Thursday morning we drive to Galveston early to make it there a few hours before we have to be there, December 15th, the Galveston harbor was enshrouded in dense fog. We walked around and tried to get more info, but that was all we could get was just text messages which weren't frequent.

The ship finally docked around 4:00 PM; however, we were not allowed to board until around 9:00 PM and it was a big mess, it took them forever to allow us on the boat. Went straight to the room to unwind and then went to the dining area, had to go through the stairs, try getting an elevator?! Good luck!!

We missed all the Thursday activities, plus dinner as we had to eat at the buffet which wasn't that great, and for all this Carnival Cruise Lines generously issued us a $15 "on-board credit" per person, give me a break. Read more