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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 5:21 am
I found an awesome 4 day cruise deal online for $224 a person with a great itinerary. I am ready to book it for me, my sister, and mom. But I just realized something-It is for late october which is hurricane season(from june to nov). I don't know if this should deter me. If it were that bad, why would they cruise then at all, right? This probably explains the price. I always get trip insurance so thats not an issue. I dont know what to do! How many of you would go despite the chance of bad weather?
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 7:05 am
I've cruised in the Caribbean a couple of times in mid October. One time more than the other, the seas were a little rough. Didn't bother me. I'm not effected by seasickness. A cruise in late October wouldn't stop me. You're near the end of hurricane season.
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Spygirl
Member
04-23-2001
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 7:35 am
I sent my parents on a cruise in mid September for their anniversary and it was fine. They had no weather trouble at all. I would book it anyway.
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 8:49 am
Ooooooh! I want to go!!!
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 9:21 am
Fabnsab, cruises typically change their path in the event of a hurricane. Don't worry, you'll be safe.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 11:17 am
Ditto what Ddr said. I would book anyway. Just be sure to take some motion sickness pills with you in case you are skirting a hurricane and run into heavy seas. I have found Walgreens motion sickness pills (around $3-4 for about 24) work just fine and have NO side effects. What amazes me is that you can get these pills that REALLY work when you are on a cruise ship, and you can take them with no fear of side effects, and people DON'T take them. So people are puking their guts out in their state rooms while I, who have taken my motion sickness pills from an hour before I set foot on the boat (and made Bigdog take them too), am showing up happily at every meal.
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 12:36 pm
Thanks for your input, everyone. Isn't that funny, Juju! When we went on our last cruise, we went snorkeling in rough waters. Hubby and I took our motion sickness pills and I tried to give them to the couple we befriended. He said, "oh no, I was a merchant marine. I don't need those!" Who was back on the boat 15 minutes later, keeled over?? We were the last ones out and never sick.
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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 4:13 pm
Fab that story reminds me of my parents. They went on a cruise of Alaska and the night of the big captains dinner with lobster etc. was the night the ship crossed the gulf of alaska. My parents friends with them had been on many cruises and he was in the navy said no to ginger capsules (which is what they give astronauts by the way) Mom and Dad both took a couple and there were so few diners because of rough seas they got to eat with the captain! I take ginger to go on rides at the fair and I can get dizzy turning my head to quickly. Sign up! The ship will be fine even with a hurricane usually you will just stay at sea that day and it might be rainy but there is so much to do on ship even if you lost one day of sun it wouldn't be a big deal. My cousin a travel agent hosted cruises and trips all the time never had any problems with the cruises at all.
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Colossus
Member
10-04-2003
| Monday, February 16, 2004 - 7:51 pm
First of all the ODDS of a hurricane are extremely limited. The reason the prices are lower is because kids just started back to school and Parent can't go too many places. I'll take that bet 10 to 1.! Second of all; Cruising around the continental shelf ALWAYS causes motion sickness. Even in the most seafaring Pirate. All I could recomeend is GO! Just try to drink more, or less, rum than you would usually do before you jump ship.
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