Biker19 Posted August 30, 2017 #726 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Over 2000 Unlikely if the 2200 reported to have disembarked in Miami figure mentioned by the Captain is to be believed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseCheapsk8 Posted August 30, 2017 #727 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Since it is looking the the ship really is planning to sail even if the airports are not functional, we're scrambling to make sure we can get there. Our normal plan for cruises is to fly in the day before to allow for flight difficulties. For this cruise, we originally booked a flight on Southwest from Chicago to Houston for Saturday, made a hotel reservation near the airport, and rented a car. We planned take the car back to the airport the day of the cruise, and take the cruise company shuttle to the dock. We called the hotel and they are open for business. Since things are so uncertain, we also booked flights for Sunday morning, just in case the flight on Saturday doesn't go. We'll just cancel whichever set of flights we don't use. This is what I love about Southwest, NO PENALTIES! We'll just have that credit to use at a future time, which is really easy for us, we travel a lot. Checked the SW website last night and they are still selling tickets to Houston for Sat and Sun. We have received no communications from SW about cancelling any our our flights. And, just to be on the safe side, we booked tickets to San Antonio. Hopefully we can drive to Houston and drop off the car and board the ship. So much uncertainty! Argghh!! We'll be right there with you! We fly in on Saturday night. The airports are supposed to open tomorrow so I think flights in should be fine at that point. As long as there is a manageable way to get from IAH to Galveston on roads that aren't flooded, we should be able to make it alongside you! Good luck and safe travels! And we are still wishing all of the people affected by this storm the best and are keeping them in our prayers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted August 30, 2017 #728 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Current Official FAA information https://www.fly.faa.gov/ois/ Reopen format is MMDDTTTT Zulu (GMT) time so subtract 5 hours to get Houston time. Example IAH Aug 30 2100Z is Aug 30 1600 (4pm) local time. BPT=Beaumont CWF=Lake Charles GNT=Grants Hou=Hobby IAH= Bush Int'l SGR=Sugarland TME=Houson Executive AIRPORT CLOSURES ARPT TIME REASON REOPEN BPT 08292157 WEATHER/ HURRICANE HARVEY 08311400 CWF 08301515 AP CLSD EXCEPT MIL/RELIEF FLTS 08302200 GNT 08281200 AP CLSD EXC HELO OPS 11282359 HOU 08272127 WEATHER / HURRICANE HARVEY 08302100 IAH 08281438 WEATHER/ HURRICANE HARVEY 08302100 SGR 08291805 WEATHER/HURRICANE HARVEY 09012359 TME 08280233 AP CLOSED EXCEPT FOR EMERG RESPONSE ACFT VMC ONLY 08302359 Timewise that meshes with what is on http://www.fly2houston.com/iah/alerts/ . But the FAA makes no mention of operational readiness - I guess that has to be left to the individual facilities. Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allieoops12 Posted August 30, 2017 #729 Share Posted August 30, 2017 We'll be right there with you! We fly in on Saturday night. The airports are supposed to open tomorrow so I think flights in should be fine at that point. As long as there is a manageable way to get from IAH to Galveston on roads that aren't flooded, we should be able to make it alongside you! Good luck and safe travels! And we are still wishing all of the people affected by this storm the best and are keeping them in our prayers! Jeff, see my previous posts, if you are flying Southwest. They contacted us that our flights were cancelled. We're going to San Antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugboat Posted August 30, 2017 #730 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Houston Airports are up and Running Yipee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted August 30, 2017 #731 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Jeff, see my previous posts, if you are flying Southwest. They contacted us that our flights were cancelled. We're going to San Antonio. I'll keep some virtual fingers crossed for y'all. Haven't been able to cross the real ones for years. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 30, 2017 #732 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Houston Airports are up and Running Yipee Hobby too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjsmama Posted August 30, 2017 #733 Share Posted August 30, 2017 All Houston Airports are NOT open. Summary As of 1200 Aug. 30, a number of airports remained closed in Texas due to the effects of Tropical Storm Harvey. Authorities now expect both Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) to remain closed until Aug. 31. Airports in Louisiana will likely experience significant flight disruptions as Harvey moves through the state Aug. 30-31. As of 1200 Aug. 30, all major airports in the state remain open, although all flights to and from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) for Aug. 30 have been canceled. Significant flight disruptions are continuing at other regional airports that handle a high volume of flights from the Houston area (IAH, HOU). Significant airline network disruptions are expected to persist through at least Sept. 2. Airport Status: Incident: Airport closures Location: Texas (Greater Houston, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Conroe, Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Victoria) and Louisiana (Lake Charles, Alexandria, Lafayette, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, New Orleans) (map) Start Date: Aug. 26 Houston Airports Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH): Projected reopening 1200 Aug. 31. Houston Hobby Airport (HOU): Projected reopening 1200 Aug. 31. Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport (CXO): Open David Wayne Hooks Airport (DWH): Open Houston Ellington Airport (EFD): Open Houston Executive Airport (TME): Projected reopening 2359 Aug. 30 Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR): Projected reopening 2359 Sept. 1 Corpus Christi Airports Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP): Open NAS Corpus Christi (NGP): Projected reopening Sept. 4 Port Aransas Mustang Island Airport (KRAS): Projected reopening 0500 Sept. 2 Other Texas Airports Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS): Open Beaumont - Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT): Projected reopening 0900 Aug. 31 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): Open Dallas Love Field (DAL): Open San Antonio International Airport (SAT): Open Victoria Regional Airport (VCT): Open Waco Regional Airport (ACT): Open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted August 30, 2017 #734 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Post Harvey update from Galveston. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=53934501&postcount=1752 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted August 30, 2017 #735 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Liberty bringing supplies too. https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=8037 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypiano Posted August 30, 2017 #736 Share Posted August 30, 2017 From a Miami Herald article: The cruise line also offered to transport rescuers wanting to get to Galveston.Looks like they're trying to turn things around and get some good PR. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article170123152.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted August 30, 2017 #737 Share Posted August 30, 2017 All Houston Airports are NOT open. Summary As of 1200 Aug. 30, ,....... Source? Things change quickly:) KTRK says both reopening today at ,4pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine Posted August 30, 2017 #738 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Straight up 45 don't stop till you get to Buc ee's Exactly right Tugboat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Dancer Posted August 30, 2017 #739 Share Posted August 30, 2017 So how many stayed on? Are you down to one dining time and one show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flviking Posted August 30, 2017 #740 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Timewise that meshes with what is on http://www.fly2houston.com/iah/alerts/ . But the FAA makes no mention of operational readiness - I guess that has to be left to the individual facilities. Makes sense. The FAA reports when they are ready to go. Tower up and running, required personnel on board, comms gear, etc. When each individual airline is ready to go is a different issue. Contractors to fuel planes, handle baggage, provide food service as well as the businesses in the airport are also individual issues not related to the FAA being ready for aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathy49 Posted August 30, 2017 #741 Share Posted August 30, 2017 What is there to ramp up? The airports are intact. The problems would be employees getting to work (airport) and vendors getting snacks for flights, and stuff like that, but what else do they need to "ramp up"? I imagine that the planes can fly in with snacks and staff if necessary. JC airlines don't exactly work like that...not that simple...already people are having flights cancelled for this weekend into and out of houston...even if operations are back it will take days to get the planes in position again...so yes some flights may operate but anyone with such flights better keep in close touch with the airlines as to the status. no airline wanted to have planes anywhere near Texas this past week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC3 Posted August 30, 2017 #742 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Great news about the donation! Can't wait to board the ship come Sunday! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Is there still a cruise leaving on Sunday? How will you get to the port? Looks like the streets are underwater! Be safe, my friend! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted August 30, 2017 #743 Share Posted August 30, 2017 airlines don't exactly work like that...not that simple...already people are having flights cancelled for this weekend into and out of houston...even if operations are back it will take days to get the planes in position again...so yes some flights may operate but anyone with such flights better keep in close touch with the airlines as to the status. no airline wanted to have planes anywhere near Texas this past week... That was the point I was trying to make earlier. Thank you. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrow72 Posted August 30, 2017 #744 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Since it is looking the the ship really is planning to sail even if the airports are not functional, we're scrambling to make sure we can get there. Our normal plan for cruises is to fly in the day before to allow for flight difficulties. For this cruise, we originally booked a flight on Southwest from Chicago to Houston for Saturday, made a hotel reservation near the airport, and rented a car. We planned take the car back to the airport the day of the cruise, and take the cruise company shuttle to the dock. We called the hotel and they are open for business. Since things are so uncertain, we also booked flights for Sunday morning, just in case the flight on Saturday doesn't go. We'll just cancel whichever set of flights we don't use. This is what I love about Southwest, NO PENALTIES! We'll just have that credit to use at a future time, which is really easy for us, we travel a lot. Checked the SW website last night and they are still selling tickets to Houston for Sat and Sun. We have received no communications from SW about cancelling any our our flights. And, just to be on the safe side, we booked tickets to San Antonio. Hopefully we can drive to Houston and drop off the car and board the ship. So much uncertainty! Argghh!! our Friday flights were cancelled already. daughter is a TA and they said Hobby will open tentatively Saturday afternoon. All flights Saturday were booked. Plan B, C, and D. Got flight to San Antonio. Rented a one way car to Houston. Get the Galveston Limo or Uber and get to our hotel in Galveston in time to drink heavily and sleep for a cruise (hopefully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 30, 2017 #745 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Is there still a cruise leaving on Sunday? ... Royal Caribbean claims there will be a Liberty cruise on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted August 30, 2017 #746 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Haven't sailed out of Galveston. Does RCI have their own terminal or will they need to compete with the 3 Carnival ships in the Gulf for a place to park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 30, 2017 #747 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Haven't sailed out of Galveston. Does RCI have their own terminal or will they need to compete with the 3 Carnival ships in the Gulf for a place to park? There are two cruise terminals in Galveston. There is one that RC normally uses, but I don't believe that RC has exclusive access to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace1zoe2 Posted August 30, 2017 #748 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Haven't sailed out of Galveston. Does RCI have their own terminal or will they need to compete with the 3 Carnival ships in the Gulf for a place to park? Port of Galveston lots below. There are also a couple of private lots near the ports EZCruise and Galveston Park & Cruise who will shuttle you to the port or may even be walkable. We use EZCruise because it's cheaper the the port. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare xpcdoojk Posted August 30, 2017 #749 Share Posted August 30, 2017 airlines don't exactly work like that...not that simple...already people are having flights cancelled for this weekend into and out of houston...even if operations are back it will take days to get the planes in position again...so yes some flights may operate but anyone with such flights better keep in close touch with the airlines as to the status. no airline wanted to have planes anywhere near Texas this past week... Planes fly into airports everyday from all over the world. I don't think anyone thinks they will be operating as many flights next week as they were 3 weeks ago, as the demand to get to Houston is going to be a lot lower (possibly) based on how many events (football games that have been cancelled already or conventions). I doubt a company based there is going to have all its reps fly in for a business meeting for a while. That said, if the roads are open, and materials (fuel, etc.) arrive the airlines will operate at whatever level is necessary to fly full planes. The experience at the airport may be different, as some shops or restaurants may not be open initially. Some services usually offered may not be offered or may be limited, but the airlines will be operating as normal as they can. My guess on flights being cancelled has to do with demand for tickets and not the inability of SWA to get a plane or crew to Houston. The "ramp" up is going on right now. That is why they are opening the airports at a time in the future. The obvious limiting factors are employees getting to the airport to handle bags and load passengers, fueling planes, or if there is structural damage to terminal buildings, runways or other infrastructure. None of the latter has been reported and I am guessing the former is not going to be too big a problem, but that is the one nobody knows until they see who shows up for work. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugboat Posted August 30, 2017 #750 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Hobby too? Yes but I haven't seen any action, I beginning to think Southwest is not going to start until they are ready. I thinking the city rush the airport to open. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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