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First time cruiser, expen$ive for me, and now RAIN forecast, 60 percent chance for two of the 5 days in Bermuda, 5 days starting July 10. YIKES. Suggestions? I won't do spas, etc. Just wanted to sit in the sun by the pool, and see the sites from the railing!
First time cruiser, expen$ive for me, and now RAIN forecast, 60 percent chance for two of the 5 days in Bermuda, 5 days starting July 10. YIKES. Suggestions? I won't do spas, etc. Just wanted to sit in the sun by the pool, and see the sites from the railing!
Well, it may not be the same as in the Caribbean but if it is, you don't have to worry, the rain won't last the whole day. Plus, the forecast could very well change between now and then, forecasts beyond a few days usually aren't hugely accurate and you've still got more than a week between now and then.
If it does rain, I'm not really sure what to suggest since you said you're not interested in doing anything but sitting in the sun or watching the sights from the balcony. If it was me, I would definitely do a spa day and/or just hang out at the bar drinking. Some cruise ships have tons more stuff than that though and often have different daily activities so I would check out what they offer that is indoors.
Weather is always a concern on vacation ..... maybe even moreso when you rely on a ship
weather can keep you from docking at port and weather can eliminate some of the outside activities making it a little more congested inside
from what I've seen there are two things that should help calm the nerves
the first being that these ships tend to be massive with so much going on inside ..... you should be able to find something relaxing to do inside, even if you aren't soaking up rays and without spending much money
the second is that although it's not in the carribean and isn't subject to a "rainy season" per se .... it does reain frequently there ..... you're generally looking at 210-220 days with rain per year .... when you look at the total rainfall for the year it works out to be about 1/4 inch of rain per day of rain
july & august are the rainiest with 5-6" of rain per month
so you'll very likely have some rain ..... it will probably be a pretty good shower, it probably won't last more than an hour or so and you should have sun on both sides of it (unless it's a night time shower which is very possible)
i think the weather aspect that would be most trying is the humidity that comes with the systems
Yeah if it's like in the carribean, or Florida, no worries - it's sunny, then it rains every afternoon, quick thunderstrom, then the sun comes out again.
Bermuda isn't in the tropical belt however.
Most of the time when it rains in tropical areas like that the rain last 30mins sun for a few hours rain again etc.. Or it is sunny and hot in the morning 8am-1pm then rains from 3-5pm then nice again. But it all depends on what type of weather system is out there. But july 10th its WAY too early to tell. 1-2 days is the best for weather prediction. Anything more is really a good guess.
When you're at sea, if there is an isolated shower, the Captain will try to avoid it....sort of neat to watch as you veer away from the cloud!
On land, it's still going to be hot, so at least, should it rain, you won't be chilled! Rain happens almost everyday, except in Aruba...but it's seldom long-lived. You'll be fine, and come home with a tan...no fear! Even if it's cloudy, you can burn, so do use some sunscreen!
First time cruiser, expen$ive for me, and now RAIN forecast, 60 percent chance for two of the 5 days in Bermuda, 5 days starting July 10. YIKES. Suggestions? I won't do spas, etc. Just wanted to sit in the sun by the pool, and see the sites from the railing!
Well, it's 7/13/10 ~~ hope you are having a great cruise!!
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