Keith Family Cruise - April 7-14th, 2013
The fun begins in Galveston on Sunday, April 7th
Find our cruise ship along Galveston's Harborside Drive
The Carnival Magic will be our home the next 7 days
Ricky, Jerry & Mavis receive permission to come aboard
Ricky happily poses for the obligatory room pose
Go ahead and bring me another bucket, I'm on vacation!
View the bark Elissa just ahead on the Galveston pier
Jerry & Mavis join Ricky in relaxing before departure
Kathy shares her spiked fruit with Mavis
The Carnival Magic has the twister drainpipe water slide!
We can pass on sunscreen riding that all day
Time to learn our lifeboat number and location
Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas beats us out of port
We took the a cruise on the Voyager of the Seas in 2009
We are going to the same cities we went to then this time
Check out the oil rigs opposite us on Pelican Island
Finally underway, check out the shrimp boats with the downtown skyline in the background
Pass by the ferry landing with both the Greer and Dedman in operation today
Pass by the covered boat docks with the Palisade Palms towers in the background
Little boat wisely keeps its distance as we cruise by
Follow Mayor Bob awhile before turning out to sea
Pass the SS Selma still in place since 1922
Mavis & Jerry are ready for their favorite part of a cruise
Start out with spaghetti
Move on the roast, potatoes and veggies
And finish up with a steak, mushrooms & asparagus