Post #159638 by Swanky on Tue, May 17, 2005 12:52 PM

Well, this is all blown out of proportion. (No pun intended) Those in Florida can answer, but I was around plenty of them who have been there for decades and last year's weather was less than once in a lifetime.

As an example. I have been to Cancun many times during hurricane season. I've had my arrival come a week after a storm blew through and noone could tell. It's never been an issue. If it is an issue, you can usually add trip insurance for about $30. Hotel rooms can be cancelled with 72 hours notice and no fee. It's only your flight that matters. In a weekend in Florida, a hurricane will not arise and strike. It's not a tornado. It takes days and days for one to start and get to shore.

So, if you want, insure your flight. If you use a credit card, it might already be included. When the time comes, look at the news. If there is a hurricane in the ocean heading for land or even threatening, consider your plans. If there is no tropical storm out there, you have nothing to worry about.

Planning an event to try to take into considerations something like last years hurricanes is impossible. That's like trying to plan Hukilau on a weekend it doesn't rain and the temperature is in the 80's. Not possible. The boat show is the weekend before Hukilau. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of yatchs will be sailing in there for the weekend. They aren't cancelling or moving that event.