Galveston fogged in. Wonder can't dock

[KristiMc]

I hope the OP has a minute to post back here. Curious as to how the disembarkation goes as we are waiting to board

Have a great cruise. GO STEELERS. In case you didn't see it - the game on Sunday has been moved to 8:20 pm ET because of the ice storm in KC. Hope you get to watch it onboard.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

2:30 on top of the Kemah bridge looking towards Galveston Bay. Hope the ship can get back out tonight.

 

[Planner2012]

Not the OP, but we're still waiting to disembark. Looks like the fog is rolling back in. I hope those starting their cruise will get out tonight and have an amazing cruise. The weather for our cruise has been varied, but we've had a wonderful time. Very sad to be leaving, but hopeful we'll be back again.
Safe travels to all

 

[chik1987]

Have a great cruise. GO STEELERS. In case you didn't see it - the game on Sunday has been moved to 8:20 pm because of the ice storm in KC. Hope you get to watch it onboard.

7:20 Local (central) time in KC in case anyone gets confused.

 

[Steelers0854]

Have a great cruise. GO STEELERS. In case you didn't see it - the game on Sunday has been moved to 8:20 pm because of the ice storm in KC. Hope you get to watch it onboard.

Thanks! This is the best news I've heard today. Originally it was on when we were in key west.

 

[steeners81]

Hi all

We were on this cruise too. We are just getting off now. We missed our flight but luckily got another one later. It is organized chaos but I think almost everyone is off.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

In my pic above the structure you can make out the Boardwalk Bullet roller coaster at the Kemah Boardwalk. Seems to be getting thicker. Just got home from getting groceries.

 

[mmouse37]

Hi all, on our way to IAH and may just make our flight. Keeping fingers crossed. Looking doubtful.

They were calling colored luggage tags and all was well. They had not called ours yet but an officer came into Azur and said all colors could disembark. That was at 3 pm. Well the line to then get off ship was massive and we did not leave ship until about 3:45 so 45 mins from Azur (Wavebands) to get off ship. Customs was also a long wait.

MJ

 

[mmouse37]

Just boarded. Yay

MJ

 

[maria-fan-22]

DCL doesn't cruise out of Tampa, but it's an issue there too.

I live in Tampa now, and I've always wanted DCL to come here, but I believe the Skyway is too short for the Disney ships. And we do have inexplicable dense fog every now and again, Makes things more difficult.

When looking at colleges, I first went to Galveston, but the day we were there was one of those really foggy days. Totally turned me off of the place. When I visited Tampa Bay, it was a warm sunny day. I only learned later that the weather has it's own issues.

 

[GoofyDisneyDaddy]

I live in Tampa now, and I've always wanted DCL to come here, but I believe the Skyway is too short for the Disney ships. And we do have inexplicable dense fog every now and again, Makes things more difficult.

When looking at colleges, I first went to Galveston, but the day we were there was one of those really foggy days. Totally turned me off of the place. When I visited Tampa Bay, it was a warm sunny day. I only learned later that the weather has it's own issues.

I'd be surprised if the Wonder/Magic couldn't clear the bridge. The RCCL Radiance Class ships can, and they are larger by GRT. Obviously GRT doesn't necessarily correlate to height, but given those ships size/age, I would think they could fit.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Was the Wonder able to leave Galveston today or are they still docked?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Was the Wonder able to leave Galveston today or are they still docked?

http://www.marinetraffic.com shows her still in port.

 

[truck1]

I live in Tampa now, and I've always wanted DCL to come here, but I believe the Skyway is too short for the Disney ships. And we do have inexplicable dense fog every now and again, Makes things more difficult.

When looking at colleges, I first went to Galveston, but the day we were there was one of those really foggy days. Totally turned me off of the place. When I visited Tampa Bay, it was a warm sunny day. I only learned later that the weather has it's own issues.

The air draft of the Sunshine Skyway is 180 feet. The Magic class air draft is 171.5. They'll clear it easily enough.

 

[mareed]

You can just barely see Wonder now at Galveston still at http://www.galveston.com/cruisevideocam/. Doesn't really look good to me for being able to leave tonight.

 

[kiapepito]

You can just barely see Wonder now at Galveston still at http://www.galveston.com/cruisevideocam/. Doesn't really look good to me for being able to leave tonight.

I don't think so either...

 

[Dug720]

I'd be surprised if the Wonder/Magic couldn't clear the bridge. The RCCL Radiance Class ships can, and they are larger by GRT. Obviously GRT doesn't necessarily correlate to height, but given those ships size/age, I would think they could fit.

That was my thought. I know one of them (Brilliance??) regularly sails out of Tampa during the winter. (And regularly runs into fog issues.) And as I understand it, they're closer to Dream Class size than Classic.

 

[adamki]

She's just sailing away from Galveston now ...
http://www.disboards.com/threads/fo...his-usually-work.3571396/page-2#post-56974666

 

[allears]

Just boarded. Yay

MJ

Glad you made your flight!

How did you like the re-imagined Wonder? We're thinking of booking on her for next year.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

She's just sailing away from Galveston now ...
http://www.disboards.com/threads/fo...his-usually-work.3571396/page-2#post-56974666

Yeah. We have a ton of moisture in the air with mild temps. Been pretty foggy. I didn't think they were leaving last night. I haven't been outside this morning, though.