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01-13-2009, 02:58 PM
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| Cruising in August We are planning on taking the 4 night cruise on August 2nd. This will be our first cruise, and our 6th trip to WDW, but our first trip in August. I'd like to hear from those who've been there in August...how bad is the heat and humidity really? Is the weather usually better on the cruise than back in Orlando? |
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01-13-2009, 06:34 PM
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| Yes, the weather will be better out at sea and in the islands than it will be in Orlando. The moderating effects of the sea, sea breezes, etc. Back in Orlando you can count on high heat and humidity and daily thundershowers in the afternoons. I count myself lucky that I don't have to be there during July and August, due to the book's production cycle (we usually do our final research trip for the new edition in June, and are locked in our offices in far more temperate Michigan during the summer).
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01-13-2009, 07:57 PM
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| We cruised in late August in 2006 (and are going again this year). We found the weather to be great! Didn't have any storms to outrun. Actually had a day of rain when we were in Nassau. It was hot, but not overly so and we had a great time!! 
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01-13-2009, 08:50 PM
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| When we cruise this winter, I plan to rebook while on the ship. It will probably be for the last week of August - the least expensive time to sail when the boys are out of school. Of course, I will have to dummy book and keep pushing it back (hopefully we will sail in 2012 or so). DS10 will be going into 9th grade by then, so there is no way I can pull them out of school.   |
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01-14-2009, 02:44 AM
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| I was wondering the same thing. Does it make a difference if it's August or September (or even October)?
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01-14-2009, 08:14 PM
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| August and September are pretty similar in Florida. September gets more moderate towards the end of the month, of course. bit early September is pretty steamy. August and September are peak hurricane season. There's little difference in the weather between those two months. By October the storm season begins to wrap-up.
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01-15-2009, 08:38 PM
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| The ship will also sail around hurricanes and tropical storms so it may mean that your itenirary could change (Eastern to Western or vice versa).
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01-18-2009, 09:54 AM
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| We don't live in the Upper Peninsula.  Down here in Ann Arbor summer is practically perfect. Very few bugs, typical high temperatures in the low 80s, moderate humidity. We've got a very nice deck in the back, and it gets lots of use (and no, it's not screened-in).
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01-18-2009, 10:58 PM
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| Well, that's a relief. I'm told by people that the mosquitoes are big enough to haul off a baby or small dog. Of course, the Alaskans tell me their's will take a three year old and a small German Shepard.  OTOH, it's 58F at 11 pm. 
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