Saturday, November 10th… After months of planning, the day finally arrived when we packed up our cars and drove to Galveston. I had very high hopes for this cruise as it is likely to be my mothers last cruise. Everything was great until I started having my usual anxiety while my hubby was driving. But that wasn’t anything a little Tylenol PM couldn’t take care of, LOL.
Of course there was the obligatory stop at Buc-ee’s in Madisonville. It was definitely time to get something to eat, like fudge!!!
We made it to Galveston without any problems. We stayed at a different hotel than we usually do. This time, we stayed at The Commodore on the Beach. I was concerned that the three rooms I booked would be scattered but they put us right next to each other. Also, I rented a wheelchair from Scootaround and it had already been delivered to the hotel and was waiting for us. So far so good.
After settling into our rooms, we went to have dinner at The Original Mexican Cafe. It is a tradition and Jim and I established in 2011 when we were introduced to this restaurant during a meet and greet brunch for our Carnival Magic cruise. We were seated quickly and the service was fast and good as always. Afterwards, it was time to return to the hotel and get ready for the next day and boarding the Carnival Vista.
On Sunday, November 11th, we woke up to a beautiful day. But then again, what day isn’t beautiful when you are about to board a ship!!! Jim and I made a quick trip to WalMart to get some cruise necessities and to drive down Harborview to get our first view of the Vista. She is big and beautiful!!! On our way back to the hotel, I received a text from my oldest granddaughter with something she wanted up to pick up for her. No problem!!!
We finally made it out of the hotel and went to the pier. I’m a HUGE fan of faster to the fun. We were on the ship in no time at all. This was when we had my mother use the wheelchair as we were concerned with her walking that much for that long. I am very grateful for having this chair although she wasn’t very happy about it.
So the remainder of the week was made up of sea day brunches, Mahogany Bay, Belize, Cozumel and the last sea day. I will be making a scrapbook with more information later but here are some of the highlights.
I hope to one day sail on the Vista again as I really didn’t do the things I normally do on a cruise. Would I do it all over again, ABSOLUTELY. But next time, I will not have the high hopes I had going into this cruise. I learned a very valuable lesson about traveling with someone who has dementia.
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