When To Take A Caribbean Cruise

So you've decided that your next holiday must be a Caribbean cruise, sailing the green blue seas, visiting exotic lands; but don't let popular opinion and trends dictate when to take your holiday, consider the options for yourself.

When deciding, however, remember that the Caribbean sits just south of the equator which means that although the winds do get up, the temperatures themselves rarely dip below 72 degrees, and whilst rainfall does occur the average rainfall during the height of the winter months (July - November) is around 5 inches over an average of 10 days of rainfall, not so different to the peak season month of December which sees an average of 3.7 inches over 11 days of rainfall. The long and the short is, when booking your cruise give the calm ships, pleasant temperatures, and lower prices of the low season serious consideration.

Choosing when to take your cruise is of course dependant on when is convenient for you to take holiday time, however cruise prices and weather conditions should be taken into account. The peak season for the Caribbean is June to the second week of August-where you will spend the most due to the family vacation period, then the rates drop substantially after this time. The reason for this is that the period of June through Augiust is considered to be "Peak Family Vacation Time".

Hurricanes can occur during thie Fall months for sure, but the period under discussion is quite a long one and for the most part there are no hurricanes or even very strong winds. Furthermore all modern cruise ships are equipped to cope with choppy weather and avoid dangerous weather, so even if these conditions were once a large concern, they no longer should be. However, because it is deemed less favorable to cruise in these conditions than the heat of the southern hemisphere summer, the autumn and winter months provide the most economical times to take a cruise as well as the least crowded ships. I recommend the Fall months up to the second week of December, and the first 3 weeks of January to secure the lowest rates for your next Caribbean cruise.

President of All Aboard Cruises Corp
Royal Caribbean cruises