November cruising

[WishingMom]

How is the weather for cruising the Bahamas in early November? Looking at a November 2019 4-night cruise out of Port Canaveral.

Will the ship be decorated for Christmas that early?

Thanks,

 

[jrabbit]

doesn't Christmas start on the day after halloween these days.

My best guess is that yes, the ship will be decorated for Christmas ... but it's just that - a guess.

Historical Weather Information
Cocoa Beach Florida - Highs 81 to 76 degrees, Lows: 63 - 56, several days with the chance of a shower or rain
Miami Florida - Highs: 84 -80, Lows: 70 - 66, again several days with the chance of a shower or rain or a thunder storm
Key West Florida - Highs: 82 -78, Lows: 74 -70 also with several days with the chance of a shower or rain or a thunder storm
Nassau, Bahamas: Highs: 83 -80, Lows: 71 -68, more possibilities of rain and thunder storms than in Florida.

Wind is another factor with regards to comfort - and I don't know what it's like that time of year down there.

 

[Sunshine2U]

We sailed early Nov. about 4 years ago - no Christmas decorations. The weather was nice. I thought the water chilly but nephew and DH thought it fine.

 

[dcassetta]

How is the weather for cruising the Bahamas in early November? Looking at a November 2019 4-night cruise out of Port Canaveral.

Will the ship be decorated for Christmas that early?

Thanks,

Although Port Canaveral could possibly be chilly in early November, it is likely to be warm there and in the Bahamas.

A quick look at past Navigators showed the earliest Merrytime cruise sailing on Nov 7. So, the ship may or may not be decorated in early November.

 

[ThinkTink1]

if you are traveling in end of Nov there will be Christmas decorations. Whatever cruise Halloween falls on the very next cruise seems to be the transition cruise and the following cruise starts the Christmas cruises!! The ship is beautiful!!

 

[Texas lady]

We are sailing on the November 2, 2018
Its a Merrytime Cruise!!!
7 days!!!

 

[dcassetta]

We are sailing on the November 2, 2018
Its a Merrytime Cruise!!!
7 days!!!

This November, the Wonder on the 2nd is a Merrytime. The earliest on the Dream this year is the 9th, and the Magic and the Fantasy is the 10th.

In Nov 2019, the earliest Dream Merrytime cruise is the 3 night on Nov 8, the first 4-night Merrytime follows it on Nov. 11.

 

[Clojel]

How is the weather for cruising the Bahamas in early November? Looking at a November 2019 4-night cruise out of Port Canaveral.

Will the ship be decorated for Christmas that early?

Thanks,

We cruised last year - 4 night on the Dream - 6th thru 10th and the weather was AMAZING! 85 degrees every day. We had 10 minutes of rain one day, that was it. The water at CC wasn't super warm, but we're from the northeast...so it was WAY better than anything we're used too We had no problem spending an hour or two in the ocean splashing around. We leave again in just over a week and I'm hoping for the same luck. As for decorations, we didn't have any Cmas decorations on our cruise but the very next one did. If you're cruising the dream and hoping for decorations, I'd target the 2nd week or later

 

[Starwind]

The Very Merrytime cruise sail dates for 2018 and 2019 are:

2018 Sail Dates

Disney Magic November 10, 2018 – December 23, 2018
Disney Wonder November 2, 2018 – December 21, 2018
Disney Dream November 9, 2018 – December 24, 2018
Disney Fantasy November 10, 2018 – December 22, 2018

2019 Sail Dates

Disney Magic November 10, 2019 – December 21, 2019
Disney Wonder November 8, 2019 – December 20, 2019
Disney Dream November 8, 2019 – December 23, 2019
Disney Fantasy November 9, 2019 – December 21, 2019