A focused 20-minute one-on-one session with James. You bring the question -- where to go, when to go, whether to stay tied up or move the vessel. James brings 30+ years of professional meteorology and the answers you need before you leave the dock.
Day charters and rental guests deserve the best experience. Know which direction to run for the calmest water, the clearest skies, and the best conditions for your guests -- whether that is snorkeling, diving, or just a comfortable ride.
Know where the fish are holding and where the weather will let you run. Get a decision briefing before you leave the dock -- wind, seas, current, and the best window to get out and get back safely.
Day charters and rental guests deserve the best experience. Know which direction to run for the calmest water, the clearest skies, and the best conditions for your guests -- whether that is snorkeling, diving, or just a comfortable ride.
Longer passages, repositioning voyages, and multi-port itineraries require serious weather intelligence. Get a full briefing covering routing, passage windows, anchorage conditions, and tropical weather threats.
When a tropical system is developing or a hurricane is threatening, the decisions get serious fast. Do you stay tied up or move the vessel? If you move, when do you need to leave, and where should you go? James provides clear, direct answers based on the actual forecast data -- not the headlines.
With over 30 years of experience as a broadcast and operational meteorologist, James Van Fleet has built a career on delivering life-saving, data-driven weather intelligence. He is a trusted media spokesperson with regular appearances on The Weather Channel, FOX Weather, and Weather Nation, and a crisis-tested leader credited with protecting lives and multi-billion-dollar assets through precise hurricane routing and real-time decision support.
As the first-ever Chief Meteorologist for Royal Caribbean International (2016-2023), James forecasted and routed the entire global fleet, ensuring the safety of millions of passengers and crew. His critical decisions included ordering the evacuation of Perfect Day at CocoCay ahead of Category 5 Hurricane Dorian, and diverting vessels out of the direct paths of Category 5 Hurricanes Maria and Irma.
Before his role with Royal Caribbean, James spent decades as a Chief Meteorologist in major television markets including Tampa (WTSP-TV CBS), Orlando (WOFL-TV FOX), and Dallas (WFAA-TV ABC). He was the first on-air to call Hurricane Charley's unexpected turn toward Orlando, and he flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters directly into Category 5 Hurricane Isabel to gather live data.