When is hurricane season?
If we could only predict the future. Officially, the National Hurricane Service states that hurricane season starts on June 1 and ends November 30th. That’s 6 months of the year. However, history has shown us the the greatest concentration of hurricane and tropical storm activity tends to be between late August and mid-October. Since we’ve been in business, we’ve only seen one sailing date was cancelled due to hurricane activity. Does this mean you shouldn’t cruise during September? Not at all. Some of your best rates are during this period and your Captain would never jeopardize your safety. Cruise ships are certainly safer than land-locked Caribbean Islands during a hurricane. With speeds of 20 – 22 knots, cruise ships can outrun a 14 knot hurricane. Today’s ships are equipped with state of the art weather equipment that keeps the Captain and his crew fully aware of a storm’s position and if he feels that there is any danger to his passengers, crew, or his vessel he can simply “move”
Officially, the U.S. National Hurricane Service states that hurricane season starts on June 1 and ends November 30th. That’s 6 months of the year. However, history has shown us the greatest concentration of hurricane and tropical storm activity tends to be between late August and mid-October. Does this mean you shouldn’t cruise during September? Not at all. Some of your best rates are during this period and your Captain would never jeopardize your safety. Cruise ships are certainly safer than land-locked Caribbean Islands during a hurricane. With speeds of 20 to 22 knots, cruise ships can outrun a 14-knot hurricane. Today’s ships are equipped with state-of-the-art weather equipment that keeps the Captain and his crew fully aware of a storm’s position and if he feels that there is any danger to his passengers, crew, or his vessel, he can simply “move” this floating resort to safer waters.
