Hi,
I run a Spring Break Tour Company...our last students depart
(industry-wise) April 22nd for spring break.
Chad Hart
VP Internet Marketing
chad@inertiatours.com
http://www.inertiatours.com
mitsguy2001@... wrote:
> I am planning on going on a cruise to the Bahamas during the week of
> April 30 - May 4, 2006. The two ports of call are Nassau and Castaway
> Cay. This is the first cruise I will have been on, and am really
> looking forward to it! My one concern would be the weather, since I
> have heard that May is the begining of the rainy season, and that it
> rains more in the northern Bahamas, where I beleive Nassau and Castaway
> Cay are. How is the weather typically during that week? Does the
> rainy season really start as early as May 1, or does it typically start
> later in May? Also, if it does rain, is it usually just a brief
> afternoon thunderstorm followed by sun, or is the entire day typically
> a washout? How many days during that period are typically washouts?
> Also, does the rain usually last for several days, which could cause
> the entire trip to be a washout, or would it normally just last for a
> day or so, which could allow the remainder of the trip to still be
> nice? I realize that no one can answer these questions definitively,
> but I just want to know what the odds are, so that I know if the trip
> is worth doing that month.
>
> The only 2 other weeks that could possibly work would be April 23-27,
> 2006; or Mar. 26-30, 2006. However, my friend is concerned that kids
> will be on spring break April 23-27, and she is concerned that Mar.
> 26-30 would be too cold (and, there would be college spring break to
> deal with), so she prefers that we go April 30-May 4. She's not as
> worried about the weather as I am, since she has been on several
> cruises before, while this is my first. Should I go along with her
> April 30 - May 4 suggestion, or would you have a strong preference for
> one of the other 2 dates that I mentioned?
>
> On another note: the cruise we'd be on is a Disney cruise, and I've
> heard that Castaway Cay is the nicest part of the cruise. However,
> I've also heard that it is often difficult to dock in Castaway Cay, and
> that there is only about a 50% chance that they'd be able to dock
> there. I don't know if that is true or not. Does anyone know whether
> or not we should expect the ship to be able to dock at Castaway Cay as
> planned during that week? I would think that May would not be the
> worst month, but I could be wrong. Also, the Castaway Cay day is May 2
> and May 3 is a day at sea. Does anyone know if they are unable to dock
> on May 2, would they do the day at sea on May 2 instead, and then
> attempt again to dock at Castaway Cay on May 3? Or are we just out of
> luck?
>
> Also, please let me know if there is another newsgroup that could
> better answer these questions. Thank you very much.
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