Storm area travelers must keep close watch

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Travelers planning a fall vacation in the Caribbean and the Southern United States have to keep a weather eye out for storms, travel experts say.

It's hurricane season and will be until November and experts in the travel business caution anyone heading into a tropical country to keep up on weather maps and cancellation clauses in fine print, USA Today said.

Resorts have various ways to make up for weather-interrupted vacations.

Walt Disney World resorts permit rescheduling or cancellation of packages without penalty though Nov. 30 if the National Hurricane Center issues a warning for the Orlando area. Same goes if a hurricane warning is issued for a guest's home area within a week of arrival.

If SuperClubs guests can't arrive because of a hurricane, they can reschedule or come for fewer nights and get a future stay equal to nights missed. Should a hurricane strike, guests are repaid for disrupted nights and get that number free on a future stay.

Priceline has a "Sunshine Guaranteed" policy for certain fall packages bought by Sept. 12. The dozen Caribbean Sandals Resorts and four Beaches Resorts require special insurance.

Some resorts, including Eden Rock on St. Barts and Hermitage Bay on Antigua, are closed this month.