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Topic: Crazy Day in Galveston(My Story)

GregD
First Class Passenger
Member # 4176

posted 01-27-2008 10:13 PM

Well its not the 5 ships in MIA but it was a nice night departure.
It all started with the fog closing the port early this morning. The Voyager of the Seas and the Carnival Conquest got in at around 1100 and they had to make up time. So they decided to disembark and embark everyone at the same time. Big mistake. My gf and I went to take a drive on by the ships cause we were in the area. And we sat in traffic by the ships for at least 45min. We just sat there while there was a huge traffic jam of people rying to pull out of the parking lots and the buses getting in and out. No one really went by the traffic lights and it was just a free for all. So we parked near a hotel down the channel a bit and took a looka t them and decided to head back to campus. I got word that they were leaving at around 2000 local time so we went down near the dock here at school and I actually saw her leaving and she came towards us turned 180o and left. It was so cool looking at night.
Here is the photos. Sorry their not the best quality.
-Greg

[ 01-27-2008: Message edited by: GregD ]

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 01-27-2008 10:51 PM

I better it is nice having front row seats to view these cruise ships. There is no luck here at CMA.

Did you take any pictures during the day?

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GregD
First Class Passenger
Member # 4176

posted 01-27-2008 11:36 PM

Nah Wayne, I didn't I forgot my camera. I will be back though with a camera someother time during the semester. I also want to get back there to take photos of when shes turning during the day so maybe better photos.

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 01-28-2008 09:37 AM

It's nice to have your school campus by the ships, the first school I was going to go to was right across Port Everglades, you would study right next to the Princess ships if they were in port, big distraction. LOL

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Dave the Wave
First Class Passenger
Member # 3813

posted 01-28-2008 10:12 AM

From Eckerd College here in St Pete we sat on our balconies lloking over the bay towards the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and pretended to study.

Last Saturday night, I was driving South over the bridge at about 6 PM during a severe thunderstorm, as I approached the top of the bridge the Carnival Legend was coming out from under the bridge heading to sea. Pretty cool to see it under me all lit up in the dark rain and lightening. I am sure the sailaway party was a wash out.

The next day Sunday on my return north over the bridge I was nearing the top as the Inspiration was heading out to sea. Great ship spotting two daysin a row from the top of the bridge. Was going to fast to get pictures though.

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GregD
First Class Passenger
Member # 4176

posted 01-28-2008 04:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dave the Wave:
Pretty cool to see it under me all lit up in the dark rain and lightening. I am sure the sailaway party was a wash out.

That must have been an amazing sight!!!

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mrblanche
First Class Passenger
Member # 714

posted 01-28-2008 08:57 PM

Here's a time-lapse web cam of Galveston on Sunday.

http://www.zeitcam.com/showcam.php?cam=galveston&day=20080127

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 01-28-2008 09:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dave the Wave:
From Eckerd College here in St Pete we sat on our balconies lloking over the bay towards the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and pretended to study.
Last Saturday night, I was driving South over the bridge at about 6 PM during a severe thunderstorm, as I approached the top of the bridge the Carnival Legend was coming out from under the bridge heading to sea. Pretty cool to see it under me all lit up in the dark rain and lightening. I am sure the sailaway party was a wash out.
The next day Sunday on my return north over the bridge I was nearing the top as the Inspiration was heading out to sea. Great ship spotting two daysin a row from the top of the bridge. Was going to fast to get pictures though.

Unfortunatelly from the million times I have passes the Sunshine Skyway I have never seen a cruise under, someday I'll try heading to the fishing pier and see if I can catch one.

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