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The Longshoremen  and one other  dockeorkers inions have announced the possubility of a strike against East and Gulf ports to brgin 10/1.

Anybody know how thisvedlnvo moght affect the cruises/vruise ports involved?

We sailed on the Mardi Gras right after vruising resumed in 2021and the ship was god bit the embation process was pretty disprganized at that time.

a year and a half later we sailed out of Miami on the Celebration and the embarcation was a breeze on;y about 15 minutes from entering the terminal to walking onto the ship.

Last fall we sailed on the Jubilee out of Galveston and the luggage drop off was pretty dofficult at the terminato the crowd and cars.

All 3 ships in the Excel class are great

Conroe or the Woodlands atea would be a good stopping point. If you fave a toll tag you can eother take the Grand Parkway (HW 99) East, then South to TX 146 and rrconnect with I-45 just North of Galveston or go further South on I-45 and take the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8  to I-45 South.

Several years ago we had to cancel a cruise onthe Vista two days before departure due to my Wife suffering a very severe  hemorrage in her right eye. We had purchased the trip insurance through Carnival.

Carnival did require a letter from her Opthamologist. After that we received a full refund for thr ctuisr costs, port fre, etc.

Carnival  refunded our pre-paid excursions, gratuities and drink package fees almost immediately affter we camcelled. The cruise refund took app. 2 -3 weeks.

DW and I are on the current sailing of the Jubilee (2/10-17)£.

In past sailings you could pull into the terminal and there would be porters/carts scattered throughot the Terminal from the SE end all the way up to the main luggage drop off area, not so for this sailing. You must schlep you bags from wherever you park up to very  near where the main drop off doors are before you encounter the first porters, park as close to the main doors as possible.

You’ll be glad you did!

The hotels in Webster/Tx City/ League City will be cheaper than on the island. The restaurant scene will be better on the island amd you have to factor in 2 Uber rides,

46 minutes ago, bar1068 said:

We did multiple sailings last year on both the Celebration and Mardi Gras, and leave this Saturday on Jubilee....we were booked on the Jubilee for her TA back in October that was canceled...figured what the heck, get all 3 Excel class ships sailed in less than a year. While we also enjoyed those ships, and anticipate enjoying Jubilee next week, one of the biggest disappointments of the Excel class is the the location of the Alchemy bar, just a bad set up/location for what that bar should be. 

The Alchemy Bar competes with the noise from the musuc at the bar one floor down and the crowds exoting and entering the comedy club next dpor can be a bother also.

Oak, Pine and Cedar pollen are the allergens you are most likely to encounter as far as tree pollen goes.

The Sunflower Cafe on 14th street is very good.

On 1/9/2024 at 1:45 PM, snorkler8 said:

So can we bypass this app and just email the request with the stock information and get the OBC?

Yes, definitely.

I did our OBC for our upsoming cruise on the Jubilee on 2/10 and got the credit confirmation e-mail the same day. Just send them your names on your booking, booking #, sail date and name of the ship along woth an attached copy of your brokerage  statement with the account # blacked out.

Easy Peezey!

On 11/18/2023 at 8:10 PM, barbatkins said:

I emailed a copy of broker statement this week on Monday or Tuesday.

Thursday afternoon I received email that it had been applied.

 

ive been doing the same way since 2000 when I bought the stock.

10 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

This is great news for a company that needed some,

 

https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/12/carnival-corp-reports-record-2023-revenue-and-fourth-quarter-earnings/

The $6.4 billion figure for deposits on future bookings is also impressive.

On 12/20/2023 at 8:24 PM, staceyglow said:

One of the reasons Cozumel is famous for its dock runners is that often, ship time is an hour earlier than local time.  Well, that and all the drinking.

If you leave from an East Coast port (EST or EDST) this will be the case.

No. I did it the old way with a copy of my brokerage statement attached.

I submitted our reqiest for stockholder’s OBC for our upcoming cruise on the Jubilee on 2/8/2024 tofay around 1:00 pm via e-mail.

Got the confirmation of the credit about 3 1/2 hours later.

Habe brunch at the Sunflower Cafe on 14th street on your way to the port.

Yummy food and locally owned.

Weather permitting, two walking trips is certainly doable from the Tremont.

One wprd of caution, on cruise days the traffic around the cruise terminals and Harborside Drive is mega heavy and filled with drivers who are not familiar with the area. Don’t get run over before your cruise even starts.

If an overabundance of kids is a concern a January cruise once school has resumed should not be a problem. We have sailed out of  Galveston numerous times with Carnival and always had a good experience.

On sailaway  days  the music ban be pretty loud around the main pool deck but there are plenty of places to go to get aeay from the noise. The Alchemy Bar is a favorite of ours and the new food menus featured in the MDR feature items curated by chef Emeril Lagasse and they are quite tasty.

The comedians in the Punchliner Comedy Clubs are usually good, the production shows in the main theyre not so much.

Enjoy your cruise,

If you self disembark and there is no fog, harbour pilots are there on time, and there are no traffic problems between yje Island and IAH you can probably make it.

That’s a lot of ifs!

On 9/30/2023 at 10:00 AM, HelloKittysMum said:

We are flying in from UK on 26th December for a cruise that leaves on 27th.  Flight arrives at 14.25 but we will have immigration to get through.  Are we better staying at the airport or travelling to the port and staying nearer there.  There is a 6hr time difference.  There will be 9 of us so we will need a van for transport.

 

Any (reasonably priced) hotel recommendations would be welcome.

The Customs and Immigration at IAH is pretty efficient, The only problem is that most of the international flights from Europe tend to all arrive within about 1 to 1,5 hours of each other.

i’d recommend staying at the airport Marriott (recently remodeled) and using the underground tram to the Terminal the next morning and taking the cruise line shuttle to the port and back to IAH at the end of the cruise,

2 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

Warnings were sent out to check in on Friday

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

Advance warning was posted on Carnival's website and discussed here last Monday. Sorry you didn't catch them.

It’s been discussed on the popular You Tube cruise sites for the last week or so.

On 9/7/2023 at 1:57 PM, Galveston Cruiser said:

There is an underground train between terminals. It won't take near as long as other airports such as Atlanta (horrible).

On 9/8/2023 at 11:51 AM, RocketMan275 said:

There are two 'trains':

 

The above-ground Skyway provides transportation between terminals while inside security.

Departs every two minutes from the Skyway stations in Terminals A, B, C and D/E

Free, operates every day

Signs to Skyway stations are marked “Skyway”

The total Skyway travel time from the Terminal A station to the Terminal D/E station is 4 minutes, 15 seconds.

SUBWAY TRAIN

 

The below-ground Subway train provides transportation between terminals while outside security (pre-security).

Departs every three minutes from the Subway stations in Terminals A, B, C, D/E, and the Airport Marriott

Free, operates every day from 3:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.  Closed between 12:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m.

Signs to the Subway stations are marked “Subway”

The trip time between one Subway station and the next is approximately 3 minutes.

The Skyway train is INSIDE TSA security, the underground train is OUTSIDE TSA security. Id ypu intend to check luggage for an International flight the undergroumf train might be best, Most international flights depart from Terminal D and a few from Terminal C.

It’s too far a walk.