The cruise lines take every precaution against a hurricane. In some cases they will cancel the cruise, if they feel it is needed. But, if you are at sea, the captain and crew constantly monitor the weather (this is true for any cruise) If they see a storm they will navigate around it. Many, many cruises sail each year during hurricane season, they have to be extremely careful during this time of year, as with any other time of the year, to make sure that the passengers are safe.

I’ve been on cruises during hurricane season and never really had any problems. A few years ago when there were a lot of hurricanes, we ended up sailing longer and we had to return to a different home port because we couldn’t dock at the original port. Everyone was completely safe, and I never felt like I was at danger.

A couple of things to consider when going during hurricane season. First, if you are really wanting to visit a specific port, you may consider going at a time other than hurricane season. In some cases, when there is a hurricane and they have to navigate around a storm, they may not be able to visit the original ports they had planned. Second, if you are worried about having sea sickness while onboard, hurricane season may not be the best time to go. If there would be a bad storm, you are going to have a lot of big waves and that is when most people have problems on cruises. The rest of the year, you are pretty safe for avoiding higher seas, but there is a chance. For example, during the winter months, you are more likely to get a rocky cruise because of the cold fronts causing storms. Finally, if you choose to go during hurricane season, you must get the travel protection. You never know what could happen and you want to be covered. It will protect you for a lot of things some people don’t even think about. If your plane is late, the insurance will cover any costs if you miss the ship, etc. But, it will also cover you if you get sick, it costs $25,000 if you have to be taken off of the ship by the coast guard because you get sick. But the insurance is a must for hurricane season, I feel it is really important to have for any cruise, but especially during a season as unpredictable as hurricane season.

I sail all the time during the hurricane season, the cruise line is going to take good care of you and they won’t do anything that could potentially put you in danger. The biggest benefit to sailing during this time is the price of the cruise, you won’t find rates lower than these couple of months.

I hope this helps!

I don’t recommend September…that’s been a bad month the last couple of years.