You found a great deal on your trip to the Caribbean, but you didn’t realize that deal meant you'd be traveling during hurricane season. Now, there’s a storm bearing down, ruining your vacation plans.

If an unexpected natural disaster affects your trip, chances are you can get at least some of your money back if you decide to bail. Here's how.

Weather waivers from your airline

If you're flying to your destination and Mother Nature is certain to disrupt your flight, contact your airline and ask about weather waivers. If such a waiver is available for your destination, you should be able to change your flights to a later date for no additional fee. There are often time limits on rebooking these flights. The airline representative will be able to provide that specific information for your weather waiver.

Even without a weather waiver, you can always try to reschedule your flight anyway. But be polite, as you're at the mercy of your airline representative when it comes to fees. Elite members usually get rebooking fees waived.

Consider seeing whether your airline will let you travel to another destination. If you’re going to a resort with multiple locations, it’s possible you can move your vacation to an area not being affected by the natural disaster at hand.