labraiser Posted April 10, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 10, 2012 It seems to me, that boarding a cruise in Galveston is a pain in the a__ when flying in the night before into Houston. I have read some post that transfers are about 100.00 a person round trip. South Florida seems a lot easier to me. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckmaker Posted April 10, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 10, 2012 We have boarded cruises in both and the FLL airport is much closer to the peir than Galveston. The nearest Texas airport is about an hour away for galveston while the FLL airport is just a few minutes. That may explain most of the difference in cost. By the way all cruises are a really good time wherever you board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted April 11, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 11, 2012 We have boarded cruises in both and the FLL airport is much closer to the peir than Galveston. The nearest Texas airport is about an hour away for galveston while the FLL airport is just a few minutes. That may explain most of the difference in cost. By the way all cruises are a really good time wherever you board. There are problems everywhere and distances differ Our worse problems have been in Florida and Europe: Ft Lauderdale missed 11:15 flight Miami - would not let a number of on on **** Port Canaveral- Transfers problem... - came close not making ship.. got there at 3:00 No you are wrong Hobby 1/2 hour - will be International Airport Bush 1 hour Prox $100 for vehicle not person - it all relative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpthomas27 Posted April 11, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I've been reading a lot about how Galveston is less than convinient to reach the ship, but it seems to me that the appeal is the itinerary. For me, I like the variety and the ports are much different on the western carribean trips than the south and eastern trips that leave from FL, so I'll likely book a cruise out of Galveston at some point despite the trip from the air port to the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudyard Posted April 11, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I was talking to some people from out of state while on my recent cruise out of Galveston. They said the trick to getting the cost down is simply to find someone on your roll call that's flying in around the same time and split the cost of the shuttle. They said that getting from the airport to the pier wasn't that big of a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenericUserID Posted April 13, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 13, 2012 so I'll likely book a cruise out of Galveston at some point despite the trip from the air port to the pier. Let me be the first to heartily thank you for your tourist dollars. Gracias!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinDawn Posted April 14, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 14, 2012 We booked it because the cruise goes to a few new places for us but it's no different then leaving out of Port Canaveral which we do every year. Every port can't have an airport within 15 minutes. :D BonVoyage Dawna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melika091900 Posted April 22, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 22, 2012 yeah after i had booked our cruise out of galveston, mainly because of the ports, i realized how much of a headache it was to sail from there,shuttles, hotels, etc etc etc but in the end, it wasnt actually real bad, except paying 100+ each way for the shuttle, :( we got direct flights from CA, into hobby , which was awesome, since I hate flying and found good hotel rates I would cruise from there again, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchkin4 Posted April 23, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 23, 2012 We booked it because the cruise goes to a few new places for us but it's no different then leaving out of Port Canaveral which we do every year. Every port can't have an airport within 15 minutes. :D BonVoyage Dawna My thoughts exactly. We had an hour drive from Orlando to Port Canaveral. I actually loved spending time in Galveston and in Cocoa Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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