Galveston Port closed?

[Dan Askin]

Update from Carnival: The guests will receive a 30 percent refund of their cruise fare and the modified 4-day cruise is visiting Progreso and not Cozumel.

[Multi-Cruiser]

We went through a similar experience las April when we sailed on VOS out of Galveston. Fog delayed return of all ships, but we finally were able to board about 6 pm and the ship departed about midnight. Not a 2 day delay, but frustrating none the less. I don't think I'll sail out of Galveston again.

[GayleR]

We went through a similar experience las April when we sailed on VOS out of Galveston. Fog delayed return of all ships, but we finally were able to board about 6 pm and the ship departed about midnight. Not a 2 day delay, but frustrating none the less. I don't think I'll sail out of Galveston again.

 

We have sailed out of Galveston 3 times and never had a problem with fog. Once was in April.....

[JimInBuffalo]

Our family is now at the Convention Center in Galveston waiting for a bus to take us to the pier. Eta about 8pm.

Not sure if we will actually leave tonight or not. As long as we are on the boat, I will be pleased.

-Jim

[floatingaway2525]

Our family is now at the Convention Center in Galveston waiting for a bus to take us to the pier. Eta about 8pm.

Not sure if we will actually leave tonight or not. As long as we are on the boat, I will be pleased.

-Jim

 

Aw exactly, that's the spirit!! Thanks for the info!!

You will have a fabulous time, bon voyage!!!:)

[nonna5]

I have sailed on the Ecstasy 11 times and have only been delayed one time and the was very early in December. Saying you will never cruise out of a port because of a weather delay is ridiculous, in my opinion.

[layditx1]

Well, my daughter and I are sitting in my car, parked facing the Conquest....saying "hurry up and board, we need to Ecstasy now!!!" We WILL have a good time!!!! Even if we are going to Progeso instead of Cozumel. :(

Hoping tp snag an upgrade once we board!

[floatingaway2525]

Well, my daughter and I are sitting in my car, parked facing the Conquest....saying "hurry up and board, we need to Ecstasy now!!!" We WILL have a good time!!!! Even if we are going to Progeso instead of Cozumel. :(

Hoping tp snag an upgrade once we board!

 

Looks like they are fueling on the other side now, hopefully ready to go!

I'm sorry for the looooooooong days you have had through all this:( just think on how great it will be to set foot on board!! Have you been to Progreso, it's really a sweet little town with a fun beach! If you want to see more of a city, take a tour to Merida, it's amazing to see:)

[Gilesgirl8]

Which ship is dock right now? Ecstasy or conquest?

[WestTxCruiser]

Which ship is dock right now? Ecstasy or conquest?

Conquest.

[caddyrag]

I think the pilot boat just pull up, it will not be long now

[Golfing Dan]

I am sitting in a small pizza place continuing to wait on the Ecstasy. My "vacation" started 42 hours ago when I left my home by car from Oklahoma. I understand problems with weather, but the lack of communication from Carnival is appalling. Carnival can regularly send emails to me to sell excursions, etc but cannot seem to do so to notify 2000 stranded customers. Really? This website is the only REAL information that we have been able to trust. You cannot believe the lines of people waiting to board the Conquest and VOS. The VOS passengers were standing outside by the railway cars in a line the was probably 200 yards long and it was starting to get dark. The carnival website update procedure is nothing short of laughable. Because of the lack of real information from Carnival, the rumors were running rampant. I spent $175 to get what appeared to be the last hotel room in Galveston and have now spent about $125 on food. We stayed in the hotel as long as possible and simply want to get on the ship. My wife and I are simply tired. It looks like we will board by 10 pm and be on our way after midnight. Again, this is major Carnival communication problem.

[Raven Days]

There has been a update to the last update and it as follows- we will update you soon. LOL. I can tell you that there a long line of buses outside waiting for us. So far everyone seems calm and just tired.

[Grits53]

Are the Ecstasy passengers from the ending cruise still on the ship?? :confused:

[wrp96]

Are the Ecstasy passengers from the ending cruise still on the ship?? :confused:

 

 

I think they were supposed to get off at Pier 10 - hopefully that happened.

[capndinghy]

I do hope that all of you Ecstasy Passengers are boarding now. We were on the inbound and were off of your ship at 12:30 pm. She is at pier 10,which is abojt 1/2 mile east of the cruise terminal. Every was bussed to tje terminal after disembarking this afternoon. I was surprised things went as well as they did in the disembark process. I commend Carnival for for doing a good jib under trying circumstances. ie 2 ships late needeing a quick turn. Y understanding was that Ecstasy passenngers would be bussed to pier 10' starting at 9PM. I think they decidedmto turn Comquest first, then Ecstasy. I know all of the poor ECSTAST PASSENIGERS ARE now over one day late departing. Have a good trip and enjoy.

PS..We are platinum, so were off first. I will be curious to hear just how long it took every one to get off the boat.

[Grits53]

I do hope that all of you Ecstasy Passengers are boarding now. We were on the inbound and were off of your ship at 12:30 pm. She is at pier 10,which is abojt 1/2 mile east of the cruise terminal. Every was bussed to tje terminal after disembarking this afternoon. I was surprised things went as well as they did in the disembark process. I commend Carnival for for doing a good jib under trying circumstances. ie 2 ships late needeing a quick turn. Y understanding was that Ecstasy passenngers would be bussed to pier 10' starting at 9PM. I think they decidedmto turn Comquest first, then Ecstasy. I know all of the poor ECSTAST PASSENIGERS ARE now over one day late departing. Have a good trip and enjoy.

PS..We are platinum, so were off first. I will be curious to hear just how long it took every one to get off the boat.

 

Thanks for posting. I hope you enjoyed your extended cruise, and I hope those waiting to board the Ecstasy will be enjoying their cruise soon!

[luv2trvlnow]

Not sure anybody is going to get out of there tonight. It looks like the fog is rolling in again. It sure is a mess. Doesn't sound like communication is any better from RCL. I checked on their board and they are asking if anybody had check this board to see if there is information here.

 

Sharon

[layditx1]

Still waiting outside in line for Ecstasy...no info...lots of rumors...conquest still here too....

[Grits53]

Still waiting outside in line for Ecstasy...no info...lots of rumors...conquest still here too....

 

On one web cam, it appears to be raining hard and/or foggy. On another, it doesn't seem that bad. So what's the weather like there?

[BallFour4]

Hmmm... I'm sure' date=' at this point, those ships unable to get in would be much more concerned about resupplying the ship than "a fresh supply of cash"....

 

I'm sure the delay in being able to disembark current passengers, screwing up their travel plans - and those waiting to board, losing time at sea consumes much more time and energy than "cash"....[/color']

 

I'm equally sure that none of us fully appreciate the resulting monumental problems delays like this cause for the company, the passengers, the longshoremen, the crew and staff.

 

I don't think "cash" is an issue.

 

Fine. We think different, not the first time.

 

Passengers frustrated with being "stuck" versus traveling home are less likely to spend their cash, and with the ship in close the casino is closed anyway.

 

What you"think" about my posts don't make them wrong.

 

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[MicksMom]

We were delayed boarding the Conquest 2 years ago due to fog. We were only delayed about 6 hours & Carnival was only dealing with 1 ship... we decided to just hang out outside to terminal. Made great friends with the people around us.

 

DD had friends on RCCL, we were already on board & they were stuck in a line of cars just trying to get to the terminal to drop off luggage after 7pm. We sailed late that evening & had no problem getting to our ports.

 

Can't even begin to imagine what all has to be done to get that many people through customs, unload luggage, load supplies & luggage... I would be frustrated too but Carnival can't control the weather.

[Cindy]

I guess I'm surprised the Conquest is still here.:confused: I wonder if there were problems with provisioning/shore staff/longshoremen since there were three ships in today. It doesn't take this long to turn the Conquest on a normal Sunday.

[WestTxCruiser]

I guess I'm surprised the Conquest is still here.:confused: I wonder if there were problems with provisioning/shore staff/longshoremen since there were three ships in today. It doesn't take this long to turn the Conquest on a normal Sunday.

Cindy, a couple people on the Galveston.com thread have been saying a tug hit the side of the Conquest....don't know for sure if it is true...but one lady said her son saw it and heard it......so maybe that is the reason....who knows.

I feel for all of them.

[capndinghy]

Folks I am NOT a sea man. I have been told they need 1 Mile visibility to navigate in the harbor. I was on the Ecstasy today as an in bound passenger. As a former airline pilot I can say i estimated the vis at 1/4 mile or less when the port was closed to inbound ship arrivals.

I hope I am not the bearer of bad news...but I suspect 1 mile vis. is important. I do hoe everuone on all 3 ships gets to wave farewell tonight as their shipsnsail.