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Choose a Resort That Offers a “Hurricane Guarantee”
Recently, many of the largest resorts and resort chains, have started
instituting a “hurricane guarantee,” offering guests their money back
for days lost to bad weather. For example, in the unlikely event that
hurricane force winds (as defined by the U.S. National Weather Service)
directly hit the Sandals or
Beaches resorts while you are a guest,
interrupting the use of all the included activities,
Sandals or
Beaches resorts will offer a free replacement vacation to be taken at any
Sandals or
Beaches resort of your choice.
The official Caribbean hurricane season stretches from June 1 - November
30. So what do you do if you want to travel to the Caribbean during this
time?
Although it's rare to see a large storm in either June or November,
never say never when Caribbean hurricanes are concerned. Most major
hurricanes do occur between August and October, with the peak season
usually being beginning of September to mid-October, so some planning
ahead might save you some disappointment if you want to travel during
Caribbean hurricane season.
Pick a resort that offers a “hurricane guarantee. Check directly with the resort and read to fine print to
know exactly what the restrictions are. Some resorts currently offering
hurricane guarantees are:
Club Med
Club Med's Hurricane Protection Program Provides Club Med guests with a
Future Travel Certificate in the event that Category One or higher
hurricane-force winds (as defined by the National Weather Service)
impact the resort at any time during their stay. Club Med will offer
affected guests a Future Travel Certificate for the value of the land
portion of their vacation for the number of days impacted by the
hurricane-force winds.
Certificate may be used within one year of the original travel date at
these Club Med resorts: Caravelle, Guadeloupe; Cancun, Mexico; Ixtapa,
Mexico; Sandpiper, Florida; Columbus Isle, Bahamas; Turkoise, Turks and
Caicos; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Crested Butte, Colorado.
Grotto Bay Beach Resort, Bermuda
In the unlikely event that hurricane force winds directly hit the Grotto
Bay Beach Resort while you are guest, they will offer you a free
replacement vacation for the same duration as your originally booked
vacation, no matter how many days were affected by the hurricane.
The Reef Resort, Cayman Islands
In the unlikely event that hurricane force winds directly hit The Reef
Resort while you are a guest, we will offer a free replacement
stay for the same duration as the one originally booked, regardless of
how many days were affected by hurricane force winds.
The Jamaica Inn,
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
The Jamaica Inn is offering a last-minute, early April special -
summer rates as low as US $255 per room, per night (double occupancy) -
starting April 1, 2006.
And if you are trying to decide whether or not you want to book a room
for this summer and risk getting stuck at home because of Jamaica’s
hurricane season, the answer is the Hurricane Guarantee. In the event of
a hurricane on the island of Jamaica, and if the hurricane interrupts
the use of the all included services at Jamaica Inn - the resort will
offer a free replacement vacation.
Royal Plantation,
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
In the unlikely event that hurricane force winds (as defined by the U.S.
National Weather Service) directly hit the
Royal Plantation
while you are a guest, interrupting the use of all the included
activities,
Royal Plantation will offer a free replacement
vacation.
Sandals
and Beaches resorts
In the unlikely event that hurricane force winds (as defined by the U.S.
National Weather Service) directly hit the Sandals or Beaches resorts
while you are a guest, interrupting the use of all the included
activities, Sandals or Beaches Resorts will offer a free replacement
vacation to be taken at any Sandals or Beaches Resort of your choice.
Sunset Resorts
Hurricane Guarantee
Should a hurricane happen to strike the resort, guests at the resort
will receive a reimbursement for the unused portion of your holiday or
issue a credit good up to one year.
Learn More.
SuperClubs
No-Hurricane Guarantee
Should a hurricane happen to strike the resort, guests at the resort
will receive a reimbursement for the total value of disrupted nights. In
addition, a voucher for a future stay will be issued for the same number
of disrupted nights for use during the same month the following year,
excluding airfare. On property guests forced to extend their stay beyond
the end of their vacation due to a hurricane will receive the additional
night (s) free of charge.
In other
SuperClubs
news,
SuperClubs
is offering to pay the passport fee (up to $97) for guests planning
to renew or apply for a 2007 passport. The all-inclusive company
will deduct the passport renewal or application fee from the price
of a SuperClubs stay in 2007.Through its "Passport Included"
promotion, guests traveling to any of SuperClubs' Caribbean or
Bahamian properties next year will have the passport renewal or
application costs credited to the price of their all-inclusive
vacation, if booked by July 31, 2006.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Caribbean/Mexico
Hurricane Policy - In the event of a hurricane on the Virgin Islands,
The Westin St. John Resort& Villas will replace a guest's vacation for
the entire duration of the reservation.
We will list additional hotels and resorts as their information
becomes available.
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