Flyersno13 Posted February 22, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hi, we are cruising out of Galveston in August, flying to Bush International the day before, and debating whether to stay in Houston or Galveston. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks very much, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted February 22, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) If your flight is in late , stay in Houston . if you are in early come to Galveston . The island is a tourist destination that could be not miss extra vacation day in itself . galveston.com Edited February 22, 2020 by ssb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
must2cruz Posted February 23, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 23, 2020 We have sailed out of this port twice. We stay in Galveston to extend our vacation. Last time stayed at the Best Western (north) the day before the cruise. Nice breakfast included. The beach is across the street. It was a warm Oct day and we had a very nice time on the beach before we boarded the ship. Our airport was Hobby. Used Uber to get around, our schedule and did rely on transport services. Have fun! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted February 23, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) There is Galveston Trolleys operated by City of Galveston providing daily transfers to/from most tourist destinations areas around the island . Edited February 23, 2020 by ssb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Kat Posted February 23, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 23, 2020 @Flyersno13 Howdy Rob! Welcome to Cruise Critic and Texas!! As we say down here, "Y'all come on down and stay awhile!" For more Galveston Island Trolley info: https://www.galvestontrolley.com/ For great pictures & good info, check out this previous thread: Sailing from Galveston. Not very pretty sail out? And to check out the many other things to do on the island: https://www.galveston.com/whattodo/ Sincerely hope you enjoy your cruise as well as the time spent on Galveston Island! Happy sails, Host Kat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted February 23, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, Host Kat said: @Flyersno13 Howdy Rob! Welcome to Cruise Critic and Texas!! As we say down here, "Y'all come on down and stay awhile!" For more Galveston Island Trolley info: https://www.galvestontrolley.com/ For great pictures & good info, check out this previous thread: Sailing from Galveston. Not very pretty sail out? And to check out the many other things to do on the island: https://www.galveston.com/whattodo/ Sincerely hope you enjoy your cruise as well as the time spent on Galveston Island! Happy sails, Host Kat Thanks Kat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyersno13 Posted February 23, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted February 23, 2020 45 minutes ago, Host Kat said: @Flyersno13 Howdy Rob! Welcome to Cruise Critic and Texas!! As we say down here, "Y'all come on down and stay awhile!" For more Galveston Island Trolley info: https://www.galvestontrolley.com/ For great pictures & good info, check out this previous thread: Sailing from Galveston. Not very pretty sail out? And to check out the many other things to do on the island: https://www.galveston.com/whattodo/ Sincerely hope you enjoy your cruise as well as the time spent on Galveston Island! Happy sails, Host Kat Thank you very much Kat! (and everyone who was kind enough to respond!) These links are very much appreciated. We have pretty much decided to head to Galveston instead of staying in Houston. We land in Houston around 11am and will probably Uber to Galveston. We are considering staying at either the Holiday Inn Resort Galvestion - On The Beach or TownePlace Suites Galveston Island (although I am still looking at hotels). Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted February 23, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Flyersno13 said: Thank you very much Kat! (and everyone who was kind enough to respond!) These links are very much appreciated. We have pretty much decided to head to Galveston instead of staying in Houston. We land in Houston around 11am and will probably Uber to Galveston. We are considering staying at either the Holiday Inn Resort Galvestion - On The Beach or TownePlace Suites Galveston Island (although I am still looking at hotels). Rob Holiday Inn Resort for location 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Petroplex Posted February 27, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 12:51 PM, ssb said: If your flight is in late , stay in Houston . if you are in early come to Galveston . The island is a tourist destination that could be not miss extra vacation day in itself . galveston.com I echo this. I love spending time in Galveston as part of the vacation, and I look for opportunities to do so. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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