Galveston fogged in

[fdthird]

Thick fog in Galveston and Royal and Carnival ships got into port very late yesterday. Royal's Liberty of the Seas still tied to pier this morning hopeful of sailing soon.

[George C]

There is a post on RCCL board saying they just sailed but going slow, glad I never had this happen on our Galveston cruises

[fdthird]

Yes, they got out, but something to think about when sailing from Galveston.

[ssb]

Yes, they got out, but something to think about when sailing from Galveston.

Mother Nature can affect sailing in and out of any port in the world .

[fdthird]

That's true, but this is not a one time issue in Galveston.

[ssb]

That's true, but this is not a one time issue in Galveston.

Nor other ports in the world!

[fdthird]

Ok...yes, what you say.

[Argigi]

Leaving Saturday on the Freedom. Watching the weather daily, and praying.

 

 

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[ssb]

Leaving Saturday on the Freedom. Watching the weather daily, and praying.

 

 

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Good luck and enjoy your cruise.

[LoneStarJeffe]

Fog happens a lot this time of year. Fronts pass through and temps move up and down by tens of degrees between days. :(

 

I strongly suggest if you are traveling over the next few months out of Galveston, you insure the cruise line can text your phone with updates. If there is a delay, do not head to port until the passengers arriving late have disembarked.

 

Keep track of weather forecasts. Fog is based on temperature and dew point.

 

Finally, check the Galveston cams to see how bad the fog is as well as ship location on marinetrack dot com.

 

Best option? Bring a positive attitude. Getting frustrated does not seem to change circumstances for me. But a positive attitude does help regardless of circumstances!

[ssb]

No fog and sunshine in Galvedton

[George C]

What really sucks about the fog is if you are on the ship and ship cannot get to international waters then you very limited on what you can drink because of the stupid Texas laws. I like leaving from Texas but its a stupid law

[sugcarol]

What really sucks about the fog is if you are on the ship and ship cannot get to international waters then you very limited on what you can drink because of the stupid Texas laws. I like leaving from Texas but its a stupid law

 

Stupid law is right but I remember in 1980 they had the blue law, you could buy nails but not a hammer, you could buy cloth diapers but not disposable ones, they would block different aisles in the grocery store, now that was really dumb.

[George C]

Stupid law is right but I remember in 1980 they had the blue law, you could buy nails but not a hammer, you could buy cloth diapers but not disposable ones, they would block different aisles in the grocery store, now that was really dumb.

 

I moved here in 1982 and you could not even buy a drink in most of the suburbs of Dallas, that all has changed

[gofeo]

Also remember that booze you buy to bring back may be duty free but you will pay texas fee to bring in.

[JBSteelerfan]

I moved here in 1982 and you could not even buy a drink in most of the suburbs of Dallas, that all has changed

 

Don't forget the "unicard" we had to have to get a drink in a restaurant!

[George C]

Also remember that booze you buy to bring back may be duty free but you will pay texas fee to bring in.

 

I normally walk right by the desk that collects Texas taxes, they did not even ask if I had anything on last cruise, ( yes we had a collections of unicards and private club cards)