How does Tauck handle the rain?
Looking at the forecast rain and even thunderstorms are predicted for every day in Milan and the Lakes. How does Tauck handle this since walking and boat tours are part of the experience?
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Looking at the forecast rain and even thunderstorms are predicted for every day in Milan and the Lakes. How does Tauck handle this since walking and boat tours are part of the experience?
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1) I have been in Italy many days where my iphone app says rain and the sun is shining. 2) Even if you do get rain very often it is light and/or brief. You obviously want to bring your gear and be prepared but don't stress about it in advance. 3) Tauck will try as much as possible to provide an alternate activity if you do have to get cancelled for rain.
PS We went on the Lake Como boat tour on a cloudy day. I do recall it was a little drizzly and they did not cancel. It was still enjoyable but I actually thought Lago Maggiore was prettier.
Tauck don’t cancel for rain. They ask you bring rain gear. I sure would not be happy Tauck canceling for rain after traveling that far.
Agree with Wan. I was in Italy last year with Tauck. Our Italian native TD said forecasts are notoriously poor and should be ignored for the most. She was right.
I agree with British. We were on a Tauck tour and it rained. The excursion went on. But the rain was light.
[Just watch out for your footing. Some of the roads and walkways can be slippery when wet.]
Recently back from a Tauck Bridges tour in Japan. Last days of the tour were predicted for heavy rain. Fortunately, most didn't develop, but we continued walking activities even the one time it rained heavily. I agree with the earlier poster that I'd rather get wet doing the planned activities than stay dry with some last-minute substitution.
Update: like others below, our Tauck TD worked to ensure that everyone had an umbrella which were all available at the hotels we stayed at. On the day that it rained (for an hour or so) heavily, I declined the umbrella because I had misplaced faith in my jacket. On me. New jacket ordered.
Several days in Iceland we had rain, and a lot of clouds. I saw blue sky once. “The show must go on.” We actually brought our parkas that we were given on our Antarctica trip and we got some use out of them. There were a couple of other people that had them as well.
We were on this tour and the day on Lake Como it was windy and rainy. The boat had some cover so rain exposure was minimal but it got brisk. The TD told us it would have been a no-go if there was lightning. Bring a rain jacket.
A&K: The TD bought every one a brand new umbrella at the gift shop when it started pouring one day. Recyled them and gave all of those umbrellas to the local guides and bus driver as tokens of appreciation or for future use afterward.
Keningston: The guide brought some extra and asked the hotel valets to loan everyone umbrellas for one day use. The valet ran and grabbed umbrellas for every one.
Uniworld:The tour guide went back to the ship and took all the umbrellas on board and changed the venue from walking back to using taxi.
Tauck: share with each other whoever has the forsights to bring umbrella. A few people were drenched. One person at the Adriatric Ctuise stole some one else's umbrella and said it was theirs (Lovely couple).
Clearly budget vs luxury!
not my experience with Tauck, Henry; TDs brought umbrellas from our hotel or river boat for anyone who didn't bring their own.................
Any of the hotels or ships we've been on had umbrellas available. If not in your room, check with the front desk or concierge.
I much prefer a zip up rain jacket with a hood. Umbrellas can be a mess between the likely wind and others carelessly waving them about.
The worst bit of rain we've had on tour was in northern Britain as we drove down from Edinburgh to the lake district. Was also windy so an umbrella was useless and a pull over rain poncho not much better.
Like Claudia, I'm not a big fan of unbrellas. In the wind, they're hard to use, and in a group they get tangled. A rain jacket with a hood is my preference.
Or buy yourself an Irish rain hat from Jack Murphy. I love mine. My hooded rain jackets are fine, but if the hood is not snug then it is problematic.
I also dislike using umbrellas. They are cumbersome, dangerous when not handled properly and virtually worthless when windy.
We had horrendous weather on a holiday market cruise and my below-the-knee, water repellent rain jacket with removable lining and hood kept me dry and warm. Even with the inclement weather, we had a marvelous tour thanks mostly to the stellar efforts of Tauck.
I always carry plastic rain ponchos, but we seldom use them.
I was flabergasted when I saw the original post! But then there was the rain wardrobe discussion! haha.
I find it interesting that the Tauck feedback form asks about the weather. Presumably because they might change departures in the future to avoid reported bad weather periods. These, of course, are very dynamic and changing over time.
Our recent Bridges tours were to Arizona in July and Japan in August, both of which were very hot. But that's when kids are out of school so what can be done? Nothing.
They ask about the weather as bad weather often may bias satisfaction of the trip.
Yes,we were told the same as BKMD
…but inquiring about the rain is like asking about 95 degrees with humidity. I’d rather have rain.
“There is no bad weather, just poor clothing decisions” 😂
I believe that weather does impact my satisfaction of a trip. I know that the heat negatively impacted my view of a recent trip to Italy and rain (and a head cold) did the same for my "Christmas Markets on the Rhine" trip.