roxstarcruiser

I've read a few places that whichever ship is repositioning to Australia is turning Churchill's into an arcade or something, at least for her time there. No idea if it's going to be a permanent change.

Gotcha, thanks.

Is it fair to assume they automatically charge you when you're moved off the waitlist?

I have friends who go a little out of their way on road trips to get Beaver Nuggets. I've personally never seen them, tasted them, or know anything about them more than what you just said. But if I'm driving right past it, I might as well check it out, right? 🙂

Oh cool. Maybe I'll stop twice!!

Just give yourself plenty of time. Construction is a given and travel times are unpredictable. Going down the day before is a great idea and you should be fine. As a side note, Buc-ee's is a Texas institution I've never experienced, so I plan to stop on the way down. I think it's in Madisonville.

There are, but the weekend I'm going (November 5) happens to be an annual biker rally, so everything is booked up and/or crazy expensive. It's cheaper to stay somewhere outside of Galveston and pay for parking at the terminal than anything I could find that weekend. You can easily Google park and cruise hotels in Galveston to find several options.

Noted - thank you!

I know some lines offer discounts for booking shore excursions early, but can't figure if that's the case on Princess.

Oh, yeah I'm well aware of the nightmare that is 45. But I think I've set myself up well. It'll be a leisurely drive down Saturday, then I'm sure I'll be back on the road super early Sunday for the last hour, just because I'll be hyped. 🙂 I'm not fussed about getting to the terminal as soon as they open, so I suspect I'll be ok. Thanks for the advice though. I'll definitely keep that in mind for next time.

With the Medallion app, you can locate other people in your party wherever they are on the boat. If you're concerned about coordinating or finding each other, you can just use that function. I would assume you can text each other too, but I haven't used it onboard yet, so not sure.

And maybe some whiskey or bourbon in the peanut butter one? I feel like we're maybe missing the point of the juice bar, but hey...it's vacation, right? 🙂

I mean...I'm not above grabbing a lovely juice concoction and bee-lining for the bar for a shot of rum to throw in it. 😉

Way late to the party here, but for future reference, I love a good caftan. Like: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0953BWD5D?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

I'm allergic to photos (hah!), but my plan was to just wear one of my caftans to embark. But seeing these answers has me second guessing myself. Should I just stick to jeans and a t-shirt?