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We just booked our fifth cruise, second on the Elation along with our next door neighbors (their third cruise). We loved the Elation when we sailed over Thanksgiving week last November. Can hardly wait until December.

Celebration - 9/99
Inspiration - 12/00
Jubilee - 10/02
Elation - 11/03
Elation again - 12/04
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Nobody, Highlands is near Houston. Well outside of Houston about 30 miles. Thanks for the welcome. I love to visit when I am getting ready to cruise. It just gets you in the mood.

5/98 Celebration
6/01 Celebration
3/02 Celebration
10/03 Victory
1/04 Celebration
9/04 Elation
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love2sale,

I know where Highlands is, I used to live in Crosby. Right next door.It sure is amazing how small this world really is.

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Lisa2: thanks for the info and the site, which I'll go check out as soon as I'm done here. Anyone heard of "ezpark"? Poster "cowgo" on our roll call thread mentioned this as a place to park for $35, so wondering if others can tell me more about it? This would affect our hotel stay, since I had been limiting our search to places that allowed free parking for the week.

Travelgirl23: Congratulations on the new booking! You're getting an impressive list of past & future cruises going in your signature!

love2sale: Looks like you're pretty fond of the Celebration! Four times on her---Wow! We went in March and really enjoyed the ship and her crew---they were simply great.

Penny
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Carnival Celebration~~Western 3/04
Aug 1, 2004 Carnival Elation--Yippee, Our 3rd Cruise!!!
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hilltopfamily...I canceled our hotel stay and contracted 7 day parking at [url="http://www.EZCruiseParking.com"]www.EZCruiseParking.com[/url]. We are planning to drive into Galveston the day of our cruise. EZ also shuttles parkers to the cruise ship the day of their cruise. Hope this helps.
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thanks for the info, Mr.Nobody! I saw your thread about this subject and responded there. If no one has done it yet, I think I'll go over to the "Ask a Cruise Question" forum and ask other cruisers to comment about this EZCruiseParking. thanks for the heads up!

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Carnival Celebration~~Western 3/04
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by love2sale:
Nobody, Highlands is near Houston. Well outside of Houston about 30 miles. Thanks for the welcome. I love to visit when I am getting ready to cruise. It just gets you in the mood.

My aunt and her family have lived in Highlands
my entire(40) life....The Fountains..

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Hi MrNobody! Hope you have a wonderful cruise. I will be waiting for your review when you return. lol Gotta have something to do till my Sensation cruise comes up.

Valor 10/30/05 Miracle 2/13/05
Sensation 10/04
Conquest May 2003
Holiday Sept 2002
Inspiration 2001
Celebration 2000
Crown Princess 1999
Oceanic (Big Red Boat) 1998

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Hello BrendaB1...we're not going until July 18th but I wanted to book the EZ parking early in case they fill up. According to the TA that booked for us the ship is full. I see by some other threads that you are keeping Host Randy, Zone, and some of the other guys in line...lol. It looks like Host Randy definitely had a great time on his recent cruise. We really enjoyed his review and photos. Glad y'all got your power back on up there in God's Country!! Jake
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Jake:
Just trying to keep them in line now since all three of us plus many others will be sailing together on my next three cruises. I think I am gonna have my hands full. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Valor 10/30/05 Miracle 2/13/05
Sensation 10/04
Conquest May 2003
Holiday Sept 2002
Inspiration 2001
Celebration 2000
Crown Princess 1999
Oceanic (Big Red Boat) 1998

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houston here...near Spring, TX. Any Interliners here?

Otherwise our plan is to go February, and May...

Have fun

READY for the next cruise !!!

Victory 5/2004
Celebration 7/89
Triumph 6/2001
Victory 5/2002
Triumph 5/2003
Celebration 2/2004'Noro'SURVIVOR
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christhree, we did the Conquest through an interline website, at an incredible rate. Sure wish I would see that rate again...

Mr Nobody, after experiencing torential downpours and then car trouble driving from Lockhart to Galveston the morning of our last cruise, I have made an executive decision to book a hotel in Galveston, or stay with my sis in Spring, the night before. Besides, that will keep me from staying up until 3am doing last minute packing and I will be more rested.

As for Coz, the best beaches are on the undeveloped side of the island. I rent a car, reserved in advance, and take off to Chen Rio, where they have palm trees with tables and chairs under them right on the beach. They will bring you great seafood and drinks as you sit with your feet in the sand. You can enjoy their beach for hours, it is so peaceful. No loud music, no crowds. You can order online a great detailed map of the island from the mapchic that has all of the spots located. You still have time to get it. Once you try that side of the island, it's hard for me to get excited about the developed side. We have done Chankanaab a few times and checked out Mr Sanchos, which looks great it you want alot of action and things to do. We've done alot of other things their on past trips. But my fav is the gorgeous undeveloped side of the island.

Someone mentioned ice chests earlier. I pulled a wheeled ice chest full of fozen limeade, pineapple juice, limes, lemons,blender and cocolopez when I went on the Conquest. They looked in the ice chest and waived us on. The poor cruise worker who delivered my checked luggage must have gotten a hernia, though... [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]

In Belize we did the Coral Breeze snorkeling and trip to Caye Caulker with a group of CC'ers we met on the message board. It was great. We may do Coral Breeze again. I need to see if they can take us to a different snorkeling spot and Caye for variety.

In Progreso, we took the local bus to Merida and walked the block to the plaza, went to the cathedral and some other spots, did the horse and buggy tour of the boulevard with the colonial buildings, and then ate lunch at a sidewalk cafe back at the plaza. It was a long and hot, exhausting day but none of us had been to Merida before and wanted to check it out. This next cruise I want to just chill out on the beach. If I can find a safe, more isolated beach (with less hawkers) than the one near the pier, that would be nice. Anyone know of one? I will check the Ports of Call board.

Mr Nobody, having lived in Llano, I don't suppose you ever get over to Lockhart, the BBQ Capital of Texas, for BBQ. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] My Dad has lived in Llano for the last several years and really loves it.

BTW, my DH, who went to college at TAMU and trade school at tu, says "Never ask a person where he went to college. If he went to A&M, he'll tell you, and if he didn't, you don't want to embarass him." We,too, are still writing those college checks. Unfortunately, our only child, who BTW starts off all of his emails with "howdy" and was supposed to be our third generation Aggie (both grandfathers are Aggies), disgraced the family and went to a college in the northeast that will remain nameless. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif[/img] The shame of it all... Perhaps he will come to his senses for grad school...

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until I cruise on the Elation

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until I cruise on the Ecstacy

Ecstacy 11/25/04
Elation 12/28/03,9/26/04
Celebration 9/5/03
Carnival Conquest 5/18/03
Rhapsody of the Seas 5/02
Norwegian Sea 12/31/99
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I've eaten BBQ in Lockhart....it's the best I ever tasted. The first time we went, I was a little unsure about the fact that you are served on butcher paper with no silverware. It's been a while since we've been (we moved to Houston from Austin) [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img] to Lockhart. Maybe we could get it served on the cruise ships!!!!

Happy cruising,
Gayle
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Gayle, I never thought of smuggling on BBQ... Do ya think they would smell it? To tell you the truth, we never want to eat BBQ when we are out of town, unless, of course, we are down the road at Luling City Market. We get sort of burned out on it. But Smitty's if the first place our DS heads to when he comes home from college in the NE. The second stop is Mexican food. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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until I cruise on the Elation

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until I cruise on the Ecstacy

Ecstacy 11/25/04
Elation 12/28/03,9/26/04
Celebration 9/5/03
Carnival Conquest 5/18/03
Rhapsody of the Seas 5/02
Norwegian Sea 12/31/99
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Howdy Ya'll- Yep another fellow Texas Gal here.
we are booked for the Elation again in Dec.
Saw a few others on the same cruise posting here.
This will be a Christmas gift for my sis, my niece and nephew and stepdaughter.Whew my credit card is smoking [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]
Thank Goodness I am earning points for my "free cruise" lol
Will take a few years to earn it but better late than never [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Will be introducing my niece(17) and nephew (15) to the wonderful world of cruising and hopefully hook them too.
Wanted to organize a cruise critic get together for all our fellow Texans but got sidetracked...
Hopefully I can still do this.
well back to work so I can earn some frozen thingy money [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Karen






Destiny 1-99
Celebration 9-00
Crown 3-01
Ocean 10-01
Golden 2-02
Golden 12-14-02
Grand 1-19-03
Conquest 5-4-03
Jubilee 8-23-03
Elation 1-11-04
Elation 12-19-04

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fellow Texans....

As we were in port in St Thomas...I had a minor brain-fart, as hubby was asleep, and we were out of bourbon...

Bought to bottles...3 actually...then went to thee liquor store... As I learned others had the same idea...LOL It was so cheap, I decided I HAD to try...the others did too....

Empty water bottle...empty {not}, Vodka.. ice tea bottles easily REFORMED behind a palm tree. Carried one in a bag, one in my hand....wheee...room goodies. Not that my sign and sail wasn't already $500, 4 days out, with no tours added { did our own}. Not cheating Carnival, but hell...it saved $400....

So smuggle BBQ...go for it...be original in the disguise....LOL

Have fun, cruise often.....thinking about February again....meanwhile stuck in hot a$$ Houston...LOLOL

READY for the next cruise !!!

Victory 5/2004
Celebration 7/89
Triumph 6/2001
Victory 5/2002
Triumph 5/2003
Celebration 2/2004'Noro'SURVIVOR
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hello mr. nobody!
time to our cruises is growing shorter! Just wanted to say hello to Babyblue also! oldmedic and sweetnell say hello!

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Celebration Jan,2002
Celebration Oct.2002
Conquest Sept, 2003
Elation Feb. 2004
Elation Nov, 2004
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Hey oldmedic and sweetnell,
I have been away from the boards a while( get to missing cruising and then I have to book again)so...
I have seen you posting and have thought of you.
Well I did get the itch and decided to book again.Going for Christmas on the Elation again.
Taking my sis and her 2 kids and my stepdaughter.Introducing my niece and nephew to the joy of cruising.
Did I see that you were booked for the Valor cruise( Halloween cruise?)?
I was thinking about it but not sure.
You can e-mail me if you want
[email]Babyblue07031960@aol.com[/email] just put in cruisecritic in subject line so I don't delete lol
Well off to cook dinner
drop a line if you want

Karen

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Destiny 1-99
Celebration 9-00
Crown 3-01
Ocean 10-01
Golden 2-02
Golden 12-14-02
Grand 1-19-03
Conquest 5-4-03
Jubilee 8-23-03
Elation 1-11-04
Elation 12-19-04

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Hello oldmedic, sweetnell, and Babyblue...Megan and I are just under six weeks away from our cruise on 7/18/04 on the Elation. oldmedic it is good to hear from you again. I have been checking out the boards now for almost a month and have gotten some very useful info from your posts. I cant recall now...are you going to be on our cruise??? I'm drawing a blank right now!...Babyblue it sounds like you are going to be cruising with enough people to field a baseball team...LOL. We have never cruised close to Christmas but would love to and may do it this year or next.
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p2lockhart...

taken all 6 cruises interline....DIERECT thru Carnival...

READY for the next cruise !!!

Victory 5/2004
Celebration 7/89
Triumph 6/2001
Victory 5/2002
Triumph 5/2003
Celebration 2/2004'Noro'SURVIVOR
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Lisa2, How long did you live in Crosby and when?
Hilltopfamily, yes I know that Highlands is about 30 minutes from Houston just not alot of people know where Highlands is located. Until this topic. Seems there are a couple. Yes DH and I love to sail the Celebration 1st time was on the 7 day out of New Orleans. Everytime after was out of Galveston. It is just so much simpler. Yes I would sail her again as long as I don't have to work.LOL bad day on the sea is way better that a good day at work. Hope to get this topic back to the first page.

5/98 Celebration
6/01 Celebration
3/02 Celebration
10/03 Victory
1/04 Celebration
9/04 Elation
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Hey Mr Nobody,
Well it seems some of the team won't be going.
My stepdaughters family can't make it but it will still be me and my stepdaughter, My sister and her two kids. So we do have enough for a small team [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
It will be my niece and nephews first trip and they are already talking about it. My niece went out and bought her a new "fancy dress" as her brother called it.
We have been in touch by the internet and I get so excited when we chat and they ask all those new cruiser questions and I can answer them [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
I am more excited I think about them going then they are----Well maybe not [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
I can't wait, come on December hurry and get here

Karen

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Destiny 1-99
Celebration 9-00
Crown 3-01
Ocean 10-01
Golden 2-02
Golden 12-14-02
Grand 1-19-03
Conquest 5-4-03
Jubilee 8-23-03
Elation 1-11-04
Elation 12-19-04

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hey there to all!
mr. nobody, we don't sail until Nov. the weekend after thanksgiving. so, will look forward to your review when you get back!
babyblue, we aren't scheduled on the haloween cruise, maybe we will win the lotto on saturday and will be able to afford it! lol hope you'll have a great day!

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Inspiration Sept,2001
Celebration Jan,2002
Celebration Oct.2002
Conquest Sept, 2003
Elation Feb. 2004
Elation Nov, 2004
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