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The prices go down after September 1 and as Ernie Roller advises: a cruise is often better when school is in session.
I did hear that the Mediterranean and the Aegean are rough in November. Is that true?
How are the seas in October?
Partner wants calm seas.
thoughts please?
Pam
I blogged the cruise here:http://tomtotley.wordpress.com/category/galaxy-2007/
Like others, I can see the attractions of autumn, but I would miss the longer light evenings. I think my ideal time would be May, but the Mediterranean itself is not so warm that early in the year.
The Aegean can be always very windy and choppy. Last year in Mykonos the port was closed for several days due to the heavy wind.
Otherwise a great area to travel
It's a gamble, may be nice, maybe not, there will be people having had all experiences. I would still go for May [if an option of course ]. What about CT'ers living in the areas commenting?
quote:Originally posted by PamM:It's a gamble, may be nice, maybe not, there will be people having had all experiences. I would still go for May [if an option of course ]. What about CT'ers living in the areas commenting? Pam
I don't live exactly in the area but I'm not really far and I live in the same climatic zone (the Med). Anyway, I agree with Pam : in late October/early December it's a gamble. It's right in the transition (often rough here) between the hot and the cold months. To give you an example of how it can be unpredictible in that period around the Med: -Aix en Provence November 10th 2006 (25° C in the afternoon, bright sunshine) (I kept the record...)-Aix en Provence November 14th 2007, snow falls in the afternoon, -7° in the night (the coldest week we had in 3 years...).
More over, if every season are quite sunny in the Med, late September, October and November are usualy the months it rains the most (even if most days are sunny).
That said, early October (at least until the 20th) is still usualy quite warm, sure at 95% (but there may be rain). Between October 20th and November 20th, it's 50/50 it can be as well summer or winter (which are quite mild, most of the time).
[ 11-29-2007: Message edited by: Pascal ]
Many of the cruise ships of Louis Cruises and various Greek cruise ship companies, which cruise the GreeK Islands and the Turkish ports, are now laid up for the winter months.
If they are not sailing then I would not think it is a good time for cruising in that area.
Neil ( Bob )
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