My kids are begging to go on a cruise and I'm slowly coming around to the idea. There is a 5 day cruise out of NYC to Bermuda. This seems perfect for our first cruise as we dont have to fly and its not too expensive. But its August 28th to Sept 2. Im reading up on hurricane season. I could live if we end up in Canada but im not so sure I could live if we have really rough and turbulent seas. My coworker told me her story of everyone sick on her boat for days and it sounded like actual hell on earth.
So my question is whether its worth playing the odds to spend more money on the same itinerary in early July. I realize that you never know, but is it statistically calmer better weather in early July than late August? Enough that its worth spending the extra money for a better chance of calm seas? Appreciate any insights!