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Good morning! Today I’m boarding Norwegian Prima in Galveston. First I’m grabbing a Texas-shaped breakfast before leaving the Quality Inn in Texas City.
It’s a 24-minute drive from here to the Discount Cruise Parking.
I arrived at the parking lot right on schedule at 10am. Being the only ship in port…
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Texas City is about at 25-minute drive to the port of Galveston. I was able to get a room at the Quality Inn I-45 in Texas City for a total of $80 on Hotwire. That was for a Thursday night before a Friday cruise on Norwegian Prima out of…
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Good morning. Today is debarkation day. The door slamming and toilet flushing got out of control at 6 so I got up at 6:10. I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and I’m taking my dirty dishes on my way to big chicken for breakfast.
Let’s see what’s for…
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This morning I am boarding Carnival Jubilee in Galveston. I am leaving the Hilton Garden Inn in Webster which is about a 35-minute drive to the Discount Cruise Parking lot.
At 10:25 I’m parked and our shuttle is here loading luggage.
I am on the shuttle at 10:30.
This is the first…
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When cruising out of Galveston, I like to stay just off of the interstate in Webster. That is about a 30-minute drive to the port. This time I got the Hilton Garden Inn – Clear Lake NASA which right where I like to be in Webster for $93 on…
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Good morning! Today is embarkation day. I’m starting out with a walk on the beach which is just one block from my Airbnb.
Breakfast is coffee and a muffin I had stashed in a backpack.
“You know a muffin can be very filling.”
This is a look at the weather for today….
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Good morning! I slept pretty good last night. I did hear some people coming in after midnight. The stairs were loud and the people were loud and intoxicated. Other than that I slept good.
I couldn’t figure out how to turn the TV on last night. The instructions say use…
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I decided to stop in Webster on my way down to Galveston. I normally stay in Webster and this taco stand is always crowded when I drive by so I’m finally going to give it a try.
There’s an order window on the left and a pickup window on the…
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I was looking for an Airbnb close to the beach (and all of the beach bars). I specifically wanted one close to The Spot which has NFL Sunday ticket. I ended up finding a small place at 3328 Avenue S which is one block away from The Spot.
This is…
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I usually like to stay in Webster but I booked the Comfort Inn and Suites Seabrook-Kemah for $75 ($87 after taxes) on a night when all of the good Webster hotels were going to be well over $100. This isn’t far from Webster, but it will add about 10…
