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> Hello C. Massey -
>
> Having been in the Travel Industry for over 9 years, a resident of
> South Florida for 13 years, and 50 + sailings during the heart of
> hurricane season, I can assure you the technology of the ships is top
> notch. Most ships have state of the art weather satellites onboard, and
> as many others have said about this subject, the captain will have
> plenty of time to respond when at sea. Does this mean that you will not
> experience high waves if a storm is approaching, no, but what it does
> state is that the ships captain will do everything in his power to
> navigate as far away from the hurricane as possible - many times
> needing to alter the itinerary, also something you said was not a
> problem.
>
> If you do decide to travel during hurricane season, the best thing you
> can do is to purchase travel insurance, which is something I recommend
> no matter where or when my clients travel. (I recently experienced a
> delay because of a passenger that was quite ill - ship was delayed into
> port by 9 hours. Good news is the passenger survived a really bad
> medical problem, but the delay caused many passengers on the ship to
> miss flights.) If a storm hits while the ships is in the home port and
> the cruise is cancelled and/or delayed by several days, you will incur
> many charges for hotel and air, something that insurance will cover in
> this case. It would also cover the costs of changing flights should
> there be a port change.
>
> I hope this helps. The bottom line is to be prepared, check the weather
> ahead of time and stay in touch with your travel agent, after all,
> he/she should be watching out for you.
>
Thanks for the info.
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