pspercy Posted December 16, 2014 #2451 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I posted this on Celebrity Deployment "sticky" but thought it'd be of interest here too: Today, 12/14, driving home from an RCL cruise we saw three full size billboards in a row, a few hundred yards between each one. Captions (from memory): "On your next cruise be inspired" "You should still be talking about your cruise" " (something about best memories) " All accompanied by the =X= and a pretty picture. So what, you may ask, well it was on IH-45 near Corsicana, TX and we were returning from Galveston. The nearest =X= port is several hundred miles and several states away so why advertise in that location, somewhere only people that drive to Houston/Galveston will see ? Could =X= be thinking nostalgically about Texas ? We can only hope. P.S. The disembarkation was the fastest yet experienced. From ship to driving away from Galv. Park n'Cruise in about 30minutes:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy4themouse Posted December 16, 2014 #2452 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I posted this on Celebrity Deployment "sticky" but thought it'd be of interest here too: Today, 12/14, driving home from an RCL cruise we saw three full size billboards in a row, a few hundred yards between each one. Captions (from memory): "On your next cruise be inspired" "You should still be talking about your cruise" " (something about best memories) " All accompanied by the =X= and a pretty picture. So what, you may ask, well it was on IH-45 near Corsicana, TX and we were returning from Galveston. The nearest =X= port is several hundred miles and several states away so why advertise in that location, somewhere only people that drive to Houston/Galveston will see ? Could =X= be thinking nostalgically about Texas ? We can only hope. Interesting!!!! Thanks for telling us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted December 16, 2014 #2453 Share Posted December 16, 2014 One other thing, the billboard content looked new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Teen Posted January 4, 2015 Author #2454 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I saw the three Celebrity billboards near Corsicana when returning from Houston the other day, though they must have changed since pspercy saw them. The first two billboards were white with blue text and no logo or graphics (I was trying to figure out which cruise line this was), and the third had the Celebrity logo over a white background with no other graphics. I was very surprised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted January 4, 2015 #2455 Share Posted January 4, 2015 There is a nice new billboard for Navigator near I-35 and 183 in Dallas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancher Dave Posted January 5, 2015 #2456 Share Posted January 5, 2015 WOW, it has been quite a while since I visited this wonderful little group of people. I hope everyone is well and having a great time. We went out of Houston at Thanksgiving on the Norwegian Jewel and had a wonderful cruise. We have been cruising more and more with NCL and really like what they have to offer. My last cruise on RCL last year was not stellar and it is a shame after all the years on RCL to find them moving away from us. The Houston port sure is easy to use after the mess at Galveston. While Galveston is better than it was, it is still a horrid port to try to use from the standpoint of loading and unloading. A very merry Christmas to everyone here. I really enjoyed my NCL cruise last Spring. Looked at the Jewel for a getaway in upcoming months but found a better deal on Princess where we have Elite Status. Cost to go on GetAway was quite a bit higher although I'd choose it over Jewel but cost was too far over Princess for dates I wanted. Heard a few too many complaints about service on RCCL ships lately. Latest complaint was about HAL on an Antarctica sailing going on right now. Hopefully this Summer we will get to do Vietnam by river on AmaWaterways Hope all enjoyed the holidays. One more day off for DD then back to competitive academics at DeBakey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted January 20, 2015 #2457 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) This might be a good place to ask why Labadee is not a port of call for any sailings out of Galveston ? It is a tad further east than Falmouth so maybe it's an issue of being there in daylight ? Just curious. Edited January 20, 2015 by pspercy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 20, 2015 #2458 Share Posted January 20, 2015 This might be a good place to ask why Labadee is not a port of call for any sailings out of Galveston ? It is a tad further east than Falmouth so maybe it's an issue of being there in daylight ? Just curious. Don't know, but I think a stop at Labadee would make the Galveston itineraries more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted January 20, 2015 #2459 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Yes, and if they can get to Key West, why not CoCo Caye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted January 28, 2015 #2460 Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) Posted in error. Edited January 28, 2015 by MADflyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV FAN Posted February 1, 2015 #2461 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hi y'all! Just wondering if any of you locals have seen any construction on the new/updated terminal? If so.... How's it looking? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam.Seattle Posted February 1, 2015 #2462 Share Posted February 1, 2015 For those of you sailing out of Galveston, if you post on the webcam chat board what you will be wearing and where you will be, the cam operators can try to zoom in on you. You can tell your family / friends to watch the cam and see you. Would you or anyone else be able to share the cam link please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mareed Posted February 1, 2015 #2463 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Would you or anyone else be able to share the cam link please? http://www.galveston.com/webcams/. The Cruise cam is the one where they move the view and zoom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam.Seattle Posted February 1, 2015 #2464 Share Posted February 1, 2015 http://www.galveston.com/webcams/. The Cruise cam is the one where they move the view and zoom. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancher Dave Posted February 1, 2015 #2465 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Nice to have better than expected weather today. Between POG and POH 3 ships we can all watch on various web-cams today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie51 Posted February 1, 2015 #2466 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Is NOS always behind Magic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internetwhiz Posted February 1, 2015 #2467 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Always but sometimes NOS pulls around her and leaves first. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chermilo Posted February 1, 2015 #2468 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Hi y'all! Just wondering if any of you locals have seen any construction on the new/updated terminal? If so.... How's it looking? I was on Navigator a few weeks ago and didn't see anything besides a construction fence near the ship. They better get going cause November will be here before they know it! I'm going back on Feb 8th for 2 weeks so I'll see if anything has occurred since then. Edited February 1, 2015 by chermilo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV FAN Posted February 2, 2015 #2469 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I was on Navigator a few weeks ago and didn't see anything besides a construction fence near the ship. They better get going cause November will be here before they know it! I'm going back on Feb 8th for 2 weeks so I'll see if anything has occurred since then. That was what I was thinking too........... Thanks for replying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Teen Posted February 15, 2015 Author #2470 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) I haven't seen the webcams with a ship on camera in over a month until today. Apparently I missed Carnival Freedom's arrival yesterday. Edited February 15, 2015 by Texas Teen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV FAN Posted March 1, 2015 #2471 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) No ships in port yet today.... Too foggy! Hey! If you're an Arlo Guthrie fan.... He's playing at the Grand today! He just posted that on his facebook page... So ya may see him walking around town today! Edited March 1, 2015 by SRV FAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yqr65 Posted March 1, 2015 #2472 Share Posted March 1, 2015 The Navigator is docked but it's hidden by the heavy fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam.Seattle Posted March 1, 2015 #2473 Share Posted March 1, 2015 The Navigator is docked but it's hidden by the heavy fog. Thanks!!! Confirms what I see here. http://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9227508 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yqr65 Posted March 1, 2015 #2474 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I watched her come in about 7:30 on the cruise cam. Shortly after she docked the fog really set in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted March 1, 2015 #2475 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) Bon Voyage all you lucky Navi cruisers! She's on the move......:D Wow sailing into some massive fog banks! Edited March 1, 2015 by BecciBoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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