Delayed cruise

[RealityCheck]

My mom is currently sitting on the Liberty of the Sea in Galveston waiting to leave,  11:00pm.  Ship was scheduled to leave at 4:00pm.  They are being told it's due to maintenance.  My question is does anyone know or have an idea of they are going to lose a port of call leaving this late.  They are thinking it's going to be 1:00am before they leave.  Thanks for your thoughts.

[JupiterTwo]

I' m on the ship wondering the same thing.

 

Steve

[RealityCheck]

Best of luck to y'all.  Hope everything gets going soon.

[Merion_Mom]

Maybe ask someone on board rather than people on the internet?

 

Just a suggestion. 

[Jzx1103]

I was fishing at Seawolf Park and was wondering why Liberty of the Seas was still at port past 9pm as I was leaving.

[fdthird]

I know this happened to the Liberty a couple of months ago,  when my daughter was aboard and they hit every port as expected.  

[mugtech]

So when did the Liberty leave port?

[bouhunter]

7 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

Maybe ask someone on board rather than people on the internet?

 

Just a suggestion. 

Good point.  Guess it never hurts to ask though.

[BensonFan711]

It depends.  If the ship can make the next port on time, it will.  They could also delay arrival and cut the port time short, or they could adjust the itinerary, depending on the route.  Whatever changes are made will be communicated to all passengers, usually be written notice left in the cabins/mailboxes.  The crew will also know what's going on.  I've gotten many updates from waiters at breakfast and dinner.  The cruise line will do whatever they can to hold to the original itinerary, but ultimately, it's up to the captain.

[lindya]

so we leave on the Liberty next trip out (Sunday)..any way to find out about the "maintenance" issue?..I was watching the cruise cam and saw it was still there way past the 4pm scheduled departure.

[George C]

We have been delayed a couple of times but not that late last time it was about 7pm,  I think you will be ok for port, bad news is you are very limited on what drinks you can order , cannot get a decent wine or scotch till next day .

[BND]

38 minutes ago, George C said:

We have been delayed a couple of times but not that late last time it was about 7pm,  I think you will be ok for port, bad news is you are very limited on what drinks you can order , cannot get a decent wine or scotch till next day .

 

That's because it's Galveston, correct?  Otherwise, never heard of that issue and we have been delayed before.

[George C]

11 minutes ago, BND said:

 

That's because it's Galveston, correct?  Otherwise, never heard of that issue and we have been delayed before.

Yes this is for Galveston only , one of the reasons I prefer leaving from other ports

[Merion_Mom]

16 minutes ago, BND said:

 

That's because it's Galveston, correct?  Otherwise, never heard of that issue and we have been delayed before.

 

4 minutes ago, George C said:

Yes this is for Galveston only , one of the reasons I prefer leaving from other ports

 

Galveston only or Texas only?

 

I know that currently RC is only cruising out of Galveston, but there are other ports.  Are these included in these rules?

 

[George C]

I have only seen this in Galveston, have left out of Houston but not on RCCL and do not recall .   Mostly cruise from Florida and I know there is no issue there

[HicksRA]

Ships porting in Galveston (Texas) can only serve alcohol that Texas taxes have been paid on until intl waters. 

The current Liberty itinerary is Roatan first stop which is two sea days so there should not be any problems arriving on time. 

[Another_Critic]

3 hours ago, fdthird said:

I know this happened to the Liberty a couple of months ago,  when my daughter was aboard and they hit every port as expected.  

Maybe if they stop hitting every port, they won't have to do maintenance as often.  😉

[Carnival4U]

1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said:

Galveston only or Texas only?

Texas rule!

[dplusd]

13 hours ago, RealityCheck said:

My question is does anyone know or have an idea of they are going to lose a port of call leaving this late.  They are thinking it's going to be 1:00am before they leave.  Thanks for your thoughts.

Should be fine leaving at 1am with no loss of ports.  Several years back we were stuck in Galveston fog until Tuesday noon (scheduled Sunday departure) and we only missed one port.  

[George C]

55 minutes ago, Carnival4U said:

Texas rule!

 It rccl could pay Texas tax on more of the booze , but they do not want too spend the money 

[HBE4]

11 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

Maybe ask someone on board rather than people on the internet?

 

Just a suggestion. 

 

Come on, you've been around long enough to know that people on Cruise Critic know everything right away. And they know more. 😂

 

If I had a dollar for every post where someone wrote they could be a better captain, better cruise director, run the company better, etc....I'd be a very wealthy person.

[Merion_Mom]

2 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

Come on, you've been around long enough to know that people on Cruise Critic know everything right away. And they know more. 😂

 

If I had a dollar for every post where someone wrote they could be a better captain, better cruise director, run the company better, etc....I'd be a very wealthy person.

 

I could definitely be a better editor of the Cruise Compass!  😮

 

[Carnival4U]

11 minutes ago, George C said:

 It rccl could pay Texas tax on more of the booze , but they do not want too spend the money 

Sure sounds like it!

[fdthird]

Frankly, I don't blame them.  There is more than enough to drink, and this situation is not the norm.

[HicksRA]

2 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

Maybe if they stop hitting every port, they won't have to do maintenance as often.  😉

That’s MSC that HITS the ports......