Galveston is a nightmare

[hott_michelle2001]

Ive cruised from Galveston about 7 times now. While sometimes does seem to take longer then others i think the season you are cruising in makes a difference. It is peak season so i would expect a bit more chaos. Although we have gone out of NOLA and Seattle and didn't think one was better then the other.

[ssb]

Ive cruised from Galveston about 7 times now. While sometimes does seem to take longer then others i think the season you are cruising in makes a difference. It is peak season so i would expect a bit more chaos. Although we have gone out of NOLA and Seattle and didn't think one was better then the other.

 

Terminal #1 is already one of larger and better operated ones in US .

With Terminal #2 building addition completed , and with old building improvements and revamping just being completed , it

will provide substantially improved services to cruisers.

Edited July 1, 2016 by ssb

[ssb]

By LAURA ELDER The Daily News | Posted 11 hours ago

 

Another ship has come in for the Port of Galveston.

 

Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas will begin seasonal sailing from the island Nov. 6, 2017, offering four- and five-day Western Caribbean cruises.

 

Vision of the Seas will offer 12 cruises from Galveston in November and December next year, generating about $300,000 for the landlord port, which collects passenger fees and money from cruise-passenger parking along with ship service fees.

 

Unlike the new megaships sailing from Galveston, the 915-foot Vision of the Seas is a relatively small passenger liner, with lower berth capacity of about 2,000. To put that in perspective, consider that Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas, which began sailing from the island last year, is 1,112 feet in length and has a lower berth capacity of 3,634 passengers.

 

Ships typically sail with more people, however, because staterooms often are double capacity.

 

Vision of the Seas, built in 1998, is similar to the Rhapsody of the Seas, which sailed from the island from 2001 to 2007, and differs from newer, larger liners in that it doesn’t have as many balconies. Balconies are in high demand by cruise passengers and evident in ships built after 2000, Port of Galveston Director Michael Mierzwa said.

 

Although smaller and seasonal, the presence of Vision of the Seas will be good for the island and the port, Mierzwa said.

 

“Again, it just emphasizes the popularity of cruising from the Port of Galveston,” Mierzwa said. “It will be a wonderful thing for the city of Galveston to continue to get more visitors to come down and enjoy cruising and visiting Galveston.”

 

The 12 sailings by Vision of the Seas will bring about 24,000 additional visitors to the island in 2017.

 

Along with the tourism that cruising brings to Galveston, it also is vital to the port’s bottom line.

 

About 56 percent of the port’s $33.1 million 2015 operating revenues was from cruise business.

 

The port is home to three year-round Carnival Cruise Line ships, one year-round Royal Caribbean ship and a seasonal Disney Cruise Lines ship.

[JimAOk1945]

This is fantastic news. It will be wonderful to have two RC ships in Galveston!