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The last time I was here with Princess they were passing out towels right here. Maybe they have them on the pier.
There are no towels on the pier either. It looks like I’m going to be air drying.
We’ve got the Christmas version of the Mahogany Bay sign.
Before heading to…
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Good morning. It’s day three and we’re still on our way to Cozumel. We should be arriving in the next hour. I don’t have big plans for today. I am going to get off of the ship to check out the Christmas decorations.
Here is a look at today’s Princess…
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Good morning. Today is a sea day. I got up at 6:30 which is 7:30 after the time change. It’s still chilly out here.
Then I went back to bed until 7:50, 8:50 after the time change.
Here is today’s Princess Patter.
They have an exercise class going on in the atrium.
Breakfast…
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I just boarded Regal Princess in Galveston for a December cruise. I’m anxious to see how their December cruises stack up with the ones Carnival does.
They have a very tall Christmas tree that goes up to the second deck. That’s a good start.
I’m going to my muster station right…
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I just arrived at the port on my shuttle from the Affordable Cruise Parking lot. In Galveston I always used to just take my own luggage to the luggage drop off bay but last time they made me give it to a porter. This time I just gave it…
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Good morning. It got cold last night and at 4am I was looking for some warmth. The bed just has a very thin blanket and I couldn’t find any additional blankets. That’s weird because this is supposed to sleep four with the couch.
Fortunately I found this space heater which…
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I had a tough time sleeping last night because of this light shining in from the house in front of my Airbnb. I went out to see if it was something I could control and found two people from the Airbnb in front of mine were sitting on the…
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I just made it to Galveston around 1:30pm. I am planning on going to the Dickens on The Strand parade at 2pm. That’s about a 20 minute walk from here so this is perfect timing. I’m parked at my Airbnb. Check-in isn’t until 3pm but since I have plans,…
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This weekend is the 53rd annual Dickens on the Strand in Galveston.
Dickens on the Strand is held the first weekend of December. It’s a festival with a 19th century London theme. We will see many people dressed in Victorian costumes.
There’s a 2pm parade which is what I was timing…
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I booked this Airbnb to be close to the beach. It was a bit farther than the one I stayed at last year but this one was $168 for the two nights where that one was going to be $235.
The location is less than a half a mile to…
