Galveston Cruiser Posted January 28, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 28, 2014 .The Port of Galveston has signed a 5 year agreement with RCCL for 5 years:D Headline news in the Galveston Country Daily News this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggiebuttercup Posted January 28, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yea! The first official confirmation that Royal Caribbean will likely bring a larger ship to Galveston in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted January 28, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Sounds great. If doubling the size of the terminal does that mean an Oasis Class in the future as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. godfredo Posted February 2, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Check out the Royal Caribbean discussion board as there is a great thread about this! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satxdiver Posted February 5, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sounds great. If doubling the size of the terminal does that mean an Oasis Class in the future as well The Galveston cruise port cannot accommodate the Alure or Oasis. There is not enough room. As it is the Navigator and Magic have just enough room to turn around one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Cruiser Posted February 5, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) I have already posted the width of the channel which is 1200 ft. at its most narrow. The turning basin is much wider and can accommodate large ships. Anything is possible but it appears Freedom class will, replace the Navigator. Turning basins anywhere only accommodate one ship at a time to turn. Edited February 5, 2014 by Galveston Cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted February 7, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) The Galveston cruise port cannot accommodate the Alure or Oasis. There is not enough room. As it is the Navigator and Magic have just enough room to turn around one at a time. Comparison of Class Ships ....................... Overall Class............. Length Ft*.... Draft Ft Voyager.............. 1021......... 29 Quantum............ 1142......... 29 Freedom............. 1112......... 29 Oasis.................. 1181......... 31 Galveston Port Channel “Narrowest” Width 1200 Minimum Depth 45 * not at waterline and relative to turn around 69 ft in length should not make a difference between Freedom And Oasis Class Ships Up the channel towards channel is a turning basin, between the Ferry Landing and the Yacht Club, where the ships turn around sometimes now. There is ample width space there and depth also. The photo of Carnival Magic turning around reflects that also. And on right is a Drilling Rig Museum and don't be deceived, there is a lot of room behind that you cannot see yet. Also see a web site about Marinas Texas, that has an aerial view reflecting same of Galveston Channel. . Edited February 7, 2014 by ssb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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