medicalma'am

Wow, I and my siblings are on the Prima in January, and my kids families and we are thinking of booking the Aqua in May (as soon as my 15 yo granddaughter is out of school). We have not booked yet and I keep sending them news of the build to convince them.

This is a good reason to have an NCL Personal Cruise Consultant that you consistently deal with. You can call that person directly whenever you want to book, change a booking ,or have questions that need answering.

Mind sharing the walking tour?

In Galveston you come into town on the bridge and you keep on that street and make a left on 23rd. It dead ends at Harborside. You can drop off luggage and passengers there and they will tell you to look for staff in flowered shirts to take luggage. Then get in line. The doors opened to the terminal opened not before 10:15. The line moved fast. We had Priority boarding. I have included pics of Haven/priority and regular waiting areas. We didn’t even sit down but proceeded right on to ship. So, I am Saphire and I told them that Sapphire has as a NCL benefit Priority Boarding. I told person after person until we were in the Haven lounge and they had boarded so we got on!

According to my next picture it was 10:36 am! That was when we were walking up the gangplank.

In Galveston you come into town on the bridge and you keep on that street and make a left on 23rd. It dead ends at Harborside. You can drop off luggage and passengers there and they will tell you to look for staff in flowered shirts to take luggage. Then get in line. The doors opened to the terminal opened not before 10:15. The line moved fast. We had Priority boarding. I have included pics of Haven/priority and regular waiting areas. We didn’t even sit down but proceeded right on to ship.

The captain announced after all were safely off ship, that they had been out to sea for 40 days. They had started out with a small motor that ended up quitting. He said they only had the sail after that and were depending on rain water. They did not end up where they wanted to go. There was at least one ambulance we noted, maybe two. I will never forget this experience and am so thankful. Thank you all for prayers for them!

They were just taken by Mexican Government officials in 2 vans accompanied by their National Guard. Some of them were in wheel chairs. Praying for them. I guess not Mexican, but thinking they were Cuban. I have no idea if Mexico and Cuba have any agreements about returning refugees. All I can do is pray.

We were asked by the cruise director not to take pictures or video of them but, there are dramatic pictures on FB of anguished faces and the rudimentary home made ‘boat’ they were in. They were taken by someone with a Canon camera with a great lens. Those pictures are heart wrenching to see.

I believe so. My brother in law is with us. He was a CBP agent (Customs and Border Protection-immigration) for 30 years. He says when we dock in Costa Maya tomorrow the Mexican Immigration and Custom agents will take custody of them. They cannot continue on the ship having no documents.

The NCL Prima made a turn on 1-27-24 as makeshift ‘boat’ had been spotted with people waving a white piece of cloth. One of the lifeboats was launched at about 4:30 pm. As cruise passengers watched from every deck, two trips were made to the craft picking up 12 total people who were on it. A beautiful rainbow and the empty craft were seen after the rescue and then a lovely sunset could be seen as the lifeboat was raised back up into place. We are now enroute to Costa Maya, Mexico as planned with 12 more souls onboard. IMG_9194.mov IMG_9194.mov IMG_9194.mov

YAY! Another Ma’am Cruise Review!

We will not be live but can come here Saturday and let you know!

If you get it, do keep the banners and hanging decorations. They are magnetic and you can use them on future cruises or with tape at home. They folded flat and took up no room in my suitcase when flying home.

I cruised on the Commodore Enchanted Isle in 1998 out of New Orleans. It was so small compared to ships today!