Caribbean in late September/early October

We are planning on a vacation from Sept 22nd until Oct 8th, but we have not
yet decided where. We would like to go somewhere in the Caribbean, but we
are afraid that this might be hurricane/rainy season.

Is there anywhere in the Caribbean where we can be reasonably sure that the
weather will be nice? We have been saving for quite some time for this
vacation, so we want to be as sure as possible before spending our money.

If Caribbean is a no-no, where should we go to find sun at this time of the
year?

Thanks,
HH

Hurricanes in the Caribbean have been bad for the past couple of years.

To avoid hurricanes, think about visiting the Caribbean on a cruise
ship. You can see several different islands and you will not have to
worry about hurricanes, because the cruise line will move the ship if
there is a hurricane nearby. The food is provided and they have
entertainment at night.

Enjoy your vacation, whatever your decision.

Becca


H Hasund wrote:

> We are planning on a vacation from Sept 22nd until Oct 8th, but we have not
> yet decided where. We would like to go somewhere in the Caribbean, but we
> are afraid that this might be hurricane/rainy season.
>
> Is there anywhere in the Caribbean where we can be reasonably sure that the
> weather will be nice? We have been saving for quite some time for this
> vacation, so we want to be as sure as possible before spending our money.
>
> If Caribbean is a no-no, where should we go to find sun at this time of the
> year?
>
> Thanks,
> HH
>
>

"H Hasund" <hhasund@************> wrote:

>We are planning on a vacation from Sept 22nd until Oct 8th, but we have not
>yet decided where. We would like to go somewhere in the Caribbean, but we
>are afraid that this might be hurricane/rainy season.
>
>Is there anywhere in the Caribbean where we can be reasonably sure that the
>weather will be nice? We have been saving for quite some time for this
>vacation, so we want to be as sure as possible before spending our money.
>
>If Caribbean is a no-no, where should we go to find sun at this time of the
>year?
>
It can be sunny and still be cold. I'm assuming you mean sunny and
warm, and also that you want to do some outdoor activity or the beach

I'd worry more about hurricanes than about the rainy season.

In addition to Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao, Barbados is fairly far out
of the normal hurricane track. We've been to both Barbados and
Bermuda and also the Virgin Islands in November and had warm weather
and only occasional rain. The water might be cooler though Central
America (the east coast of which borders on the Caribbean) is a
possibility - Belize or Cozumel or Costa Rica. We were in Cozumel in
December and just had a couple of brief showers.

But really, most of the time we have good weather in September and
October here in the Chesapeake and it can often be quite warm October
in Ocean City (Maryland) is quite nice - not as many people there
then. .

You could also go to Florida, but after the last hurricane season, I'd
avoid making plans for the Keys and the Gulf Coast until you see where
things are shaking out.
..

Brian K wrote:
> On 6/21/2006 11:58 PM H Hasund wrote:
>> We are planning on a vacation from Sept 22nd until Oct 8th, but we
>> have not yet decided where. We would like to go somewhere in the
>> Caribbean, but we are afraid that this might be hurricane/rainy season.
>>
>> Is there anywhere in the Caribbean where we can be reasonably sure
>> that the weather will be nice? We have been saving for quite some time
>> for this vacation, so we want to be as sure as possible before
>> spending our money.
>>
>> If Caribbean is a no-no, where should we go to find sun at this time
>> of the year?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> HH
>>
>>
> Wherever you decide to go, buy solid trip cancellation insurance. Even
> if your vacation is on a Caribbean island less likely to be in the
> track of a hurricane, your flight to or from could be canceled. A
> hurricane could be right in the middle of your airline's flight
> route. Unlike cruise ships who steer around 'em, airlines just don't fly.
>
Actually, the hurricane would have to be right on top of (or very close
to) your departure or arrival airports to have a flight 'grounded'. The
airlines will fly around almost any storm as long as they can safely
take off and land. Very few storms have a core of severe weather more
than 100 - 150 miles wide and that is easy to circumnavigate at airliner
speeds. We flew out of MIA with a hurricane directly between MIA and
our destination (Turks & Cacios) and you would not have guessed there
was a storm anywhere close by from inside the plane.
Pet-Peeve: Most insurance, including trip insurance, is overused...
On average and in the long run you will pay twice as much for insurance
as you will ever get from it. That is how the insurance companies make a
profit. You should insure against losses that you cannot afford. By
definition, you can afford to "lose" a vacation. If paying a couple
hundred bucks (US$) makes someone feel that much more comfortable then
perhaps that is worth the cost. My now we've already saved enough in
"trip insurance not bought" to pay for several more trips.

Mike <mhammoc@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>Actually, the hurricane would have to be right on top of (or very close
>to) your departure or arrival airports to have a flight 'grounded'. The
>airlines will fly around almost any storm as long as they can safely
>take off and land. Very few storms have a core of severe weather more
>than 100 - 150 miles wide and that is easy to circumnavigate at airliner
>speeds. We flew out of MIA with a hurricane directly between MIA and
>our destination (Turks & Cacios) and you would not have guessed there
>was a storm anywhere close by from inside the plane.

Actually, only the predicted hurricane _track_ needs to be on top
of the depature/arrival airports. That of course is significantly
bigger than the hurricane, and is a cone that spreads out in front.
Airlines pull their flights a bare minimum of 2 days before predicted
arrival, so that cuts out a pretty huge swath of potential visit
places. Plus, not only the planes bugger off, but ferries leave a
few days before, and as they used to say in Montserrat, she lock off.

The risk of hurricanes wouldn't dissuade me from going to the leewards,
but you have to expect that even if one looks like it might come close
while you're down there, your plans are going to be scuppered and you
won't be coming back when you expected. (Even when the flights start
to run again a few days later, the first several flights will be filled
with higher-priority people.)

--
Ken Tough