Comments on: Caribbean Cruise?

By: donheli27

donheli27 — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:59:51 +0000

the best time its summer between may and august. The cheapest season is in sept to October . The best company royal carribean.

By: betty r

betty r — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:17:56 +0000

may or sept., yes sept. is the beginning of the storm season, but i have sailed many times and have yet to be in one.these cruises are directed more toward the adult. summer cruises are planned for family.

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 24 May 2009 10:16:04 +0000

fall is the best time of year for a caribbean cruise, no doubt. we went last fall for 7 days and had the time of our lives. 20 days will be awesome!!! we used a discount cruise site and got a great deal on our package. check out and have a great time!

By: TINKERTOY ..... the 1 & only

TINKERTOY ..... the 1 & only — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:02:20 +0000

The best time to go weather wise is any time outside the June through October 30 hurricane season. The best time to go price-wise is whenever you can find the best deal (which may OR may not be during the hurricane season). A 20 day voyage in the Caribbean is pretty rare so you may not find it during your “best time”. The longest Caribbean cruise I have seen is a 15 day circle Caribbean. But an option if you cannot find a 20 day cruise is to do a “back to back” cruise. Some cruise ships will cruise alternating itineraries each week. Thus you can cruise two consecutive cruises on the same ship and, for example, you would cruise the Eastern Caribbean one week and then the Western Caribbean the second week. That type cruise is likely available out of Miami and/or Ft Lauderdale. OR, you can do back to backs out of Puerto Rico to the Southern Caribbean.

By: sandand_surf

sandand_surf — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:15:45 +0000

Same question as above, not sure what perfect means.

November is cheap cheap, but you have the lingering hurricane threat, and you’re more likely to run into some rain. I just did a November cruise with folks who always pick that time of year. Only had rain one day, and I was snorkeling anyway.

Fall or spring is probably best – low season price-wise, still warm but not hot, no summer vacationers to contend with (when kids are out of school).

By: kimmer727

kimmer727 — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:21:19 +0000

The best and cheapest time to go would be in September. The weather will still be very hot in the Caribbean, and it won’t be as crowded as going during the summer months.
A 20 day voyage sounds amazing!! Have fun.

By: PJ

PJ — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:36:43 +0000

The “perfect” time depends on your criteria! What matters most to you?

Personally I’d avoid the summer, for these reasons…
- It’s pretty much always warm, but the summers can be stifling if you’re not used to it
- Hurricane season is officially June through November
- School holidays mean more demand, which means higher prices

Actually, if you want 20 days in the Caribbean I’m not sure you really have that much choice, unless you were open to two 10-day cruises back-to-back.

In terms of true 20-day, the only ones I can think of off the top of my head are Holland America Line’s ship “Maasdam”, which is doing 20-day Caribbean this Spring and the same line’s ship “Noordam” in the late autumn.