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I see on the Galveston CruiseCam that the Vista is delayed in departing.  Apparently they had a number of problems today.  The lines are just being brought in now, so it should be departing soon.

 

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They also had a hold-up due to a low water level, so at least the crew gangway was unusable much of the day.  (I asked how "sea level" could be low, especially when they don't have tides there.  The apparent answer is that when they have a north wind, the water level is low at the dock.  Who knew?)

 

Then there was some sort of glitch with the luggage scanners. 

 

But yeah, ultimately they were less than 90 minutes late.

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1 hour ago, TubT said:

They also had a hold-up due to a low water level, so at least the crew gangway was unusable much of the day.  (I asked how "sea level" could be low, especially when they don't have tides there.  The apparent answer is that when they have a north wind, the water level is low at the dock.  Who knew?)

 

Then there was some sort of glitch with the luggage scanners. 

 

But yeah, ultimately they were less than 90 minutes late.

 

 We do have tides here, even in the channel. The wind has been howling out of the north, and it pushed water out the bay. The surf line was near the end of the jetties all along Seawall Blvd all weekend. 
 We fished along the jack up rigs across from the cruise ships on Sunday and the running tide kept us moving around far more than usual. 

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We disembarked Sunday morning. Initially we were told late Saturday evening because of strong winds we would be delayed in arriving by approx 45 minutes so add that time frame for disembarkation. Ultimately it was 11:30ish when they started letting priority passengers leave. Hardly any updates from staff through the intercom or verbally when approached. Several problems occurred with passengers getting restless, then frustrated, then plain angry. They had everyone out of the staterooms by 9:30 and many elderly had to stand as sitting areas were packed with that many passengers in public areas. We were told multiple issues arose on the ship to delay even longer, some of which were a bit unbelievable including that a crime occurred on the Serenity deck and the police boarded to investigate. Not the cruise we anticipated either unfortunately.

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