gmaccoll

Yikes! $100. drop off fee. He certainly did not tell me about that!

Considering all the other options, $100 to drop it off is nothing. We have to get to Galveston anyway, that is not cheap no matter how you get there. At the very least, it takes very little of my time which is also appreciated. Once you spread the cost across a few days it's much more acceptable.

Just FYI. I have noticed people posting of their disappointment that the only car rental service here in Galveston, Enterprise, is not open on Sundays. That was also my understanding. Today, I learned they have different hours than what I knew of. Weekdays 7:30 am-6pm, weekends 8am-1pm. When I told the guy that I was talking to at Enterprise, about this, he said, it wasn't just a problem of people not knowing their hours, it is a BIG problem that people don't book in advance. If they have X amount of cars that they have reserved, fine, but, said some cruisers seem to wait until the last minute and then, of course, they don't have enough extra cars to fill the requests.

 

I promise that I don't work for the local Chamber of Commerce or anything like that. I just know that I have read posts from people that say they would like to come here earlier than the cruise and have a day or two here in Galveston, but the car rental was a problem. Also, people that of course come from the airport down Harborside Drive, where they only see industrial things claim, Nothing to do here.. If you were standing, looking towards your ship and look to your right there are several restaurants there, and several things to do in the Bay.. One block, behind you, is Strand Street. Many shops, places to eat and gift shops. Runs for about 5 blocks, both sides of the street. If history or old homes, with history is a thing, we have that. And of course, the beach. Galveston is very diversified. I have traveled most of my life and never saw a place like this. One block is awesome historical mansions, the next slums.

 

Anyway, if anyone would like info of things to do, I would be happy to help. I can direct you from things that are kid friendly, to happy hours, or just local lunch specials. Have a great cruise, wherever you leave from!!!:)

I was just able to book a car from Enterprise for our cruise in August and it was no problem at all. I pick it up at the airport and drop it off in Galveston on the Sunday just before going to the port. There is a $100 drop fee, but that seems like a pretty minor fee. We are going to be staying in Galveston a few nights and we are looking forward to it. It's our second time sailing from Galveston and we enjoyed it so much that we decided to go back again!

Good to hear they are accepting one-way rentals. What day of the week will you be dropping the car?

We're leaving on a Sunday and I'm dropping it at 10 am.

I just booked a car from Enterprise at IAH to be dropped it off in Galveston on the day of the cruise. There was no hassle, a $100 drop fee, but that seemed worth it in light of the other options. This was, by far, the cheapest option as well. I checked the cost of renting from the other Enterprise outlet near IAH and the price was a couple hundred dollars more. I was really surprised that the airport was cheaper and that the drop fee was what it was. The cruise is in August, so maybe because I booked ahead, but really not an issue and we get to spend a few days enjoying Galveston before boarding.