What is the check in process like to board a cruise ship in Galveston Texas?

I’m planning a cruise for December 2008 to celebrate our 10yr wedding anniversary. We live in the Houston area & planning to sail on December 22, 2008 (Actual anniversary is December 19). Since this will be our very first Cruise, we’d like to know what the check in process is like.
Just for addtional info, We live in Humble TX which is a Northeast suburb of Houston & we plan on having relatives drop us off.

1. Are you flying or driving in? If you are driving in, you will want to pre-pay for parking at this web site:

http://www.portofgalveston.com/cruiseinformation/parking.shtml

2. Assuming you are driving in, you will pull up to the terminal. A Port of Galveston Employee will ask to see your cruise documents and passport to make sure you are who you say you are and have a right to be there. He will then take the luggage out of your vehicle, where it will later be delivered to your cabin. Tip him $2 a bag.

3. You will then drive to the parking lot, park your car, and hop on a small bus back to the terminal.

3. You will stand in a very long line outside of the building. Before they let you in the building, you will need to show your cruise documents and passport again.

4. You will eventually go through security, which is similar to airports before 9/11. Just a walk-through metal detector and an x-ray machine for your carry-ons.

5. You will then go officially check-in. Here you will show the cruise agent your paperwork and ID, and they will issue you a credit-card like device that you will charge all your shipboard purchases on.

6. You will now wait in line to have your embarkation photo taken. This is taken in front of a backdrop with tropical foilage and fake ruins.

7. You will now stand in another line to actually get on board the ship. Once you are actually on the ship, you will show the credit card device you were issued in Step 5 and have a photo taken. This photo is strictly for ID purposes only. You will never even see this photo.

8. Now you are in the ship’s main atrium. You will now find your cabin, get your life-vest, and go to your Muster Station for the lifeboat drill.

9. The lifeboat drill completed, you can now enjoy your cruise.

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