marvholly Posted June 13, 2004 #1 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I am considering a family cruise for this x-mas on the Sea. Houston has 2 airports; IAH and HOU. Which is better for the port? What are transportation options/costs from either? We are a group of at least 6 in at least 3 cabins. Holly M/S Boheme 11/69 Rhapsody 2/77? Azure Sea 3/89 Panama Canal 11/90 Mexican Riviera 3/98 Carnival Triumph 12/99 Carnival Spirit 12/01 NCL Dream 11/17/02 Celebrity Mercury 6/1/03 carnival Victory 3/28/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpayne Posted June 13, 2004 #2 Share Posted June 13, 2004 We live in Houston so can easily answer this question. Hobby Airport (HOU) would be much easier. I don't know costs for transportation, etc...I do know time to terminal will be about 1/2 from this airport vs IAH. However, few airlines fly in to Hobby - Southwest, Air Tran, and a few Delta and Am Eagle flights. If you can get SWA or Air Tran it's a great deal because their air fare is typically much better! Good luck! Cheri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadao Posted June 13, 2004 #3 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Marvholly - I replied to your post on cruisemates but I will copy it here, too. We are flying into IAH. NCL has a shuttle from IAH to the pier, but not from Hobby. What we are doing is renting a car from Enterprise at the airport and driving to the port. It is about a 50 minute drive. If you ask Enterprise for the special NCL price from the airport to Seaport they waive the drop-off fee. I'm sure they would do the same for a van. Seaport is about 5 miles from the pier, and then Enterprise can give you a ride to the ship. Here is their website: [url="http://www.enterprise.com/car_rental/deeplinkmap.do?emailsignup=y"]http://www.enterprise.com/car_rental/deeplinkmap.do?emailsignup=y[/url] The phone number is 1-800-RENT-A-CAR. We are paying about $35. total for the 4 of us, versus $20. each way for each person if we use the NCL shuttle. Good luck! [url='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008'][img]http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_2_116.gif[/img][/url] NCL SEA 6/19 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=000080&cdt=2004;6;19;16;00;00&timezone=GMT-0600[/img] [url='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008'][img]http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_12_9.gif[/img][/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brn2crz Posted June 14, 2004 #4 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Kadao... I see your trip is only a few days away now.Hope you have a great trip,and enjoy your stay in Texas...We will try to turn the heat down a bit... [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] I also hope your experience with the car rental works out well,that was a long time in coming for the ports down here... [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?q=Y&s=927093444&a=tpc&f=1683059817&m=1003063257&r=193100571"]Rhapsody Reunion 9-12-04[/url] [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=4169e1&cdt=2004;09;12;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0600[/img] [url='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008'][img]http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/1/1_4_51.gif[/img][/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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