Sunday, February 28, 2010

Tips for taking vacation in the Caribbean during hurricane season

Tips for taking vacation in the Caribbean during hurricane season The official hurricane season runs from June 1 - November 30. It 'rare to see a great storm of June or in both the months of November and most major hurricanes between August and October, with peak season is usually September. The advantage is that prices are lower for the Caribbean during this period and the stations are less crowded. What if you want to go out during the hurricane season? Buy Travel Insurance, you need to buy trip cancellation insurance before the storm was announced, or will be considered as a pre-condition, so always purchase insurance the same day you book your trip for safety. Most travel insurance policies cover a trip disrupted because of a hurricane, when it was forced to arrive late or leave early for your trip, but there will be reimbursed for the day in question until the reopening l ' airport or station. It is generally be reimbursed for the days when it was forced to remain at the station during a hurricane, but be sure to always read the fine print of your policy, so that they know what to cover. Try to avoid storms Track hurricanes sites on-line with time during the season. Some of the following sites: The National Weather Service - National Hurricane Center tracking the hurricane and the storm of 'Atlantic and Pacific Hurricane News and Information Weather.com Tropical Storm Center Choose your location When planning a trip to the Caribbean during the hurricane season, it's good to know that hurricanes are less likely the further south you go. The islands of Aruba, Bonaire, CuraƧao, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Saint Vincent, including the islands below, are less affected by hurricanes. However, as discovered in Grenada in 2004 by Hurricane Ivan, never say never and keep in mind that hurricanes are unpredictable. Go on a cruise The good thing is that cruises are usually can navigate around the worst of the storm. Today, ships are very safe and with advances in weather monitoring available today, time is something you can avoid. The disadvantage is that the cruise is always the right to renegotiate scali and change itineraries for weather-related reasons and, therefore, it is not possible to visit the places which he had hoped. Choose a station that offers a? Hurricane Guarantee? Recently, many of the larger stations and channels of the station, started to introduce? Hurricane Guarantee? customers by offering them money for bad weather days lost. For example, in the unlikely event that hurricane force winds (as defined by the U.S. National Weather Service) directly hit the Sandals or Beaches resort while you are a customer, to stop the use of all activities including, Sandals or Beaches Resorts offers a replacement holiday to be taken at any Sandals or Beaches Resort of your choice. Go to for more stations that offer hurricane guarantees. Advantages. If you take a vacation during a hurricane, trying to make the best of him. As long as there is no danger now, relax and focus on other activities. My husband and I found myself in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, during Hurricane Keith in 2000. And 'yet my friend at that time and I know it, he planned to propose to our second evening. We dressed for dinner and arrived at the hotel restaurant to find a place on board. We have seen the line in the lobby, all was evacuated the hotel at a higher, on the coast. We performed our room and put on the next bus out - not the evening my husband had planned! When we checked into our hotel room a couple of hours later, it still had the engagement ring buing a hole in his pocket. The wind blows and the rain was so romantic stroll on the beach, had been the hope was out. It could? T put more he dropped to one knee and proposed then and there. E 'was certainly an unforgettable evening, the hurricane and all!

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