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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
Sorry for the cross-post, but this is not only important for travelers, it's
also on-topic. For people visiting the Caribbean this summer (my favorite time to go), talk to your travel agent about insurance policies. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a busy hurricane season this year. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._hurricanes_dc Hurricane season is June 1 through November 30, with most gales forming mid-July through November. While this is no reason not to go or to cancel existing plans, a prudent option would be to hedge your plans with insurance. There are several different policies available and all are a lot cheaper than having to lose your $$ or your vacation. Take it from someone who has been there--we went to Anguilla in September 1998 and were there only 2 days before being chased out by Hurricane Georges. The local businesses were happy to refund the money for the unused portion of our vacation, but the airlines were a harder sell for refunding our unusable return tickets. Our one-way tickets back home cost $800 each for same day departure and we were lucky to get them! So talk to your travel agent now about trip interruption and trip cancellation insurance. You'll be glad you did. |
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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
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I have been hearing bloated hurricain reports for the 20 years I have been traveling to the Carribean. Has anyone EVER heard of a GOOD report? "Skip Elliott Bowman" wrote in message k.net... Sorry for the cross-post, but this is not only important for travelers, it's also on-topic. For people visiting the Caribbean this summer (my favorite time to go), talk to your travel agent about insurance policies. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a busy hurricane season this year. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._hurricanes_dc Hurricane season is June 1 through November 30, with most gales forming mid-July through November. While this is no reason not to go or to cancel existing plans, a prudent option would be to hedge your plans with insurance. There are several different policies available and all are a lot cheaper than having to lose your $$ or your vacation. Take it from someone who has been there--we went to Anguilla in September 1998 and were there only 2 days before being chased out by Hurricane Georges. The local businesses were happy to refund the money for the unused portion of our vacation, but the airlines were a harder sell for refunding our unusable return tickets. Our one-way tickets back home cost $800 each for same day departure and we were lucky to get them! So talk to your travel agent now about trip interruption and trip cancellation insurance. You'll be glad you did. |
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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
"Sam" wrote in message news:N3xqc.76066$iF6.6383188@attbi_s02... -SPAM- I have been hearing bloated hurricain reports for the 20 years I have been traveling to the Carribean. Has anyone EVER heard of a GOOD report? It only takes one storm, causing wind and rain and great big waves, to happen on YOUR cruise week on YOUR itinerary to make you change your attitude. Chris |
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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
"fishman" wrote in message ... "Sam" wrote in message news:N3xqc.76066$iF6.6383188@attbi_s02... -SPAM- I have been hearing bloated hurricain reports for the 20 years I have been traveling to the Carribean. Has anyone EVER heard of a GOOD report? It only takes one storm, causing wind and rain and great big waves, to happen on YOUR cruise week on YOUR itinerary to make you change your attitude. Chris Ok, maybe I was a bit harsh, sorry. I have spent an entire two weeks in Jamaica with not one day of sun(position of planets lined up causing high waves) and been there when there was a hurricane looming a short distance away while the entire island boarded up everything in sight. The reports of predicted storms in the preseason always catches my attention so I seem to get on the defensive when every report is overblown. I guess better to be safe then sorry but I have learned to ignore them all and take my chances. Respect. Sam |
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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
On Tue, 18 May 2004 23:34:05 GMT, "Sam" wrote:
I have been hearing bloated hurricain reports for the 20 years I have been traveling to the Carribean. Has anyone EVER heard of a GOOD report? I got an "A" for Breasts 101 from the High School football team. Oh, yeah, sure, look down your monitor to catch a peek. Pervert. |
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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
"fishman" wrote in message
... "Sam" wrote in message news:N3xqc.76066$iF6.6383188@attbi_s02... -SPAM- I have been hearing bloated hurricain reports for the 20 years I have been traveling to the Carribean. Has anyone EVER heard of a GOOD report? It only takes one storm, causing wind and rain and great big waves, to happen on YOUR cruise week on YOUR itinerary to make you change your attitude. Chris Wind, rain, and great big waves. What an understatement! |
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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
Cruising Chrissy wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 18 May 2004 23:34:05 GMT, "Sam" wrote: I have been hearing bloated hurricain reports for the 20 years I have been traveling to the Carribean. Has anyone EVER heard of a GOOD report? I got an "A" for Breasts 101 from the High School football team. Oh, yeah, sure, look down your monitor to catch a peek. You say, "Look down your monitor to catch a peek." Let me clarify here. You're saying look ** down ** ?? You're sagging that damn much ??!! Yikes !! I think I'll pass on your sagging Breast 101. Thanks anyway. |
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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
"Sam" wrote in message news:Hrzqc.77183$xw3.4265808@attbi_s04...
"fishman" wrote in message ... It only takes one storm, causing wind and rain and great big waves, to happen on YOUR cruise week on YOUR itinerary to make you change your attitude. Ok, maybe I was a bit harsh, sorry. I have spent an entire two weeks in Jamaica with not one day of sun(position of planets lined up causing high waves) and been there when there was a hurricane looming a short distance away while the entire island boarded up everything in sight. The reports of predicted storms in the preseason always catches my attention so I seem to get on the defensive when every report is overblown. I guess better to be safe then sorry but I have learned to ignore them all and take my chances. Respect. Sam I have to laugh at this discussion because my family has had a summer home on the beach of Ocean Isle NC that got washed out to sea from a hurricane. I think that one was Iris but after a while, they all run together. We've also had damage to our beach house on Top Sail Island NC from hurricanes. And I'm fortunate that I was able to sail between the two hurricanes that hit Baja Mexico last year while I was there on a liveaboard. My goodness.... you complain about having a cloudy 2 weeks during vacation !! LOL |
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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
"Skip Elliott Bowman" wrote in message nk.net...
snip So talk to your travel agent now about trip interruption and trip cancellation insurance. You'll be glad you did. No they won't. They'll realize that you were spamming. |
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Hurricane Season 2004--please read
"Salty" wrote in message om... "Sam" wrote in message news:Hrzqc.77183$xw3.4265808@attbi_s04... I have to laugh at this discussion because my family has had a summer home on the beach of Ocean Isle NC that got washed out to sea from a hurricane. I think that one was Iris but after a while, they all run together. We've also had damage to our beach house on Top Sail Island NC from hurricanes. And I'm fortunate that I was able to sail between the two hurricanes that hit Baja Mexico last year while I was there on a liveaboard. My goodness.... you complain about having a cloudy 2 weeks during vacation !! LOL We rode out Andrew 20 miles inland - we might as well have been on a sailboat in the bay. I take hurricanes very seriously, except for maybe little category 1's - Irene was actually rather fun in comparison. Chris |
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