a Southern Caribbean Cruise or Hawaii. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 28, 2015 #7 Share Posted September 28, 2015 We have cruised the Southern Caribbean in December -- islands like Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao. And it was warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted September 28, 2015 #8 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Hawaii cruises from the west coast are usually cool the first two days going and last two days on the return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted September 28, 2015 #9 Share Posted September 28, 2015 The Caribbean is reliably warm in December. Since OP will be flying, it might be best to find something embarking in San Juan. Of course, something heading to the Caribbean from Miami will be great most of the time: the sea off Miami still has a lot of summer's warmth left over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted September 28, 2015 #10 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Choose a CARIBBEAN destination that doesn't include Bermuda or Bahamas...as they are NOT in the Caribbean! (Even though the cruise lines group those destinations into the Caribbean itinerary) It's warm/hot in the actual Caribbean all year long. Although, coming from Canada, even Florida is going to feel nice! Edited September 28, 2015 by cb at sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted September 28, 2015 #11 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Hi! My dear husband and I are planing a last minute cruise for decembre (second or third week). Comming from Canada, we are looking for the warmest cruise. What's your opinion? Also, we've been wondering about the seaweeds on beaches. Anyone as informations about that? Thanks, Fleurdelys, looking forward a break between 2 heavy graduate session!:p I would cruise out of San Juan, that will get you far enough south that you won't have any cool days, and you can avoid sea days by starting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurdelys Posted September 28, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thanks everyone! Now thinkin of leaving from San juan and go south from there. Still a bit worried about massive seaweed... http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/14/paradise-lost-caribbean-beaches-face-a-massive-seaweed-invasion-ahead-of-winter-tourism-season/ Looking forward sailing again! Fleurdelys :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beettruck Posted September 28, 2015 #13 Share Posted September 28, 2015 ah. don't worry about the seaweed. you probably should look at the cruises beginning Dec 5 or Dec 12th. anything later gets into the holidays and the price jumps dramatically. the seaweed has never been a problem on the Caribbean beaches we go to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniquet Posted September 28, 2015 #14 Share Posted September 28, 2015 It was a problem in Antigua in February and according to the newspaper link it is in Barabados, San Juan and Mexico. Hopefully it will die down by December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted September 28, 2015 #15 Share Posted September 28, 2015 We do the Western Caribbean every December for many years. Never been cooler that about 78-80 and never higher than 90 or so. Every beach we have been to in the Western have always taken care of any seaweed issues. So no real seaweed at all. A storm of course can was ashore some seaweed, but it is usually taken care of within a couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted September 29, 2015 #16 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Hi! My dear husband and I are planing a last minute cruise for decembre (second or third week). Comming from Canada, we are looking for the warmest cruise. What's your opinion? Also, we've been wondering about the seaweeds on beaches. Anyone as informations about that? Thanks, Fleurdelys, looking forward a break between 2 heavy graduate session!:p Southern hemisphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniquet Posted September 29, 2015 #17 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) We do the Western Caribbean every December for many years. Never been cooler that about 78-80 and never higher than 90 or so. Every beach we have been to in the Western have always taken care of any seaweed issues. So no real seaweed at all.A storm of course can was ashore some seaweed, but it is usually taken care of within a couple of hours. It is not the usual odd slicks brought in by storms. We were in Antigua two weeks and it was so bad that 6 workers were in the bay where we stayed working all and every day loading the stuff up in trucks. It would pile up knee deep during the night even in calm seas and the slick was at least a mile out to sea. Take a look at those photos in Cancun to see the extent. Edited September 29, 2015 by moniquet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorisis Posted September 29, 2015 #18 Share Posted September 29, 2015 The Caribbean is reliably warm in December. Since OP will be flying, it might be best to find something embarking in San Juan. Of course, something heading to the Caribbean from Miami will be great most of the time: the sea off Miami still has a lot of summer's warmth left over. This would also be my advise. Fly into one of the islands and you should miss the cooler days. We have also found most of the Panama Canal cruises very warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted September 29, 2015 #19 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) Choose a CARIBBEAN destination that doesn't include Bermuda or Bahamas...as they are NOT in the Caribbean! (Even though the cruise lines group those destinations into the Caribbean itinerary) It's warm/hot in the actual Caribbean all year long. Although, coming from Canada, even Florida is going to feel nice! Exactly my own thoughts. And once in the Caribbean I've noticed no temperature differences east or west or south. Starting in the Caribbean (eg San Juan or Barbados) rather than Florida avoids sea days or calls outside the Caribbean such as the Bahamas. Yes, that time of year of course it's summer in the southern hemisphere. But that's an awfully long way. And the Caribbean is summer year-round. Certainly the best bang for your (shrinking :p) buck. JB :) OK - for the pedantic, Barbados is outside the Caribbean. But close enough for me. Edited September 29, 2015 by John Bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted September 29, 2015 #20 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Cruises out of Singapore are always warm - SIN is almost at the equator. Cruise through Indonesia/Malaysia and you won't feel a bit of winter chill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted September 29, 2015 #21 Share Posted September 29, 2015 JB :) OK - for the pedantic, Barbados is outside the Caribbean. But close enough for me. You're right, of course, but then San Juan is an Atlantic and not a Caribbean port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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