Feb 20 - Left Anchorage at 1:30 AM. Great flight to Houston (very helpful information desk lady). Stayed at Airport Doubletree with port shuttle included. Nice hotel.
Day 1 - Left Houston at 10:30 although they told us the ship hadn't docked yet due to fog. We arrived Galveston 11:30 and ship was just docking. Check-in was very quick and we were moved to VIP area to wait for boarding. Lunch was provided, embarkation for us was around 5 PM. Ship held in port by Coast Guard, but left at 2AM.
Day 2 & 3 - at Sea. Great relaxation. My sister and husband joined us for their first cruise. Good experience.
Very quiet cabin, forward of forward elevator lobby. We had very little traffic and no noise.