markpark Posted November 15, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 15, 2012 http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/8247-port-of-houston-confirms-princess-and-norwegian-calls.html Caribbean Princess and Norwegian Jewel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder315 Posted November 15, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Just read thae news on ABC13. Hopefully Texans will see our prices drop, since there will be more competition. Carnival, Royal, Disney already sailing from Galveston. Norwegian & Princess to start in 2013-14 It is about time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted November 15, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 15, 2012 http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/8247-port-of-houston-confirms-princess-and-norwegian-calls.html Caribbean Princess and Norwegian Jewel Congrats to Houston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribsun Posted November 15, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I had to fly into Houston to cruise out of Galveston and did not enjoy the long transit from airport to cruise port. I will now reconsider the Houston Port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudyard Posted November 15, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 15, 2012 This is great news. I'm only about 40 minutes from Galveston, but even closer to Bayport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txskier Posted November 16, 2012 #6 Share Posted November 16, 2012 it is about time. it is a nice terminal. and yes, it is "out there". I think the hotels on the east end of NASA Pkwy (NASA Rd 1) will benefit along with the Kemah Boardwalk for an area to visit (along with NASA) for folks flying in the day before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blonde1981 Posted November 16, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Great news! I'm hoping these two lines might have different itenaries from the other lines out of Galveston. It would be nice to see something other than Cozumel and Grand Cayman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudyard Posted November 17, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 17, 2012 it is about time. it is a nice terminal. and yes, it is "out there".I think the hotels on the east end of NASA Pkwy (NASA Rd 1) will benefit along with the Kemah Boardwalk for an area to visit (along with NASA) for folks flying in the day before. There's also a Comfort Inn not to far from the terminal that was built around the time the terminal was completed. There's still enough open land around there that I bet we'll see more hotels going up and probably a couple of long term parking lots being built. I wouldn't be surprised to see these hotels offering shuttle service to the Boardwalk. It's also close enough to Hobby that we might even see a shuttle from there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Paula_MacFan Posted November 17, 2012 #9 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Just read thae news on ABC13. Hopefully Texans will see our prices drop, since there will be more competition. Carnival, Royal, Disney already sailing from Galveston. Norwegian & Princess to start in 2013-14 It is about time Actually Princess starts sailing from Galveston next month, December 2012, with the Crown Princess. That ship is sailing from Galveston until April 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Paula_MacFan Posted November 17, 2012 #10 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Great news! I'm hoping these two lines might have different itenaries from the other lines out of Galveston. It would be nice to see something other than Cozumel and Grand Cayman. It looks like the Caribbean Princess is doing the same itinerary from Houston as the Crown Princess is doing from Galveston this fall: Belize, Cozumel, and Roatan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin'tex Posted November 17, 2012 #11 Share Posted November 17, 2012 http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/8247-port-of-houston-confirms-princess-and-norwegian-calls.html Caribbean Princess and Norwegian Jewel Hadn't seen this....thanks for link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerDave Posted December 2, 2012 #12 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Not exactly the prettiest area of Houston (unless you like looking at chemical plants and refineries) but, it is about time they got somebody in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted December 2, 2012 #13 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I look forward to the shorter drive and more cruise options to the area, Especially NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txskier Posted December 3, 2012 #14 Share Posted December 3, 2012 will be booking NCL out of Port OF Houston Have Princess booked for next year leaving the POH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted December 3, 2012 #15 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Not exactly the prettiest area of Houston (unless you like looking at chemical plants and refineries) but, it is about time they got somebody in there. Where is the cruise port? I thought I read that it is away from the old Port of Houston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Kat Posted December 3, 2012 #16 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Where is the cruise port? I thought I read that it is away from the old Port of Houston? Click here for their map: http://www.portofhouston.com/static/gen/about-us/Cruise/Cruise-map.jpg For more info on the cruise terminal, click here: http://www.portofhouston.com/about-us/bayport-cruise-terminal/ Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted December 21, 2012 #17 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Service begins November 2013. http://www.portofhouston.com/about-us/bayport-cruise-terminal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted December 21, 2012 #18 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Bayport Terminal 22 miles from HOU (42 miles from Galveston Cruise terminal) 48 miles from IAH (78 miles from Galveston Cruise terminal) Bayport Cruise Terminal 4700 Cruise Road Pasadena, Texas 77586 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 22, 2012 #19 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Very glad to hear that there will be more cruising out of Texas. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centexcruiseaddict Posted December 22, 2012 #20 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Bayport's a nice facility. We sailed out of there in Oct 2008 after Ike devastated the Galveston Cruise Terminal. Parking right in front, literally. Got to drop off our bags early, go each lunch and then board the ship. Glad they finally got the political "stuff" out of the way and putting this to use. Hopefully more lines coming to the South Texas area will lower prices and make more itineries avaliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted December 22, 2012 #21 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Current booking prices for NCL are going to be higher than what they are charging for basically the same cruise out of New Orleans. Hope that changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtex1622 Posted February 9, 2013 #22 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Here is the link in the news. I just hope others come and this does work out good. But hey NCL Is coming to HOUSTON !!!!!! http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/in_focus&id=8984892 :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okgirl Posted February 9, 2013 #23 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I'm glad that Carnival has committed to Galveston and has no plans to sail out of Bayport. It's out in the middle of nowhere, no hotels, no restaurants and it takes several hours to get out to sea and unlike cruising from NOLA, I don't think Texas will okay gambling or non-texas taxed liqour sales until they get into international waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwbound Posted February 9, 2013 #24 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I'm glad that Carnival has committed to Galveston and has no plans to sail out of Bayport. It's out in the middle of nowhere, no hotels, no restaurants and it takes several hours to get out to sea and unlike cruising from NOLA, I don't think Texas will okay gambling or non-texas taxed liqour sales until they get into international waters. I have cruised from Bayport in 2008 after Hurricane Ike and from NOLA. It does not take longer to get from Bayport to the open Gulf than it does to go down the Mississippi River all the way from NOLA to the Gulf. And Bayport is not very far from Kemah with their Boardwalk, hotels, restaurants and amusement rides. It is also close to Space Center Houston (NASA). For people flying in it will be much closer to Hobby airport and for people in the Houston area it will be a closer drive than going all the way to Galveston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted February 9, 2013 #25 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Im a glad any cruseline is cruising from Bayport. I look forward to cruising on NCL from there If we want to cruise on NCL or Princess it is a shorter drive to Bayport. If we want to cruise CCL or RCCL than we drive to Galveston. It is just nice to have choices like we use to have from So Cal. Now if they would start doing a 9-11day cruise I would be even happier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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