Galaxy out of Galveston

[lynngould1]

Hi. I'm looking at the Galaxy out of Galveston, and have a question. Is Houston the nearest airport, and about how many miles is it? Maybe that's two questions. Thanks. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]
Vicky

[lougee1043]

there is a meto airport in galveston but i couldnt get decent connections for it
there are 2 airports in houston which is considered a suburb of galveston lol-- hobby is abut 35 mi from galv and again i couldnt get good enough connections there and the other is bush and that about 70 miles from galv-we booked into bush and rented a car from enterprise --there are only 2 natl rental car companies in galv -enterprise and hertz and hertz was much too expensive
hope this helps

lougee1043


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3/04 HAL Oosterdam
3/05 Celebrity Galaxy

[FRUSSSNAK]

Celebrity has bus transfers from port to IAH for $31.00 per person

[winkle]

you can also fly into Hobby Airport which is a 35-40 minute drive to Galveston. Bush Airport is totally on the other side of the city and it will be about a one hour commute at least. There are shuttles and limo services from Hobby, as well as taxis.

[nealberk]

Go with the shuttle services. Galveston airport is tiny and really has no good connections.

[lynngould1]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I have a little time to figure it out, but I was curious. Not going until winter, but it's never too early to start planning. right?? [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[Randyk47]

There's quite a bit of information here [url="http://www.galvestoncruises.com"]www.galvestoncruises.com[/url] through the links.

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[eagleswings]

Vicky. When in the winter are you cruising? I am also cruising the Galaxy this winter. I found Randyk47's info very helpful.
Mark

[Randyk47]

Thanks for the kind comment Mark. I'm kind of AR about planning for cruises and I've studied, planned, studied some more and replanned the plan a number of times. I've talked Lou (Lougee1043) and his lovely wife into joining us and now he's recruited another couple from one of his previous cruises and we're still working on 2 or 3 more couples from other cruises. With the CC'ers who are going on the March 21 cruise we could have quite a group!

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[houtex]

If you get a chance, spend a day in Galveston before or after your cruise. As a Houstonian, I get down there a lot and it is a very interesting city with a lot of history, some of which you might not expect. For example, they have a really excellent flight museum with a great collection of old planes. That is right next to the Moody Gardens, which has a wonderful aquarium, rainforest, and IMAX. The Strand area, very near the cruise terminal, is a historic shopping area with some good restaurants and some historic attractions of its own (like a railroad museum and a theater showing a multi-media presentation on the Great Storm of 1900). Lots of old houses, several of which you can tour. An easy place to spend a day or two if you can spare the time.

[lynngould1]

Hi. Mark, I don't have anything booked yet. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img] Still analyzing a ton of stuff. This working for a living gets in the way of my vacation time [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] Galveston sounds like a fun place to spend a few days before or after, Randy, you'll have a ton of fun in March. It's absolutely the best when you get to know your fellow cruisers before-hand.