We drove to Galveston on Fri. night. Dinner at Joe's Crab shack was wonderful.

DAY 1--- Sat. morning we watched our ship come in at 6:00. We boarded the bus to the terminal at 11:00. Check in was quick and we were on the ship by 11:45. Our luggage was in our cabin when we arrived. We unpacked and went to explore the ship. Although my friend and I were lost most of the time, my son knew the entire ship in about an hour. We located our dining table which was at the bottom of the stairs in front of the piano. We met with our some of our cruisecritic buddies in the Viking Crown Lounge and visited for a while before sailing. Due to sailing at 6:00, we opted to eat in the windjammer the first night. The movement was very apparent sitting inside, so we sat outside form that point on. We had no complaints on the food in there.

DAY 2--- Sun. we awoke to the ships horn blowing at 5:30 a.m. It was very foggy and the horn was blown every 3-4 minutes. The fog remained until about 10 o'clock. We decided to give the dining room a try for lunch. We were not impressed with the selections, so we had a burger. We skipped dessert, and had ice cream instead. Once again the fog set in. It remained for many hours. This was formal night for us , so my friend and I made an appointment to get our hair fixed. The cost ws $45.00. I was not impressed with mine, but everyone liked it. My friend was highly disappointed with hers. Read more