They have pretty much been arrested or shipped away to New York City.
It would be better if you stayed away though.
Nonnymus wrote:
> Our experience on the Splendour, a year ago last Christmas, was both
> excellent and horrible. The ship and cruise were excellent, as was the
> port facilities in Galveston. The drive from Hobby wasn't too bad.
>
> The downside was our experience in Houston at the Comfort Inn by Hobby.
> It was post-Katrina, and the displaced New Orleans "youth" were
> assembled in force by the hotel. During the night, there was actually
> gunfire as oppressed youths vied for drug deals. At lunch, a friend's
> daughter, who had come to visit with us, had her purse snatched my more
> of the poor, oppressed children.
>
> If we were to return to a Galveston cruise, we would 1) stay in a
> different area of Houston than around Hobby and 2) hope that there was a
> fast and reliable (armored) shuttle service between Houston and the port.
>
> BTW- if I could suggest a single thing needed for Galveston, it would be
> a decent hotel within walking distance of the port, including secure,
> covered parking. While the Queen Mary in Long Beach was not acceptable
> as a hotel, it was both within walking distance of the Pride and offered
> covered parking. Perhaps Galveston could purchase a retired ship and
> make it's own version of the Queen Mary?
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