What is there to do near Galveston after cruise

[tlsearay]

We have an 8 p.m. flight out of Hobby airport after our cruise on the Magic. We usually book an excursion through Carnival, but they do not offer anything out of Galveston. We will not have a car and there will be about 8 of us. Any ideas on things to do?

[sillychicky]

My mother-in-law just went on a cruise out of Galveston and had a 5:30pm flight.She could not check her bags until 4 hours before so she ended up sitting with her luggage at the airport with nothing to do. Me and my best friend have an 8pm flight out of Hobby in May and I was looking at car rentals so we could see the pier in Galveston but my mother-in-law said it really wasn't very exciting plus reviews say it isn't safe to leave any luggage in a car. I decided that instead, we'll rent a room at the Doubletree/Hilton near Hobby for the day and use the carnival shuttle back to Galveston since it's the cheapest option. Getting a room will allow us to nap, lounge by the pool etc and they have an on site restuarant, bar and a nice pool area. Plus, our luggage will be safe and they have a free local shuttle if we wanted to explore the local area a little. There IS a pier at Galveston and it's a cute little beach town but the hotels (for luggage storage) are much more expensive and you'd have to figure out transportation later in the day as well.

 

Let me know what you come up with, I'm open to suggestions. This was just the best option for us with the later flight and nowhere to put our luggage!

[hfj17002]

Duck tours in Galveston was fun the 1st time we went to galveston. Moody Gardens was ok, they have a restaurant too. We did these with our kids along with schlitterbahn & beach time & had a good time.

[ssb]

There is a lot to do around the port within walking distance from terminals. And much more with a cab.

These are available to walk to

except WWII submarine and destroyer.

 

 

 

Old Town Galveston - Strand Street To Post Office Street

La Kings Confectionery and Factory (on Strand)

 

Bakeries and Coffee

Winery

Restaurants overlooking port

1894 grand opera house

Chess park

Museums

Antique stores and art Galleries

Horse drawn carriage rides

Restaurants

 

Shopping( Tina's, Head-to-Tootsies, FrontParlor)

 

Nautical Antiques

 

Galveston Historical Foundation properties http://www.galvestonhistory.org

 

Many Historical and Victorian homes

Galveston has 2nd largest historical preservation membership in US

Wooden Carved Trees Tour (wonderful)

 

Restored Tall Ship Schooner Elisa http://www.tsm-elissa.org (wonderful)

 

Maritime museum- http://www.tsm-elissa.org

 

1900 Storm, Immigration, and Pirate Laffite documentary films at port

Railroad Museum - http://www.galvestonrrmuseum.com

Oil Drilling Rig Museum - http://www.oceanstaroec.com

Sea wolf park – WWII submarine and destroyer -www.cavalla.org. (CAB)

Dolphin watching and port water tours at Maritime Museum

Pirates Store and program - Old town Strand

 

 

 

Historical Foundation has tour and will pick you up stretch Golf Cart!

http://www.galvestonhistorictour.com

http://www.galvestonhistory.org

 

 

http://www.galvestonhistorytourguide.com

 

 

wwwcooltours.com

 

 

galveston.com

[tlsearay]

(Let me know what you come up with, I'm open to suggestions. This was just the best option for us with the later flight and nowhere to put our luggage!)

 

So far, we too, have booked a couple of room near Hobby airport and figure we can store luggage and hang by the pool of in the hotel. It has to be better than spending hours at the airport. We are still working on the transportation from the airport before the cruise and to Galveston after. We are flying in the day before.

 

This is so much more difficult than cruising out of Ft. Lauderdale or Miami.

[hamp65]

We have a late flight, too! I almost think it's better to just change our flight to the next morning. But I really don't want to do that!

 

What about any day tours?

 

There are plenty of restaurants on the beach, but we don't want to walk around with luggage.