Kelley’s Travel Times
Cruising out of Galveston just got more exciting !!
Wow, it’s been a busy week here for me and getting busier with each day! Last weekend Steve and I attended the wedding of a beautiful young lady who is the daughter of friends of ours. It was a beautiful day and great to reconnect with friends we don’t get to see as often as we should. Tuesday afternoon and evening I participated in the Navasota Grimes County 2013 Business Expo and Career Fair. It was a great event for our local community. I enjoyed getting to meet new people as well as visit with many friends and clients.
Wednesday, I met with 2 Honeymoon couples to deliver documents and go over final details. Today I’m off to New York City for a big event next week. Cruise Planners is having a regional event combined with the inaugural event of a new cruise ship! More about that next week!
Without a doubt, the biggest news of this week is the announcement from Royal Caribbean that they are providing us with a year round sailing option out of Galveston! The Navigator of the Seas will make Galveston her year round home port starting in November 2013! As of now, she is scheduled to be in Galveston through April 2015 and the itineraries are set an available for booking. Yes, that means Royal Caribbean will be here all summer next year!
In January 2014 the Navigator of the Seas will under-go a dry dock for some extensive renovations. While she will be out of service for the entire month, it will be worth the wait!
Some of the upgrades include a Surf-Flow Rider, which has been extremely popular on their Freedom and Oasis class ships. We will also see the new virtual Balcony INSIDE staterooms-this is so cool, they are adding 32 inside staterooms, where you have an inside stateroom, but you have a picture window with REAL TIME images of what the day is like outside. How cool is that? They will be adding flat screen TV’s to every room, a Pool Outside Movie Screen, adding new Specialty Dining Venues, re-doing Vintages-the Wine Bar on the Royal Promenade, Digital Touch Screen Wayfinders outside of every elevator and MORE!
The Navigator will return to service on February 5 for a 1 time, 4-night sailing then resumes her alternating 7 night Western Caribbean itineraries.
This is such exciting news for TX cruisers, and of course those that love to come to TX to cruise.
As you can see, it’s been a busy and exciting week here – and it’s not over yet! I’ll be posting updates from my New York Trip to my Facebook page so be sure to check in for pictures and information.
Kelley
Kelley Austin, ACC
Couples Travel Concierge
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