Valor 8/31 Possible Storms???

[SweetMitEdition]

My boyfriend and I are going on the Southern Caribbean cruise leaving from San Juan next Sunday (8/31) from what we can tell as of today, St. Thomas is going to be a washout. I know given the time of year, rain is inevitable.

I've only been on 2 cruises so far and I've yet to experience any inclement weather. My question is: If the forecast holds true (80% chance of rain) will our cruise be diverted elsewhere? Or will we just have to deal with the rain??

Also, I've read that the Cruise Directors have Facebook pages and often update them, would someone kindly point me in the direction of Valor's CD?

 

Thanks in advance for any help!!

[Eng23]

My boyfriend and I are going on the Southern Caribbean cruise leaving from San Juan next Sunday (8/31) from what we can tell as of today, St. Thomas is going to be a washout. I know given the time of year, rain is inevitable.

I've only been on 2 cruises so far and I've yet to experience any inclement weather. My question is: If the forecast holds true (80% chance of rain) will our cruise be diverted elsewhere? Or will we just have to deal with the rain??

Also, I've read that the Cruise Directors have Facebook pages and often update them, would someone kindly point me in the direction of Valor's CD?

 

Thanks in advance for any help!!

If the forecast is for just rain showers you will just have to deal with it. Itineraries do not get changed just becasue it is going to rain, in most places in the Caribbean it rains at least once a day. Now if there is a tropical storm/hurricane threatening that's a different story. Ships will be rerouted and port stops can be cancelled or the order of the ports might change.

[SweetMitEdition]

If the forecast is for just rain showers you will just have to deal with it. Itineraries do not get changed just becasue it is going to rain, in most places in the Caribbean it rains at least once a day. Now if there is a tropical storm/hurricane threatening that's a different story. Ships will be rerouted and port stops can be cancelled or the order of the ports might change.

 

Awesome, thank you! I appreciate your help/response!

[y7anks3]

Forecast can be wrong.... Just back from Valor cruise .... weather said rain everyday and it was just overcast and passing shower.... Enjoy the cruise you cant control the weather.... enjoy

[figdu]

I am on that cruise with you so I am hoping for the best. I also don't pay any attention to the weather report until 3-4 days before. Other than baseball it is the only job that can fail that often and still keep it..

[lostdart1]

I live in St Thomas. I just checked forecasts and looked at the satellite for the atlantic east of us.

 

I do not see anything that would predict that St Thomas would be a washout. There is one small "wave" out there that will affect weather in the eastern Caribbean. Too early to tell but it does not look like much to me.

 

RELAX!!

[RuthlessBoss]

Goodness, a washout 2 weeks from now? The word showers means nothing. It can be raining on one side of a street and not the other. If we believed every rain prediction here in Florida, it would be a constant rain storm.

[olcar]

I'm on the 8/24 sailing haven't heard anything that would us returning back San Juan.

[lostdart1]

I'm on the 8/24 sailing haven't heard anything that would us returning back San Juan.

 

Yup, you are having a perfect day here in St Thomas today. I saw the ship at the dock this morning. :)

[olcar]

I wish I had this weather in San Juan Saturday.

[lostdart1]

I wish I had this weather in San Juan Saturday.

 

Yup we got that weather on Friday.... 6-8 inches of rain.

[olcar]

Yup we got that weather on Friday.... 6-8 inches of rain.

 

 

Besides that, enjoying the weather.

[lostdart1]

Besides that, enjoying the weather.

 

.....and you many get some rain tomorrow on your way to Barbados.

[SweetMitEdition]

Thanks for the responses, everyone. I kind of figured it was too early to tell but thought I'd ask anyway. We will definitely enjoy the cruise either way! I'm over the moon about it, I've only been to 1 of the ports.