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January 2016 Galveston Cruise Deals

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sunsetHere’s our round-up of some of the best deals currently available on cruises from Galveston with January 2016 departures. There’s a wide variety of cruise lengths to choose from.

One interesting deal is the Carnival Triumph’s January 16th 11-night cruise to the Southern Caribbean.  This cruise has ports of call in Grand Cayman, Aruba, Bonaire, Granada, Martinique, and San Juan, but it’s not a round-trip cruise. It’s one of the cruise line’s “Carnival Journeys” cruises that include special destinations.  Inside cabins are available from just $549. Continue reading →

Discount on Royal Caribbean Cruises

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sale250CruiseDirect.com is featuring a sale with 30% off per stateroom on all Royal Caribbean sailing departing after November 12, 2015. The offer is good through 11/09/15.

Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas begins sailing regularly from Galveston beginning November 22, 2015, so this offer works out great for cruises from Galveston.

See Liberty of the Seas cruises from Galveston at CruiseDirect.com. (Look for the “Save 30%  Per Stateroom” under the “bonus” button) Continue reading →

Over 7 Million Passengers Have Passed Through Port of Galveston

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graphic-shipThe Port of Galveston celebrated an exciting milestone in September of this year. Now in it’s 15th year of operation, the cruise port has served over seven million passengers.

In an October 18th press release, Port of Galveston officials announced that their 7 millionth passenger crossed through their cruise terminal in early September 2015. Continue reading →

Hotels Near the Galveston Cruise Port

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There are plenty of places to stay in Galveston before or after a cruise.  There are a couple nice hotels on the harbor side of the island, plus many more located along the island’s gulf beaches.  Beachfront hotels on the east end of the island are the most convenient to the cruise terminal.

See a full list (with location map) of hotels near the Galveston Cruise Port.

Hotels Closest to the Cruise Port:

harborhouse300Harbor House Hotel:  An option that’s within walking distance of the cruise terminal is the Harbor House Hotel and Marina at Pier 21.  It’s a waterfront hotel that has a marina attached. The property was recently renovated and features modern, stylist rooms with harbor views.  There’s free wifi to help you keep in touch with friends and family and complimentary continental breakfast to get you off to a good start in the morning.   Continue reading →

Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas Will Get a Major Makeover in Early 2016

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In a press release issued October 9, 2015, Royal Caribbean International announced that Liberty of the Seas, which will home-ported in Galveston beginning November of this year, will undergo extensive renovations in February of 2016.

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Rendering of Liberty of the Seas’ new slides

While in dry dock, the Liberty of the Seas will receive a new collection of waterslides called the “Perfect Storm” including a boomerang style slide that drops riders down a steep slide and then up a nearly vertical wall and into a free-fall. Two new racer slides will also be added to the collection.  The ship’s popular Flowrider surf simulator stays where it is on the Liberty of the Seas’ aft deck. Another addition will be a kids-only “Splashaway Bay” aqua park with water cannons, geysers, and more.

New dining venues to be added are Sabor, featuring modern Mexican cuisine, and Giovanni’s Table, with Italian classics served family style. Classic 1960’s style cocktails will be served up in the new R Bar. Continue reading →