CarpetRenovations Posted January 12, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Im thinking of traveling to the Caribbean but have never used a travel agency. Any tips on a first time trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted January 12, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Check cruises departing out of Galveston. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted January 12, 2018 #3 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I would highly recommend finding a travel agent who specialize in cruising to help you with this. We are not allowed to give specific recommendations on Cruise Critic. If you have family or friends who cruise I would ask them for a recommendation for a TA. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jachred Posted January 12, 2018 #4 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Travel from Oklahoma is interesting. First, you'd want to decide Fly/Drive to the port. New Orleans and port Galveston are both about a 1/2 day drive, or few hour flight. Tampa would be more of a flight, or close to a full day/ 2 day drive. and then the FL West coast would be a flight as well.. Get an idea of the itineraries you would like, and dates offered if driving, if flying check and see what flights are available and what days and flight prices work. Keep repeating until you find a trip that fits your budget and your preferences... Assuming you're a budget family you'd want to look toward Carnival, Norwegian or Royal Caribbean... Then once you have it kinda scoped in, come back and then ask others for thier opinions to see if any tweaks can be made and then from there.. I am more of a last min planner, so I start with dates, look for cruises on those dates, and then pick the cruise, and then figure out how I am going to get there... This time it cost me and extra $500 because I diddn't plan on the week I was going being Mardi Gras..... Oh well Live and learn :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolat Posted January 14, 2018 #5 Share Posted January 14, 2018 You can always drive to DFW and fly from Miami if the cruise you pick Is not from NOLA or Galveston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonladyb Posted February 2, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 2, 2018 We mostly drive to Galveston from Tulsa area: about an 8 hour drive plus stops. New Orleans is 2-3 hours more. We've only flown for the longer cruises we couldn't do out of Galveston (Hawaii and Alaska), but now that we've done most of those several times over, and our daughter just moved to Orlando, we are looking into more cruises out of Florida. After I exhaust our points for free flying, we'll have to fly, or drive 18 hours. But for now, I've got enough for 2-3 rt flights for the 2 of us. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez56 Posted February 5, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Is there a particular port of departure you are interested in? Miami has some neat Everglades tours you could do in conjunction with the cruise. I have family in the Tampa area so we will be sailing from there in a couple weeks :) When do you plan to cruise? For example, Take in a little Mardi Gras before or after your cruise. What ports of call are you interested in? You can drive yourself crazy looking at all the options available, so have fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMH Posted February 5, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 5, 2018 If you are flying into Florida (or San Juan) for your departure, I recommend arriving the day or evening before you depart. Coming from the West to the East Coast for a morning arrival can be tricky and coming in the day before gives you some flexibility if things get delayed. There are hotels in FLL and Miami that will pick you up from the airport and take you to the cruise port the next day (I assume Tampa is the same way). If you are staying in Orlando, you can get a transport out to Cape Canaveral fairly easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy4040 Posted February 12, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 12, 2018 NCL has a great kids program and has ships going out of Houston. They are reasonably priced and great for a first time cruiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggtjr Posted February 16, 2018 #10 Share Posted February 16, 2018 NCL has a great kids program and has ships going out of Houston. They are reasonably priced and great for a first time cruiser. NCL no longer sails out of Houston Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy4040 Posted February 16, 2018 #11 Share Posted February 16, 2018 NCL no longer sails out of Houston Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using Forums mobile app Sorry - it's been at least three years since we sailed on NCL out of Houston. NCL does have ships leaving out of New Orleans which should be about a 550 mile trip for you. Have fun wherever you decide to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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