I am getting married at the end of August and my FI and I have been struggling to try and find a perfect honeymoon location. With hurricane season affecting the Caribbean, I don't think we want to gamble on the weather. Any ideas? Any help would be MUCH appreciated.
You can always get trip insurance, that's what we did. We're going to Jamaica at the end of September into October for our honeymoon. We almost didn't book the Carribean for this obvious reason. But in reading a lot on the subject, the Caribbean is so vast and there are so many islands (that in contrast are teeny tiny), and the chances of a single hurricane hitting the island that you're on during the time that you are there is so slim. Apparently, in Jamaica, the elders will talk about events in their lives happening before or after "the storm", because there was only one in their lifetime to take note of. I think that's probably the way it is on most of the islands. But if you're really against it, our other option was the west coast of Mexico, no hurricanes there.
We're going to Aruba! Bonaire and Curacoa are supposed to be wonderful also, but due to flight schedules we took the 4 hour direct flight to Aruba over the 3 layovers we would have to do to the Bonaire or Curacoa. Pacific Coast Mexico is also a pretty safe bet that time of year, but they are known to get the rare hurricane also.
It's easily missed, we almost did and never would have thought it would be covered, but apparently, it's a "cancel for any reason". Let's pray we don't have to use it!! We're going to a Couples resort... highly recommended, check it out.. www.couples.com.
We were married on Sept. 8 and went to Curacao for just under two weeks. The ABC islands (as AOEBuckeye mentioned) are very far south and Curacao hasn't been hit in 40+ years. I'd HIGHLY recommend the Avila Beach Hotel where we stayed -- lovely, not too expensive and old world charm. You can always get trip insruance too if you're worried.
I work in the Caribbean and have spent many months (years?) there, and would have to agree with a few of the above posters. While September is definitely hurricane season, you have a very good chance of a storm never hitting the island you are on. You might even want to check out the stats on the specific islands, as some seem to get hit more often than others (Puerto Rico, I think?) whereas others haven't been hit in decades (Barbados usually gets missed!). But it is definitely still in the 'wet' season, which can be unpredictable, so you might get lots of beautiful weather, or you could end up with rain everyday (did you see that old episode of Friends where they visit Barbados?!-- I've had visits like that!) Good luck either way, and think about the insurance!
Hi ladies,
I am getting married at the end of August and my FI and I have been struggling to try and find a perfect honeymoon location. With hurricane season affecting the Caribbean, I don't think we want to gamble on the weather. Any ideas? Any help would be MUCH appreciated.
posted by jules 4 months agoYou can always get trip insurance, that's what we did. We're going to Jamaica at the end of September into October for our honeymoon. We almost didn't book the Carribean for this obvious reason. But in reading a lot on the subject, the Caribbean is so vast and there are so many islands (that in contrast are teeny tiny), and the chances of a single hurricane hitting the island that you're on during the time that you are there is so slim. Apparently, in Jamaica, the elders will talk about events in their lives happening before or after "the storm", because there was only one in their lifetime to take note of. I think that's probably the way it is on most of the islands. But if you're really against it, our other option was the west coast of Mexico, no hurricanes there.
posted by LeahB 4 months agoWe're going to Europe!
posted by rebecca 4 months agoWe're going to Aruba! Bonaire and Curacoa are supposed to be wonderful also, but due to flight schedules we took the 4 hour direct flight to Aruba over the 3 layovers we would have to do to the Bonaire or Curacoa. Pacific Coast Mexico is also a pretty safe bet that time of year, but they are known to get the rare hurricane also.
posted by AOEBuckeye 4 months agoThanks for the tip about travel insurance, we should've thought of that!
posted by jules 4 months agoIt's easily missed, we almost did and never would have thought it would be covered, but apparently, it's a "cancel for any reason". Let's pray we don't have to use it!! We're going to a Couples resort... highly recommended, check it out.. www.couples.com.
posted by LeahB 4 months agoWe were married on Sept. 8 and went to Curacao for just under two weeks. The ABC islands (as AOEBuckeye mentioned) are very far south and Curacao hasn't been hit in 40+ years. I'd HIGHLY recommend the Avila Beach Hotel where we stayed -- lovely, not too expensive and old world charm. You can always get trip insruance too if you're worried.
posted by onion 4 months agoI work in the Caribbean and have spent many months (years?) there, and would have to agree with a few of the above posters. While September is definitely hurricane season, you have a very good chance of a storm never hitting the island you are on. You might even want to check out the stats on the specific islands, as some seem to get hit more often than others (Puerto Rico, I think?) whereas others haven't been hit in decades (Barbados usually gets missed!). But it is definitely still in the 'wet' season, which can be unpredictable, so you might get lots of beautiful weather, or you could end up with rain everyday (did you see that old episode of Friends where they visit Barbados?!-- I've had visits like that!) Good luck either way, and think about the insurance!
posted by jlsween 4 months ago