Top 10 reasons I love to cruise... #1 The Weather!
When you book a cruise, it’s usually to an exotic destination,
far away from home, where you’re planning on discovering new adventures, and
maybe meet new people. Weather is one
big factor on the success, or failure of a trip. This is one of the best things
about booking a cruise, over a land vacation at an exotic locale, if the
weather suddenly becomes horrible (hurricane/cyclones, really rough seas, bad
thunderstorms, etc.) the cruise lines are usually able to alter the itinerary
and take you someplace else that’s warm
and sunny to keep you safe and still having a great time. If you book a land
vacation during hurricane season, you might end up being stuck inside a hotel
with hundreds of other guests waiting out the storm, or even worse yet, you might find your entire vacation is
cancelled because of the weather! (good reason to make sure you buy that trip
insurance, just in case!!!)
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| the southern coast of Cuba as we sailed past on the Norwegian Getaway in 2016 |
I’ve been relatively lucky with the cruises I’ve been on,
with having very little rain/cold weather while sailing in Alaska in 2015, and
only one really cold/rainy day on my New
England/Canada trip.
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| the fog was pretty thick and we had rain, but still had a great day in Halifax! |
Almost every other day I’ve been onboard a cruise ship has
been sunshine and blue skies! Although
our very first night on board the Norwegian Sky back in 2013, we sailed through
a thunderstorm, and that ship is much smaller than most of the newer ships, so
we really felt the waves rocking and rolling the boat (although at the time, we
weren’t sure if it was the waves or the drinks causing us to have such trouble
walking!)
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| sunset off our balcony on the Norwegian Sky |
All modern cruise ships have state of the art stabilizers, (click
here to find out more on how those work..) so you don’t usually even know you’re at sea unless the waves are rather large.
Sometimes though, those stabilizers aren’t enough to keep the ship from rocking
and rolling, and you might find yourself feeling a little woozie from sea
sickness. There are plenty of ways to combat sea sickness if you do suffer from
it though. Seabands, or Dramamine are popular remedies, you can also use ginger
or green apples to help calm the effects. Most ships sell Dramamine (for a big
increase in price) and also almost always will have green apples available. You
can also ask for some ginger-ale as well. Make sure if you think you might suffer from
sea sickness, you pack some Dramamine from home, so you don’t have to spend a
pretty penny to help yourself to feel better.
I’m guessing you’ve seen videos of a cruise ship that was
caught in a storm, and the seas were super rough and everyone was stricken with
sea sickness etc. I’m not going to
pretend those don’t happen, because I’ve seen the videos, and watched the news
stories, and have even read some reviews from people who were unlucky enough to
be stuck on a ship in horrible weather. However, for the most part, if the
cruise lines are able to, they will avoid bad weather at all costs.
In the Caribbean, we all know that there is a hurricane season,(usually
from June 1 – November 30) where you never know what might come rolling
through. Most of the islands you may visit on a cruise have probably been
struck by a hurricane at one time or another, that’s one of the downsides of
living in paradise. The benefit of
boking a cruise over a land vacation in these areas during hurricane season is
that the cruise lines usually have a couple of days warning, and do everything
in their power to avoid the weather, and keep you in sunshine and calm seas when
possible. They will sometimes completely
change up the itinerary, from a Western Caribbean to an Eastern Caribbean, or
maybe hit the ports in a reverse order, to avoid weather. They want to keep you
safe, and having a good time, and if they are sailing through bad weather,
chances are you won’t be having a great time.
There is also Cyclone Season in
the South Pacific/Indian Ocean, which usually runs from Nov 1 to April 30th
however there are currently a couple of active cyclones causing mayhem in
the South Pacific as I type…) There are also numerous cruise ships sailing around the South Pacific right now, with thousands of people on board having an amazing trip, enjoying the sunshine, because the captains of the ships were able to move around the storms, while people on land, are preparing to wait out a storm that may just ruin their vacation.
Think of the Sunny Skies, the warm sea breezes and the beautiful sunsets that await you on your next cruise!
If you’d like to try out a cruise as your next vacation,
Please let me know, and I’ll help you find the cruise line that is right for
you, with the destination you’re looking for!
The possibilities are endless, and you just might fall in love with the
Ocean, like I did!
