Ches94 Posted February 24, 2011 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2011 On board the Ecstasy:o and the Captain just announced that the Port of Galveston has closed, more details to come. Just excited to be with Be with three close friends and away from work. :) Ship looks even better than I remember from last year!! Ate at Mongolian Grill-yummy!! Will keep u guys posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL2LAS Posted February 24, 2011 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thats fogged up;). Has Galveston always had this fog problem?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTxCruiser Posted February 24, 2011 #3 Share Posted February 24, 2011 At least your onboard the ship with your friends. Hoping it clears soon and ya'll can get outta there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRock59 Posted February 24, 2011 #4 Share Posted February 24, 2011 On board the Ecstasy:o and the Captain just announced that the Port of Galveston has closed, more details to come. Just excited to be withBe with three close friends and away from work. :) Ship looks even better than I remember from last year!! Ate at Mongolian Grill-yummy!! Will keep u guys posted! THANKS the folks over watching the Cruise cam are waiting to see what happens. I know your having Muster Drill as I heard the horn go off! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicksMom Posted February 24, 2011 #5 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hope you get to leave soon!!! At least you are onboard. :D Have a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonna5 Posted February 24, 2011 #6 Share Posted February 24, 2011 This has been a highly unusual fog season for Galveston. Usually only a few days a year when the port is closed. The reason for so much sea fog is that the water temperature is still really cool and the actual temperature has been in the mid 70's thus creating sea fog. Hopefully the water temp will come up real soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capndinghy Posted February 24, 2011 #7 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Happy to see you are on the ship. Worst that can happen is you will not get out this evening and sail tomorrow. Enjoy your trip, be flexible. Looks to me like you have the right attitude to really enjoy! PS: Just think of the $$ you will save if the Casino does not open. I hope you sail soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborahjo Posted February 24, 2011 #8 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Happy to see you are on the ship. Worst that can happen is you will not get out this evening and sail tomorrow. Enjoy your trip, be flexible. Looks to me like you have the right attitude to really enjoy! PS: Just think of the $$ you will save if the Casino does not open. I hope you sail soon Can't buy DODs either. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallFour4 Posted February 24, 2011 #9 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thats fogged up;). Has Galveston always had this fog problem?? Define what a problem is... About ten sailings a year on an average as described at the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce meeting are impacted. Most are a two hour delay or less, and in the past week it impacted three ships. It's a problem if you and I are aboard the ship! But in reality it's not a very frequent thing. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhale Posted February 24, 2011 #10 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Can't buy DODs either. LOL Oh they're selling the DODs for sure. They start selling them as soon as pax board the ship. I believe the only time they don't is when the ship is delayed coming in due to fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ncovert Posted February 24, 2011 #11 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hope that fog lifts soon. Happy sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXASMUNK Posted February 24, 2011 #12 Share Posted February 24, 2011 In recent days, Galveston, the East coat of Florida, the West Coast of Florida have had fog....Not exclusive to the Texas coast. Occurs just about this time of year. Need some winds, or warm, cloudless days and it clears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborahjo Posted February 25, 2011 #13 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Oh they're selling the DODs for sure. They start selling them as soon as pax board the ship. I believe the only time they don't is when the ship is delayed coming in due to fog. Thought it was Texas Black Law that they could not sell alcohol til at sea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjt3 Posted February 25, 2011 #14 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Thought it was Texas Black Law that they could not sell alcohol til at sea? They can sell alcohol from the moment you walk on the ship, but I think they have to charge Texas sales tax until they are in international waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybumpkin Posted February 25, 2011 #15 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Thought it was Texas Black Law that they could not sell alcohol til at sea?They can sell alcohol, but they're limited as to brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted February 25, 2011 #16 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Weather forcast is calling for strong winds to come in from the west, hope this helps the fog, but does not effect the voyage. Happy Sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrp96 Posted February 25, 2011 #17 Share Posted February 25, 2011 They can sell alcohol from the moment you walk on the ship, but I think they have to charge Texas sales tax until they are in international waters. They can sell alcohol as long as it was purchased locally. RCCL, for example, sources most of their alcohol from Florida, so they have limited offerings until they set sail. Carnival may be the same way but I don't know where they source their alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ches94 Posted February 25, 2011 Author #18 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Looks like we are staying put maybe through tonight. Fixing to go to welcome aboard show. It's all good we are on vacay!!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin53 Posted February 25, 2011 #19 Share Posted February 25, 2011 As soon as the front blows through, that should push away the fog. It has already come through here, so should'nt be much longer before it gets there. Keep fingers crossed that you may leave later tonight.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiting4acruise Posted February 25, 2011 #20 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Thought it was Texas Black Law that they could not sell alcohol til at sea? The cruise ships can only sell certain types of liquor when they are docked at a Texas port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LambKnuckles Posted February 25, 2011 #21 Share Posted February 25, 2011 In 2008, they told us if we left by 10pm, we wouldn't miss any ports... But we left at 7am, and we lost Progreso... Again... back in 2008... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjl1960 Posted February 25, 2011 #22 Share Posted February 25, 2011 At least the ship got INTO port before they closed it. Otherwise they may have diverted it or just held it out from shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrotthead Posted February 25, 2011 #23 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Can't buy DODs either. LOL Yes you can...they just dont have "full bar" you can still get almost any drink you want.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrotthead Posted February 25, 2011 #24 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Thought it was Texas Black Law that they could not sell alcohol til at sea? Its not all alcohol, its just limited as to brands, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrotthead Posted February 25, 2011 #25 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Well, yes she is stil sitting there. We board on Monday... Guess we will see what happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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