NOT Just Houston - CCL Magic fogged out of Galveston

[Mekamax]

Looks like CCL Magic is fogged out right now - out of Galveston. Guess the forcasters for fog for the Caribbean Princess were right - according to the news they were late leaving last night on the Carib Princess because of fog.... It is not just Houston but Galveston gets it too...

[1025cruise]

I believe the Carib Princess is still in Houston due to fog.

[paul929207]

Carnival ship was delayed getting in to Tampa this morning.

[5326jan]

TV news channels are making a big deal of CB coming in early due to Noro, guess this is all proof that the fog excuse was real. If they didn't come in early, those folks would be sitting out somewhere worrying about not being in on time. Work, child care, pet care, etc must weigh heavy on the minds of those "stranded"/delayed. :( Get me in ahead of it any day! :)

[DrivesLikeMario]

Absolutely Galveston has fog problems too - I know! Our ship was delayed getting into port for many hours as we waited to embark last January.

[ssantow]

TV news channels are making a big deal of CB coming in early due to Noro, guess this is all proof that the fog excuse was real. If they didn't come in early, those folks would be sitting out somewhere worrying about not being in on time. Work, child care, pet care, etc must weigh heavy on the minds of those "stranded"/delayed. :( Get me in ahead of it any day! :)

 

Learned early on that when cruising you need to plan for problems. I always allowed two or more days on each end of a cruise vacation for these kinds of problems.

 

Now that I am retired I really don't give a whoop-de-do if my cruise is late getting back to home port.

[5326jan]

Learned early on that when cruising you need to plan for problems. I always allowed two or more days on each end of a cruise vacation for these kinds of problems.

 

Now that I am retired I really don't give a whoop-de-do if my cruise is late getting back to home port.

 

Another 18 months before we're at that point! :)

[dleighb]

Actually, no. If we hadn't come in early, we still would have gotten in on Saturday. The predicted fog did NOT arrive Friday, it arrived Saturday afternoon. I would have been home by the time it arrived.

[sminfiddle]

Absolutely Galveston has fog problems too - I know! Our ship was delayed getting into port for many hours as we waited to embark last January.

 

 

I watched your cruise intently, since we were booked on her (the KP) for Spring Break. Followed on the cams and here on CC.

 

Fog became less and less an issue as the weather warmed up over February. We had no delay on either end in March.

 

 

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[riclop]

Thats why we would never sail out of Galveston at this time of the year.

[satxdiver]

Learned early on that when cruising you need to plan for problems. I always allowed two or more days on each end of a cruise vacation for these kinds of problems.

 

Now that I am retired I really don't give a whoop-de-do if my cruise is late getting back to home port.

 

Nice being retired and not having to worry about your job or getting home on time. As my retired friend told me as I submitted my retirement papers, everyday is Sunday! When we do not drive to the port, we always schedule the return flight the next day. We have always arrived the day before the cruise to get in the mood.

[dorisis]

It is not unusual to have foggy mornings in the Tampa Bay area. We have had delays coming into port several times. We also have the Skyline Bridge to contend with. That can make navigating the bay tricky during fogs.