Rancher Dave

Did you check to see if E728 is open? If so move there and all four together. That'd be even less work than asking for a change.

No..they have plenty of time to get where they're going...they'll just go faster to the 1st port...

 

(this was from a couple people I know on the ship, and a couple tweets that suggested the same...)

I heard same. They left a bit earlier than the Master suggested they had to leave to still see all ports

Thanks for a great review BecciBoo!

I think I understand your question but at this late hour I could be wrong.

As I understand the law the. Booze sold must have been purchased from a Texas distributor. Thus taxes paid to Texas. Much of what RCCL buys and sells is from outside area avoiding paying any taxes to any state thus more profit to cruise line. As shareholder I agree with more profit.

The Texas law halos restricts say Saint Arnold from selling beer direct to the public in a retail model. That is good and bad since competing against current distribution system is double edge sword. At least it could be in neighborhood by brewer near downtown. There is push to change that law which could change other parts of the law that affect cruise lines for instance.

One thought for those planning a night ahead of she cruise...if you are in just for night and arrive five or after likely easier to just stay by airport and shuttle over to port next day. Loads of hotels by both airports. I'd check price at a few and pick one from those with similar reasonable prices. The cheapest may not be as nice as the rest.

If you have more time the Kemah area has more to offer or if you like shopping stay in Galleria Area.

Capt announced we would probably not get out tonight but as soon as he gets clearance we will go. If we leave around eight in the AM we will arrive on time. Looks like we will not rock to sleep tonight. :rolleyes:

Web cams are nearly showing a whiteout condition. Triumph is still quite a ways out and shows clear black sky. I suppose it works best for Magic to be gone before they come in anyhow.

Hope not too many upset at smaller bar selection while in Texas waters.

Maybe it will start raining during the night and clear the fog out enough to be able to sail out!

On way home from dinner it was drizzling In West Houston. Maybe that will help get the ships out before the sun is back up.

Wow huge change while we were at dinner. Totally crazy day on so many fronts for us.

We went for a bike ride between 3:00-4:00. Not too long after we got home it started getting cloudy/foggy again.

Yeah. Not looking forward to next dog walk tonight. Oh well it will be better than next couple of days or trying to get aboard ship right now, or really in an hour or so. Just wish I could walk her in the gym at westside but alas she always wants to do some business on her walks.

For the most part it's a winter problem...we should be fine in April.:)

 

 

 

I see that Galveston is already getting socked in again.:( That was a pretty narrow window when the fog lifted today, and I think RCI and Carnival were lucky to at least get the ships into port.

Yeah it could have been a far bigger nightmare. Even getting bad once again near bw8 and b Forrest, with real sun only out less than an hour.

We did self carry off and it probably took at least 45 minutes for us and we were midways in the line.... guess upper tiers and airport transfers were next and then starting down the line with luggage numbers.

 

Just read online that they expected it to take 4 hours to clear the ship & that boarding for next cruise would not begin before 7pm at the earliest.

 

RCI is also crediting each cruiser $20 OBC for lunch expenses in Galveston.

 

The line to park at the Park & Cruise places were wrapped around blocks & blocks for those people were just sitting waiting for us to get out of our places so that they could start pulling in.

 

I feel really bad for them but it was a weather event & absolutely nothing that RCI could do to prevent it.

 

 

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Some folks will need to eat dinner before boarding. Looking on web cam like under a mile visibility once again in port area.

I know everyone has been patiently waiting for the pictures and I know I promised to start posting tonight... However due to our delayed departure we will not arrive home until 11:30pm & I have to work in the morning...

 

So, sorry to disappoint but it will be lunchtime or after work before I will be able to start uploading pictures.

 

Thanks for following along. You will get your picture fix very soon. :)

 

 

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Safe drive home. How close to front of crowd disembarking were you?

Yeah freezing the other day warm today back to cold and wet tomorrow. Oh well minor issues with weather some of the year isn't so bad all things considered. But With appearance of fog rolling back in I suppose they may not be sailing tonight.

The Nagivator of the Seas and the Carnival Magic are still sitting offshore, unable to get into Galveston.

Navigator is at the dock. Magic will be there in a few minutes.

I'll admit.. I haven't paid much attention to Galveston, being that 4 ports are in driving distance from my home in Florida. But I love the Navigator... and followed her refurb... and now have been lurking on this thread....

 

 

 

My question... how often does Galveston have problems with fog? Is it just winter? Or is this just unusual?

It seems to hit in waves where one year it happens several times and next year not so bad. Mainly in Winter though.

When the sun goes down new things happen......WE WILL SEE...dinner in the channel isn't so bad. The crew will be working long hours..... :(

Glad you point out hard working crew. So many forget that they get nothing but extra work out of these bad turn around days.

FYI...my DH is a Meteorologist, and he just looked at a few things. He said barring a miracle the ships will be spending the night docked in Galveston.

Yeah I think I'd have to agree it will be until tomorrow when the cold front comes thru, which is supposed to bring possible winters mix to LaGrange. One plan weather wise is to add wx sta at ranch tied into verizon wireless to beam me data every 15min so I can track weather right at ranch.

I suppose folks can enjoy Galveston this afternoon.

Maybe she will be docked and disembarking folks by 330 or so given they are on harbor cam and not far from dock now. I suppose they will spin and back in for a fast escape back to sea.

Vessel Finder is pretty accurate...I knew one of the ships was about to head in because I saw a pilot going out.

 

 

 

Navigator is on the Emerald Cam and the Harbor Cam now.

JUst added vessel finder so I have both apps on the iPad now. Vessel finder does seem to work better at least at the moment.

With late boarding even later dining at least tomorrow is a sea day. Everyone can sleep in, if they want, and not worry about early shore excursion.

It is a cruise so relax and enjoy it. Sorry it's starting off roughly.

Funny thing, Capt Claus is one of those flight catchers going to Miami. At least one other has a five something departure. Hope they make it. We've had a great four night adventure.

 

 

 

Thankfully we are in the same stateroom! :)

Ope he has a company jet at GLS waiting on him. A five pm flight is basically missed because I doubt docking at 415 anyone will be off and cleared CBP before 430 and even then it would be five or after before they would be at Hobby on a fast trot to the airport. If captain is on seven pm flight he may just make it.

Been fogged in, I mean out of port 2 of my last 3 times in Galveston. once in January and once in March. Both times we disembarked 3pm-ish. Luckily, they re-opened the ship's bar and I got to spend more money.

Thankfully I've been on a run of good luck lately with no fog issues sailing from here...hopefully is stays that way next month. Sad to see so many get messed up with fog issues sailing this year.

Just announced that we are now moving & should be arriving in port around 4:15.

That's good news. Hope not too many have to catch flights. Everyone will have to compete with all the business flying crowd heading out on last flights out on Sunday.

Pilot boat on the way but no promises about moving. At least two hours til docking.

At least it doesn't impact you much. Almost ended up on this cruise. Glad with the delay I am not caught up waiting yo figure out when to head down especially as mom would have come home from Ft worth early to sail today. Parents went to see sis new house.

I did see some oil field vessels heading out on web cam a short time ago so hopefully at dock by four or five.

The fog is getting better nothing in the port and offshore. Can see more on CCL bow cam now than a couple hours ago. Hopefully soon. I guess those heading out are looking at a late dinner aboard at best now.