I would try and relax as much as possible. There is nothing you can do to change the weather. We just need to ride it out and hope for the best. These are the risks we take cruising during hurricane season.
I have been on a cruise during a Hurricane. We left PA and there was no tropical activity in the Atlantic at all, as we checked before we left for the airport. We arrive in Florida drive to Cocoa and check into our hotel. We flip the TV on, Late breaking news, tropical storm Rita is in the ocean and quickly becoming a Hurricane. This was within a period of like 8 hours. The weather is very unpredictable this time of the year.
We get up the next morning and call
DCL to find out if their are any changes. Sorry ma'am I know nothing about a Hurricane in the ocean. The woman answering the phone had no idea there was any activity in the Atlantic. So we drive to the port, hop in line to check in. We were the first people to be handed a piece of paper that states, due to Hurricane Rita your Nassau day is now a day at sea. None of the staff really knew right away it was occurring, as I bet they already had their staff meetings before this information was released.
So the first day they pulled us straight off the Florida coast, it wasn't that rocky and we were basically stationary, except they tried to keep us in sunny calm weather. The planned a whole bunch of great activities to keep us occupied on the sea day and it was a great way to get into vacation mode.
At night they started moving us toward Nassau, we had strong winds and high waves. The entertainer for the night was a juggler, he did a fantastic job given the conditions. It was a rocky night and we were pretty far away from the storm.
We got up the next morning and we couldn't dock first thing since Hurricane Rita was going through the island that morning. Around noon we approach the island and need to go away again as there was a bad squall of storms going through. We were starting to Wonder if we were on a cruise to nowhere.
We get to dock at Nassau
around 1pm, the island didn't fair that badly considering their were like 80mph winds through it that morning. We got off and walked around and explored, as we needed to be back on board for the galley tour.
It was much smoother from then on out. We made it to
Castaway Cay , it was a sunny day with on and off storms but I still had an absolute blast.
Honestly during Hurricane season I would most like to be in a cruise boat as you can easily move into the good weather. Even if the itinerary is not exactly what you think it will be you can have a good time. You just need to be flexible and think with an open mind. You cannot let the potential for change paralyze you that you won't enjoy your vacation.
Disney will make sure to keep you away from the storm and take care of you very well. I would much rather be with Disney then anywhere else during a storm.
Just bring your sea sick meds, have good trip insurance, an open mind, and be ready to roll with the punches and you will have a fantastic time.
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