Looking for crise lines that depart New Orleans or Houston.

[ozbuc]

I am a train buff and my lovely wife loves to cruise. So I am trying to do some research well in advance of a trip. Right now I am looking for cruise lines that depart New Orleans or Houston and going through the Panama canal and arriving on the west coast or vice versa. We would take the train on way and cruise the other.

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

[geckog]

What I wouldn't give for a Panama Canal cruise out of New Orleans or Galveston!

 

You will find that there are three basic itineraries in both ports plus annual transatlantics. The three are Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel; Key West, Bahamas; and Roatan, Belize, Cozumel. You might find a Costa Maya here and there as well, and the shorter cruises either only go to Cozumel or to Cozumel and Progreso.

 

Unfortunately, Amtrak doesn't go any further east in the south than New Orleans anymore without having to head north first.

[mitsugirly]

NCL has the Spirit out of New Orleans. We will be on her Sept 11th :D

[ozbuc]

Thanks for your replies, I will take them under advisement.

[7Flags]

Galveston has a very nice Railroad Museum as well as a "Tall Ship" (Elissa) that might appeal to you in addition to the Cruise Lines.

[DALSAL]

I am a train buff and my lovely wife loves to cruise. So I am trying to do some research well in advance of a trip. Right now I am looking for cruise lines that depart New Orleans or Houston and going through the Panama canal and arriving on the west coast or vice versa. We would take the train on way and cruise the other.

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

 

Your question is there a cruise to the Panama Canal from Galveston or NO? If so, the answer is no...

 

 

 

Panama Canal cruises are available as round-trip partial transits or one-way complete transits. Partial transits usually sail round-trip from Florida. Ships that cruise the Panama Canal usually go through the first set of locks, then turn around in Gatun Lake and exit the canal the way they entered. Full transits typically sail from coast to coast, beginning in Florida and ending in one of several ports on the West Coast, such as Los Angeles or San Diego (or the reverse).

[ssb]

Galveston has a very nice Railroad Museum as well as a "Tall Ship" (Elissa) that might appeal to you in addition to the Cruise Lines.

 

With a couple of days only

There is plenty to do in Galveston/Kemah/Nasa area

 

There are special events in Galveston area almost every weekend

 

galveston.com (what to do)(calendar of events) your calendar dates

Sign up on Galveston.com for email of weekly events

galvestonhistory.org ---------Galveston Historical Foundation

moodygardens.com ------ just look at site

www.thegrand.com/calendar – 1894 Grand Opera House

 

 

 

 

 

Clearlake

Nasa Space Center

Kemah board walk - kemahboardwalk.com

 

Galveston:

beaches beaches beaches

old town Galveston *- on strand and post office streets(lots of shops and ice cream, old army surplus store, fine restaurants)

wineries and festivals

restaurants overlooking gulf and on port

many live theater venues

concert nights - old town Galveston *- on strand

film nights -old town Galveston *- on strand

band nights-“family/kids” oriented-summer outdoor tuesdays 24th & Sealy

1894 grand opera house * (a must see tour and/or performances of many types)

museums

antique stores and art Galleries

horse drawn carriage rides

swimming in Gulf

fine restaurants

night scene

art walks

Galveston Historical Foundation properties*

many Historical and Victorian homes

galveston has second largest preservation membership in United States

bishops palace (wonderful)

moody mansion (massive, fun and family oriented, many many events))

ashton villa (wonderful)

moody gardens *(lots and lots and lots to do) a must

schlitterbahn water park

restored tall ship schooner Elissa (wonderful)

1900 storm and pirate jean lafite documentary films at port

airplane museum

railroad museum

oil drilling rig museum

maritime museum

sea wolf park – WWII submarine and destroyer

many historical and Victorian homes

bishops palace (wonderful)

moody mansion (wonderful)

ashton villa (wonderful)

large souvenir shop over gulf water

restored tall ship schooner Elisa (wonderful)

1900 storm and pirate jean lafite documentary films at port

walks and shelling on the beach

cruise Ships

fishing (piers and charters-offshore & inshore))

golfing

shopping

dolphin watching and port tour

turtle rescue farm behind San Luis Resort

carved damaged trees tour from storm

kite flying on beach

free ferry ride and a short cruise

duck tour (amphibious boat)

galveston.com/ interact and discover/cams

many weekly events and festivals not mentioned

as example Dickens on Strand (Dec), Lone Star Motorcycle Rally (Nov),

Mardi Gras Galveston (Feb), October Fest, Greek Fest, Wild Game

Cookoffs, County Fair and many many more

Trauma 1 Emergency Hospital on Island - UTMB, Sealy Hospital