Sweet Dutch Girl Posted October 3, 2016 #26 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Is there a really big price drop for cruises that depart in September and October that lures passengers to sail during hurricane season? Is the savings worth the risk of cancelled ports and changes in itinerary? And do people who take the risk, are they aware of the consequences that may be associated with a price reduction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveJake Posted October 3, 2016 #27 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Is there a really big price drop for cruises that depart in September and October that lures passengers to sail during hurricane season? Is the savings worth the risk of cancelled ports and changes in itinerary? And do people who take the risk, are they aware of the consequences that may be associated with a price reduction? Usually less expensive, and people think it could not happen to them and they are the first to throw a fit. We have sailed in hurricane and knew the risk, a hurricane happened 2X out of maybe 11 cruise from June thru October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swodog94 Posted October 3, 2016 #28 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Is there a really big price drop for cruises that depart in September and October that lures passengers to sail during hurricane season? Is the savings worth the risk of cancelled ports and changes in itinerary? And do people who take the risk, are they aware of the consequences that may be associated with a price reduction? These are all great questions, and while I cannot speak for everyone, I'll answer for me. For us it's not really a cost issue; we cruise when our schedules allow it, and this year it was late October. Knowing full well it's the height of hurricane season, we purchased travel insurance thru USAA, so if we have to cancel we can do so without taking a huge loss. I fully understand the risks involved and know that our ports may be changed or canceled, and the cruise itself might be canceled. We live in Baltimore and saw that happened 4 years ago during Hurricane Sandy...and wound up benefitting from it because Carnival offered a 3 day cruise to nowhere on the tail end of Sandy. And I guess that's the final piece for us, we embark very close to home and don't have the added stress of traveling to an embarkation port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceB Posted October 3, 2016 #29 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Sensation Wed Fun Day at Sea to say the least, hope they have some Bonine. At least the Pride won't be sailing into the mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latitude918 Posted October 3, 2016 #30 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Is there a really big price drop for cruises that depart in September and October that lures passengers to sail during hurricane season? Is the savings worth the risk of cancelled ports and changes in itinerary? And do people who take the risk, are they aware of the consequences that may be associated with a price reduction? I like cruising at this time of year because of the reduced fares, and also because this seems to be the time when work settles down and my wife and I can go. I know that hurricane season risks changed ports and itineraries, but I learned a long time ago not to worry about things that I cannot control. That is advice I give to every new cruiser. Something on your vacation will not go according to plan. Don't worry or stress about things out of your control, just sit back and have a drink. You're on vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnival_Brides Posted October 3, 2016 #31 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) Is there a really big price drop for cruises that depart in September and October that lures passengers to sail during hurricane season? Is the savings worth the risk of cancelled ports and changes in itinerary? And do people who take the risk, are they aware of the consequences that may be associated with a price reduction? We are booked for the 5 day to Canada out of NYC leaving this Saturday. We usually do this sailing in the summer because the rates are typically low. However, for some reason this year, the pricing for the fall itineraries was half of what the summer rates were and we booked. I'd rather sail in the summer and not use my personal days (I work for a school system), but c'est la vie. I am not really worried about where we go--I'm just glad to be on the ship. We are driving up the day of since it's a two hour drive and we can change our plans easily. We also benefitted from the Sandy CTN out of Baltimore a few years back. I'm hoping that doesn't happen for our cruise--I'd take a 5 day CTN at this point than have the sailing cancelled. Edited October 3, 2016 by Carnival_Brides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsVulcan Posted October 3, 2016 #32 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I went on one cruise during hurricane season. Never again! While there was no hurricane, or even rain, it was so hot and humid I was miserable the whole time. I'll go to the Caribbean in the winter even though that is our good weather time here in AZ. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lele100 Posted October 3, 2016 #33 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Sensation Wed Fun Day at Sea to say the least, hope they have some Bonine. At least the Pride won't be sailing into the mess. It shouldn't be that bad coming back from Cozumel the mess of this hurricane is west of that Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthlessBoss Posted October 3, 2016 #34 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I am so upset that Carnival Elation embarking tomorrow is now going to Key West. I understand that we can't go to the Bahama's, but they could have rerouted to Cozumel. I didn't book a cruise to go to Florida from Florida! Ugh! Won't do this again! Apparantly you've never been to Bahamas. If you have, you should be happy going to KW:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lele100 Posted October 3, 2016 #35 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) Apparantly you've never been to Bahamas. If you have, you should be happy going to KW:D Agreed, I live in Florida and I love Key West, too bad everytime we go there on a cruise we have to leave at 1:30 I would love to leave at night Edited October 3, 2016 by lele100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkaholic Posted October 3, 2016 #36 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Is there a really big price drop for cruises that depart in September and October that lures passengers to sail during hurricane season? Is the savings worth the risk of cancelled ports and changes in itinerary? And do people who take the risk, are they aware of the consequences that may be associated with a price reduction? We frequently cruise during hurricane season. For us it comes down to fewer kids on board (school back in session) and lower prices. However, we know the risk. We just consider it part of the adventure. As you can see in my signature line, we have had our share of action, but no ports missed other than my first cruise out of Galveston days after Hurricane Rita hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMommyof3 Posted October 3, 2016 #37 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Apparantly you've never been to Bahamas. If you have, you should be happy going to KW:D Absolutely! I've been to both places twice, AND I live in Florida, and I'd welcome a KW stop in a minute! It's a lot of fun there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latitude918 Posted October 3, 2016 #38 Share Posted October 3, 2016 We frequently cruise during hurricane season. For us it comes down to fewer kids on board (school back in session) This is why my wife and I like cruising in September/October. Wayyyy less kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimandmelissa4u Posted October 3, 2016 #39 Share Posted October 3, 2016 This is why my wife and I like cruising in September/October. Wayyyy less kids. Yes, this!!!!!:) This applies to most vacations. Sept/Oct, our favorite time of the year to go anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted October 3, 2016 #40 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Nothing yet. We're waiting to see if Sunshine out of NYC changes for Saturday--I suspect we have a few more days to wait. Getting into and out of Charleston could be a problem later this week/weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracus Posted October 3, 2016 #41 Share Posted October 3, 2016 We leave on the Conquest 10/9 first stop should be HMC but I bet HMC will not be ready for us on the 10th and I would be very happy with Key West:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHNEV2003 Posted October 3, 2016 #42 Share Posted October 3, 2016 These are all great questions, and while I cannot speak for everyone, I'll answer for me. For us it's not really a cost issue; we cruise when our schedules allow it, and this year it was late October. Knowing full well it's the height of hurricane season, we purchased travel insurance thru USAA, so if we have to cancel we can do so without taking a huge loss. I fully understand the risks involved and know that our ports may be changed or canceled, and the cruise itself might be canceled. We live in Baltimore and saw that happened 4 years ago during Hurricane Sandy...and wound up benefitting from it because Carnival offered a 3 day cruise to nowhere on the tail end of Sandy. And I guess that's the final piece for us, we embark very close to home and don't have the added stress of traveling to an embarkation port. Great post--nice level-headed answer. And smart to purchase insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHNEV2003 Posted October 3, 2016 #43 Share Posted October 3, 2016 There are actually a few posts from people that have booked during hurricane season and knew full well the risks of re-routing/ cancelled stops. Hats off to all of you for your positive attitudes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lele100 Posted October 3, 2016 #44 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Florida is under a state of emergency governor just announced. Also hurricane watches might be coming out tonight or tomorrow Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieOmni Posted October 3, 2016 #45 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I've never seen it be that cheap. We usually cruise in late January to February and that seems cheaper than hurricane season somehow Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyf3 Posted October 3, 2016 #46 Share Posted October 3, 2016 And the latest reports bring the hurricane up the East coast towards the weekend which means the Pride could have trouble getting back to port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleg2949 Posted October 3, 2016 #47 Share Posted October 3, 2016 We just got off the Elation this morning. This was my first time in Freeport. I WOULD TAKE KW EVERYDAY than go back to Freeport. Freeport sucks in my opinion. There's lots of stuff to do in KW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDidly Posted October 3, 2016 #48 Share Posted October 3, 2016 We just got off the Elation this morning. This was my first time in Freeport. I WOULD TAKE KW EVERYDAY than go back to Freeport. Freeport sucks in my opinion. There's lots of stuff to do in KW. I think KW is more popular over Freeport and Nassau . Need more cruises going there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDidly Posted October 3, 2016 #49 Share Posted October 3, 2016 There are actually a few posts from people that have booked during hurricane season and knew full well the risks of re-routing/ cancelled stops. Hats off to all of you for your positive attitudes! I should tell you about the time we made it to St Lucia ,docked but they could not get the doors open. So the Captain left the port for a day at sea. Only problem was the announcement was not made that we had left St Lucia ' People were packed in the halls and elevators for over an hour :eek:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLW070 Posted October 3, 2016 #50 Share Posted October 3, 2016 We are suppose to be getting on Carnival Magic on Saturday in Port Canaveral. So I'm guessing it could be delayed to allow more time for the storm to pass so the ship isn't traveling right with or behind the storm (into Florida). Do you think that is likely stating that the Hurricane doesn't actually hit Florida if so then it could be a total change of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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