Galveston Cruise

I'm staying the night in Houston to visit family and then going on a cruise from Galveston to Cozumel, Mexico.

Greetings Family and Friends....We are departing on, what we hope is, one of the first 'trips of a lifetime' since Jim's retirement. We are looking forward to revisiting Rome and Venice...we are excited about exploring Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast for ...

Read some (brief) details about our family cruise to the Caribbean for our Spring Break vacation in 2007.

My first cruise... it was definitely an experience.

Quick getaway with a few standard stops. Galveston-Mexico-Jamaica-Grand Cayman-Galveston. No, I won't be doing this again....

... on a cruise for our honeymoon to Latin America. We're leaving from Texas (flying this time, driving to New Orleans for our last cruise was a bit much!) We'll be on the cruise for eight days, stopping in Honduras, Belize, and Mexico. We'll be spending ...

... and googled Hurricane Ike, which had indeed devastated this area in 2008, killing 47 people. If this is what Ike did to Galveston, what will Katrina’s aftermath look like in New Orleans? After returning to the hotel for a while we head out to one ...

We began our journey on Princess Cruise Lines in Galveston, ...

... the morning of the 1st day of July.  Our spirits were dampened by the early morning precipitation.  The Island of Galveston is located 77km south of Houston and it is the homeport of two major cruise ship terminal, Carnival Conquest and The ...

... , the waterfront district, and the docks for the cruise lines), and the trendy Postoffice Arts District. Pick up one of Galveston Historical Foundation's excellent brochures. Museum's abound, whether you fancy land, sea, or air - from the art deco ...

... first part of our trip!! We boarded the Grand Princess Saturday evening.  It was really neat.  I've never been on a cruise before--well, anything longer than a harbor cruise, or a trip to Catalina.  Our room was sooo tiny!!!  All ...

... fast cause internet access is $20 for 30 minutes. Ouch! So much for getting some homework done. I didn't get to spend much time in Galveston, but I did get to see my Aunt Judy, which was nice. And then my grandma started crying when I left, so I had to ...

Cruise departure point with ...

Time to head back home...The journey was ...

... dad up from his hotel, had lunch together in Seabrook, TX, and drove down to the port in Galveston, where my dad and I boarded the Carnival Conquest. Our cruise ship was about an hour and a half late leaving the port because, unbeknownst to us, there ...

... headed to the captains happy hour. Our tablemates said they used to offer free drinks but because of the pinch in the economy our cruise was limited to dollar off drinks. We enjoyed our 8 dollar shiraz and watched the red hat ladies dance with each other. ...

Starting in ...

... . It really is too bad because the island was absolutely beautiful prior to the hurricane. · Beach restoration - Apparently, ¾ of all Galveston beaches were washed away so there is a convoy of trucks constantly hauling NEW sand in an effort to restore ...