cruisinJenF Posted March 5, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Question: has anyone ever rented a car in Galveston on Sunday when the Magic returns? Our flight doesn't leave until Monday and I thought it would be fun to rent a car and do some sightseeing. Curious if anyone has and what car rental. Company is located near the port. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHarkness Posted March 5, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I am pretty sure that Galveston has no car rental agency open on Sundays. Poor planning, IMO, but .... (and if I'm wrong, someone please correct me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Cruiser Posted March 5, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Enterprise is on Broadway, but not open on Sunday. Not Galveston's fault the business is closed and no other agencies have wanted to open here. I have recommended many times on the boards for travelers to contact the rental agencies stating how one open on weekends is seriously needed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted March 5, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Check with Hertz Texas City! Maybe? At times there appears to be conflicting info on these threads. We live here and don't use them! Keep calling them, showing interest, and maybe things will change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted March 5, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Poor planning, IMO, . Poor planning on the OP part or Galvestons????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2dd's Posted March 5, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Question: has anyone ever rented a car in Galveston on Sunday when the Magic returns? Our flight doesn't leave until Monday and I thought it would be fun to rent a car and do some sightseeing. Curious if anyone has and what car rental. Company is located near the port. Thanks!! So this is our plan don't know if it's the best but maybe it help you out we are also sailing on the magic. We are flying into hobby on Saturday and rented a car from enterprise at the airport. We are driving then to Galveston and my husband is dropping us off at our hotel and then taking the rental car back to enterprise. They close at noon on Saturday. Then we wil just walk around and go to the beach(our hotel is on the beach) and then take a taxi on Sunday to the port. Cost was 78.38 for a standard car. On our way back we still have 2 days in tx so we r taking a taxi back to the airport(hobby) and renting another car for 2 days. It sounds like a pain when I think about it but it's still way cheaper that way then to rent a car for 11 days . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2dd's Posted March 5, 2012 #7 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Oh I forgot to add we could of just taken a taxi from hobby to Galveston but since we are flying in we wanted to stop and pick up soda,water and sand toys:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cruisinJenF Posted March 6, 2012 Author #9 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thank you all so much!! Looks like our best bet is head back to the airport after the cruise and pickup a car. Then we could just drop it off before out flight. Too bad Galveston doesn't have car rentals right by the port for Sundays when the ship comes in! They would make a fortune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2009cruise Posted March 8, 2012 #10 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I also checked into car rental and you might want to re-check being able to drop off your rental car at the Enterprise in Galveston on Broadway street. The Enterprise website shows they do one-way drop offs for airport locations not airport to non-airport location. Best wishes for a good cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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