JROBTX

I’ll be on board as well!  I was originally worried about capacity but they said it’s greatly decreased in the last week.  

UGH.  I have to renew mine when I come back from NYE cruise.  

27 minutes ago, mondello said:

We cruise 12/26 and just got our booster shots 10 days pre-cruise. Glad to see they only suggest booster at least 7 days pre-cruise.

I sail 12/31 and cancelled my booster for today because I booked J&J and decided against it yesterday.  I’ll try tomorrow to find Moderna.  I was so afraid they were going to hold me to 14 days even though I got my original J&J vaccine back in March.  

February is a big fog delay month.  I would do the 4:30 pm flight

On 12/12/2021 at 5:39 PM, K_e_short said:

Can I jump in and ask a similar question?

 

What if you are carrying your own luggage on and not giving it to the porter? Does it still have to be on your carry on or is everything your carry on?

You do want to pack it so that it’s easy accessible.  They most likely will want to inspect it.  Opening a big suitcase could be cumbersome when going thru security.  

Hi all!  I have a quick question.  I’m traveling with my parents this time.  My dad’s first cruise.  We start checking in on Friday and I want to select a boarding time after most of the crowd is already on board.  We have an early sail away time of 3:30 pm.  Is 12:30-1:00 still really busy in terminal?  Would 1:00-1:30 be better?  I’m not expecting to just get there and waltz on board, I just don’t want them to feel overwhelmed.  

1 hour ago, Saint Greg said:

 

That is good news!!!!  Thank you!  

7 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

One good thing about Galveston is this have shiner.

 

 

Good Beer Choice.   Be interested to see if they have it the whole cruise or just Day 1.  When we cruised a few years ago, they only had it on embarkment day.  

3 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

Beautiful

Thank you Bob for the beer list!

A beer tower is like a large cylinder with a spout of beer you share. It's like 3-4 pitchers of beer. Carnival sells it for like ~$30 ish.

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Does Liberty sell beer Towers? I know it would be covered under drink package. Do you know beer selections?

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I think you just have to put the reservation number in the first time. I did all the planning but made my mom and dad their own accounts so they could go in and explore.

And insurance isn't all that easy to deal with either. I'm still waiting on my claim to be approved for my airlines tickets. I was so glad they cancelled my cruise and I didn't have to deal with the insurance for it.

I just got home and I looked to see if I wrote the gentlemens name down (I'm usually very good at that) but I didn't. Who knows if he would have even follow through with it.

I would have them try again and definitely have them check with credit card company.

When I called after Hurricane Harvey in a similar situation, the nice gentleman I spoke to told me I had insurance and I should be covered but if it didn't cover it to call them back and they would give me 75% credit. I didn't have to because we decide to go only to have the cruise cancelled.

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As a Houstonian, I don't blame you. We are on the Escape Saturday and I certainly don't want to fly into Miami and get caught in the storm.

Those that have canceled and had insurance, is the process hard? I called to see my options, while they gave me the info, they were very short and made it sound like a gamble.

My dad will be wearing shorts. He originally was going to bring a pair of his work pants but unless we are able to get in their apartment by Thursday (flooded due to Hurricane Harvey). We only bought him replacement shorts because of end of season sales they were cheap. They are dress shorts. He's not a fancy dinner person. If we left it to him, he would eat O'Sheehan's.

We almost cancelled because of the damage Hurricane Harvey did to my parents apartment. Now looking like Hurricane Irma might finish it off. We are insured.

Thank you! I feel much better now. But still worried about Irma.

JROBTX, I'm hoping all will be well for you and your family in Houston. My Son-in-law Tom was deployed with his Coast Guard Unit to Texas this morning. Having experienced Super Storm Sandy, I wish only the best for you!

 

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Thank you Luckynana. I welcome your son-in-law Tom. I think the locals could use a break. So much to do.

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So I've booked me and my parents on this excursion on the Escape. I read the description to my parents and they understood they might get dropped off in shallow water and have to walk to shore. They are physically capable of doing this. We bought them water shoes.

Enter Hurricane Harvey. They had to be rescued via boat from their flooded apartment. When things calmed down and they decided to still go on the cruise, I off the cuff, said that their rescue boat ride was just practice for the excursion. My dad laughed but the look on my mom face was just devastating. Talk about inserting foot into mouth.

I've followed the webcam at Soggy Dollar and I don't think the distance is too much for them. But I really don't want to put my mom in a panic attack situation so close to what she's been going through. They are not expected the flood waters to recede before we leave.

All this to say is the boat to shore transfer that bad? Should I try and do it on our own?

I just have insurance with NCL. We are from the Houston area. When my parents started getting water in their apartment this week and later had to be rescued by boat. Not expected to get back in for a few weeks. I called the insurance company to see my options. It seems like they will be covered under " unlivable household" but they made it sound like it would be the biggest pain in the rear to claim. And they weren't 100% sure the claim would be approved. NCL did tell me if it wasn't covered to call them back and we could get 75% on future cruise.

So I sympathize with you.

To my surprise, my parents still want to go. However, if by Thurs or Friday it looks like it's coming anywhere near Miami, I will cancel.

Here's a really good no nonsense weather guy. I think Saturday is a wash but Sunday is looking like a good possibility.

https://spacecityweather.com/harvey-late-night-some-final-thursday-thoughts/

I think Saturday is a wash but Sunday is looking like a good possibility. But emptying and loading 3 ships in one terminal could be a big challenge.

https://spacecityweather.com/harvey-late-night-some-final-thursday-thoughts/