cruising in jan--

[lovetexas]

my mom and my cousin are thinking of booking a trip out of galveston in jan. we already have our cruise for august. i am wondering what some of yall think of traveling in jan? rough seas? rainy weather? crowded?

any info anyone can provide would be great-

thanks

:confused:

[cruisinbuddy]

I've only ever cruised in January, not from Galveston though. As far as the weather goes, it's never been that rainy. Of 4 cruises we've had one rainy day and maybe a total of 2 hours of rain. We've had choppy water and we've had smooth as glass water.

[texasnana]

this will be our second cruise in jan.. last time in 2001 weather out of Galveston to Cozumel was great and nice and warm from a change in the cooler weather.

 

Weather in May to the Bahamas was choppy and rainny . in the first cruise..

[clackey]

Winter is our favorite time to cruise. We have taken 5 trips between Nov. 25 thru Feb.7. We missed Belize one trip because of high winds and it rained 2 days on our last trip, but temperatures are usually in the 80's. I can't imagine what it would be like in Cozumel or Belize in August.

[BonNYTX]

All of our previous cruises were in July and HOT HOT HOT. Very uncomfortabe even while in the water. AND summer is hurricane season. This will be our first cruise out of Galveston in Jan, and so far I have heard of rough seas the first day or two going out and then usually much smoother and warmer weather. I think it's just how you hit it. As others said, some cruises can be smooth, some rough.

Smooth sails to all.

[EggDropErin]

We love cruising in January. We find the weather to be a nice break from the cold midwestern snow and ice. Also, it makes for a nice break after the stress from the holidays. We haven't found it to be too crowded.

[SarafinaSarafina]

My first cruise was out of galveston the first week of january a couple years ago and it was wonderful. Temps were in the 80s the whole trip and we didn't have any bad weather or choppy seas at all. It was a perfect vacation for someone who hates cold weather (me).

[kitty9]

If you're talking about this coming January, you need to book asap.

[Backfence]

We always take our cruises in January - last one out of Galveston.

 

We have ALWAYS had exceptional weather going to the Western Carib. Great memories!

 

CB