BenjiRodney Posted May 11, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 11, 2012 After 6 cruises on Carnival, 1 booked on RCl to Alaska and another Carnival cruise coming up in November, I booked the Caribbean Princess out of Galveston in Dec 2013. Rates were good, deposits reduced (Carnival never does this) and OBC from the agency, it was too good to pass up. Excited so I just had to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted May 11, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Have a great cruise. You will love Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted May 11, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Glad that all the stars aligned for you....have a wonderful cruise.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWJs Posted May 11, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Have a wonderful cruise! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted May 11, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Sounds great, have a wonderful cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcvt Posted May 11, 2012 #6 Share Posted May 11, 2012 December...you picked a good time to fly in to Houston ;) Are you going to go through Intercontinental or Hobby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matcodixon Posted May 11, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I think you will find it more like RCI than Carnival. Have a great cruise.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorisis Posted May 11, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Any time you geet a bargsin on a cruise, it becomes a GOOD cruise and a Princess cruise is always a good cruise ~Doris~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjiRodney Posted May 11, 2012 Author #9 Share Posted May 11, 2012 December...you picked a good time to fly in to Houston ;) Are you going to go through Intercontinental or Hobby? More than likely Intercontinental as we do have 1 non stop a day on United from Charleston to Houston, so we will have to come in a day early based on the flight schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted May 12, 2012 #10 Share Posted May 12, 2012 More than likely Intercontinental as we do have 1 non stop a day on United from Charleston to Houston, so we will have to come in a day early based on the flight schedule. Good planning. There's a number of good hotels in Galveston. My personal favorite is the Galvez, a classic hotel, but it requires a cab ride to the port. Harbor House is popular with cruisers for its location, but requires advance booking. More upscale, and also walking distance to the port, is Tremont House. http://www.galveston.com/islandhotels/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjiRodney Posted May 13, 2012 Author #11 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Good planning.There's a number of good hotels in Galveston. My personal favorite is the Galvez, a classic hotel, but it requires a cab ride to the port. Harbor House is popular with cruisers for its location, but requires advance booking. More upscale, and also walking distance to the port, is Tremont House. http://www.galveston.com/islandhotels/ Thanks for the tips on some hotels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelSoul Posted May 13, 2012 #12 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Congrats. Will will be on the CB for the fourth time this October and she is a wonderful ship, our favorite. We just came back last week from B2B cruises on the CB and I have to say it was literally the perfect vacation. There was not one thing we had a complaint about. The crew was phenomenal. I have not sailed out of Galveston, but we may look at sailing from there in the future. Hope you have a wonderful cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcvt Posted May 13, 2012 #13 Share Posted May 13, 2012 More than likely Intercontinental as we do have 1 non stop a day on United from Charleston to Houston, so we will have to come in a day early based on the flight schedule. How are you getting from Intercontinental to Galveston? That's a good distance. From where I used to live in Houston it was an hour south to Galveston and about 45 minutes north to get to the airport...a bit faster on those fancy toll roads these days I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted May 13, 2012 #14 Share Posted May 13, 2012 How are you getting from Intercontinental to Galveston? That's a good distance. From where I used to live in Houston it was an hour south to Galveston and about 45 minutes north to get to the airport...a bit faster on those fancy toll roads these days I suppose. no text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted May 13, 2012 #15 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Depending on the number in your party, a limo service to Galveston could be a good option. I use Elite Limo (don't like to leave my car at the airport). They're always reliable: http://www.elitelimohouston.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted May 13, 2012 #16 Share Posted May 13, 2012 After 6 cruises on Carnival, 1 booked on RCl to Alaska and another Carnival cruise coming up in November, I booked the Caribbean Princess out of Galveston in Dec 2013. Rates were good, deposits reduced (Carnival never does this) and OBC from the agency, it was too good to pass up. Excited so I just had to share. Welcome to Princess. I'm sure you'll have a great cruise.....:):):) Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjiRodney Posted May 13, 2012 Author #17 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Depending on the number in your party, a limo service to Galveston could be a good option. I use Elite Limo (don't like to leave my car at the airport). They're always reliable:http://www.elitelimohouston.com/ I will keep elite in mind, since I know we will come in the day before, I would like to be able to head straight to Galveston and not have to spend the night near IAH and wait for Princess to shuttle us. If I do book their transfers they are charging 24 per person each way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn R Posted May 13, 2012 #18 Share Posted May 13, 2012 After 6 cruises on Carnival, 1 booked on RCl to Alaska and another Carnival cruise coming up in November, I booked the Caribbean Princess out of Galveston in Dec 2013. Rates were good, deposits reduced (Carnival never does this) and OBC from the agency, it was too good to pass up. Excited so I just had to share. Umm, I believe you are sailing on the Crown Princess (KP) out of Galveston. The Caribbean Princess (CB) will be sailing out of FLL next year instead of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Boo hoo! :( At any rate, enjoy your first Princess cruise! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjiRodney Posted May 13, 2012 Author #19 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Umm, I believe you are sailing on the Crown Princess (KP) out of Galveston. The Caribbean Princess (CB) will be sailing out of FLL next year instead of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Boo hoo! :( At any rate, enjoy your first Princess cruise! :) Princess is splitting the ship between Ft Lauderdale and Galveston, she will be in Galveston from Nov 2013 to April 2014. At least my book confirmation states Caribbean Princess. Hope I booked the right ship, I am looking for my email now. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjiRodney Posted May 14, 2012 Author #20 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Here is the itineray, these will all be new ports for us. Princess - Caribbean Princess, departs 12/7/13, 7 nights Day Date Port or Activity Arrive Depart Sat Dec 7 Galveston, TX 5:00pm Sun Dec 8 At Sea Mon Dec 9 At Sea Tue Dec 10 Roatan, Honduras 8:00am 6:00pm Wed Dec 11 Belize City, Belize 7:00am 5:00pm Thu Dec 12 Cozumel, Mexico 7:00am 5:00pm Fri Dec 13 At Sea Sat Dec 14 Galveston, TX 7:00am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachnut41955 Posted May 15, 2012 #21 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Just returned on April 26 from the Southern Caribbean Medley 10 day cruise on the Emerald. I had only cruised NCL in the past, but I must say that I am a true Princess convert now. I absolutely loved it and cannot wait until I can afford another cruise with Princess. You will LOVE it!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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