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Cruises out of Galveston


Cruises out of Galveston, Texas have been gaining in popularity over the past few years, as cruisers love the variety of Caribbean cruises (as well as a cruise to Spain) which depart from Galveston's Cruise Ship Terminal, as well as Galveston's smaller port, which is easier for many to navigate.

Three cruise ships leave the Galveston port: Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Ecstasy; Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Conquest; and Royal Caribbean's RCL Voyager of the Seas.

Carnival Ecstasy

With a capacity for 2,052 guests, the Carnival Ecstasy offers 4 and 5-day cruises to the Western Caribbean, with a stop in Cozumel on the 4-day cruise, and an additional stop in Progresso, Yucatan, Mexico on the 5-day cruises. The Ecstasy offers 2 pools, card room, library, two dining rooms, a cafe, bar and grill, casino and numerous lounges.

Carnival Conquest

The Carnival Conquest offers 7-Day Cruises to the West Caribbean, with stops in: Montego Bay, Jamaica; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and Cozumel, Mexico. Carnival Conquest is one of the larger cruise ships with a capacity for 2,974 passengers, and offers 556 private balcony staterooms, a couple piano bars, a dance club, several restaurants, pool and casino.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Voyager of the Seas

Royal Caribbean offers several 7-night Western Caribbean cruises which depart from Galveston, as well as a 13-night Spanish Transatlantic Cruise with stops in Miami, Florida; Ponta Delgada, Azores; Cartagena, Spain; and Barcelona, Spain.

This ship is big. How big? It can hold 3,114 guests. That's pretty big. So, what type of "extras" do you get with a ship this size? You get some things you don't on the smaller ships, like an ice-skating rink and a rock-climbing wall. You also get a 9-hole miniature golf course, a full-size basketball court, golf simulators, a screening room with first-run movies, two pools, a solarium with an indoor/outdoor pool, and the Royal Promenade, an onboard Main Street with shops and bars.

All this might make you forget you're on a ship. But, if you like all the amenities more than the ocean experience, then perhaps Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas is for you.

Don't Forget to Explore Galveston

While booking your Galveston-departure cruise, don't forget to spend a little time in Galveston itself. It's a great vacation spot with a famed Historic Strand District, 32 miles of beaches, Moody Gardens with the largest bat exhibit in the Southwest, and the Shlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark which is the first indoor/outdoor convertible waterpark.

 

 

 

 

Syonyms:  Galveston, TX, Galveston, Tex and Galveston, Texas are used syonymously.

Alveston, aGlveston, Glveston, Glaveston, Gaveston, Gavleston, Galeston, Galevston, Galvston, Galvseton, Galveton, Galvetson, Galveson, Galvesotn, Galvestn, Galvestno, and Galvesto are typos for Galveston.