At Sea 4Ever Posted February 21, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2014 What airport would you fly into for the navigator? Is it George Bush IAH? How far of a drive is it from airport to pier? Is this the only airport that royal will shuttle from? Any info on this would be great! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 21, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2014 What airport would you fly into for the navigator? Is it George Bush IAH? How far of a drive is it from airport to pier? Is this the only airport that royal will shuttle from? Any info on this would be great! I would fly into Hobby (HOU). It's only 45 minutes from the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted February 21, 2014 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Fly Southwest into Hobby..Closer and much smaller airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostAgain Posted February 21, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2014 You might want to check under the Homeports section of CC for the Gulf Coast Departures forum as there is much discussion about transport from the airport to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea 4Ever Posted February 21, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I would fly into Hobby (HOU). It's only 45 minutes from the port. Do u know if royal offers transfers from hobby? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 21, 2014 #6 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Do u know if royal offers transfers from hobby? They did the last time we sailed out of Galveston, but that was several years ago. I'd check the Gulf Coast Departures board for more options than the cruise line transfer. I know people have used Super Shuttle in Galveston. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=414 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbond Posted February 21, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 21, 2014 We flew into Hobby. It costs approx $95.00 each way for transportation for 2/4 people. IAH is farther away from the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britty1 Posted February 21, 2014 #8 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Do u know if royal offers transfers from hobby? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Yes, but you have to fly in day of sailing - we like to fly in the day before so usually have to find a private shuttle service. Hobby (HOU) is the choice for Galveston, much closer to the port. Google transport from Hobby to Pier or go to specific pages for the port. There is a Galveston Shuttle that was pretty reasonable but I have not used them.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted February 21, 2014 #9 Share Posted February 21, 2014 What airport would you fly into for the navigator? Is it George Bush IAH? How far of a drive is it from airport to pier? Is this the only airport that royal will shuttle from? Any info on this would be great! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app You might consider arranging for Royal transfers through your TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Tyler Posted February 21, 2014 #10 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Heres info on the transfers through royal From IAH - $47 per person each way ($94 round trip) Latest arrival – 11:30am Earliest departure – 12:30pm From HOU - $32 per person each way ($64 round trip) Latest arrival – 12:30 pm Earliest departure – 12:00pm Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mil76 Posted February 21, 2014 #11 Share Posted February 21, 2014 This week we booked into Hobby for our Navigator cruise on March 30th. If you are flying in the day before, you may want to check out the La Quinta. We booked it for $189 for the night which includes RT transfers to the port (with dropoff at the airport on the return) for up to 4 people. Southwest cost us a bit more than going into IAH, but for what it costs to get from IAH to Galveston, the La Quinta deal made Hobby more convenient and cheaper overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloGaleRNTX Posted February 21, 2014 #12 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Is that the LaQuinta very close to Hobby? Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mil76 Posted February 22, 2014 #13 Share Posted February 22, 2014 It's on Airport Blvd right next to Hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloGaleRNTX Posted February 22, 2014 #14 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Unless things have changed drastically, I would not stay there. I stayed there about 2 years ago. The area is very seedy, and I did not feel safe there at all!!!! The room was stinky, sort of like mold, and looked like tit hadn't had a good cleaning in years. Paying that rate for the room is ridiculous, even with the transfer. Take it as you will....... Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly2kit Posted February 22, 2014 #15 Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Hi, 4 of us on Navigator in November 2014. We are flying into Houston IAH For all of us Super Shuttle is 320 return Galveston Limo (shared Van) is 370 Cool Tours is 350 Royal is 82 CDN each so 328 CDN which is less that the others which are in US$. Our CDN dollar has dropped quite a bit so in this case I think Royal is the cheapest. We will arrive the evening before, stay at a hotel at the airport with shuttle and go back in the morning for the shuttle to the ship. Hotels at the airport are way, way less than in Galveston at this time. We actually only have the airfare booked but these are the numbers I got for the transfers. :) Edited February 22, 2014 by molly2kit to add IAH as airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eamcclen Posted February 22, 2014 #16 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Hi, 4 of us on Navigator in November 2014. We are flying into Houston IAHFor all of us Super Shuttle is 320 return Galveston Limo (shared Van) is 370 Cool Tours is 350 Royal is 82 CDN each so 328 CDN which is less that the others which are in US$. Our CDN dollar has dropped quite a bit so in this case I think Royal is the cheapest. We will arrive the evening before, stay at a hotel at the airport with shuttle and go back in the morning for the shuttle to the ship. Hotels at the airport are way, way less than in Galveston at this time. We actually only have the airfare booked but these are the numbers I got for the transfers. :) We are flying into Hobby the day before. Rented a full size car from Thrifty with taxes $280. We use the Lighthouse cruise and Park. We are not at the mercy of someone else for transportation. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancher Dave Posted February 22, 2014 #17 Share Posted February 22, 2014 We are flying into Hobby the day before. Rented a full size car from Thrifty with taxes $280. We use the Lighthouse cruise and Park. We are not at the mercy of someone else for transportation. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app When you get a good deal on the rental car, it's definitely a great way to go. Having your own transportation around Houston and Galveston before and after the cruise is nicer as well. As for staying near Hobby or going to Galveston on arrival and staying there...I'd stay in Galveston over the Hobby airport area. The area around Hobby isn't as nice as around most hotels in Galveston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semichigan Posted February 22, 2014 #18 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Hi, 4 of us on Navigator in November 2014. We are flying into Houston IAH For all of us Super Shuttle is 320 return Galveston Limo (shared Van) is 370 Cool Tours is 350 Royal is 82 CDN each so 328 CDN which is less that the others which are in US$. Our CDN dollar has dropped quite a bit so in this case I think Royal is the cheapest. We will arrive the evening before, stay at a hotel at the airport with shuttle and go back in the morning for the shuttle to the ship. Hotels at the airport are way, way less than in Galveston at this time. We actually only have the airfare booked but these are the numbers I got for the transfers. :) We are sailing in November also and reserved the Hilton in Galveston for about $120 for the night before sailing. We drive down from Dallas. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcat12 Posted February 22, 2014 #19 Share Posted February 22, 2014 We are flying into Hobby the day before. Rented a full size car from Thrifty with taxes $280. We use the Lighthouse cruise and Park. We are not at the mercy of someone else for transportation. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app I am doing the same thing. I got a 9 day rental via Budget at Hobby for $260 and will pay $50 for parking. Ridiculous that there aren't one way car rentals though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molsonschooner Posted February 22, 2014 #20 Share Posted February 22, 2014 we are using Cool tours. 170 bucks return for 2 people. This is not a shared ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilyclub Posted February 22, 2014 #21 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I am doing the same thing. I got a 9 day rental via Budget at Hobby for $260 and will pay $50 for parking. Ridiculous that there aren't one way car rentals though. It's more ridiculous that a resort town has only on car rental place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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