less stressful option to rcl port from houston hobby?

[linden6]

Our family of 5 will be arriving the day before our cruise in May. Would it be better to stay near the airport, and then shuttle to the port the next day?

[BuffettFan1]

Our plan for our cruise in April is to stay at a hotel on the beach in Galveston. The hotel does free transfer to the port and they are on the beach, so start the vacation fun a day earlier.

[ssb]

What do want to do ?

 

Visit and enjoy Galveston

Or

Crash in Houston ?

 

We always try to enjoy the area we are traveling to or from!

Galveston is a tourist destination with lots to do.

 

Just a few:

See Galveston.com

See galvestonhistory.org

See moodygardens.com

32 miles of beach

NASA

Museums

Bryan history museum . Train museum, oil industry museum, airplane museum,

Victorian homes

[George C]

Our family of 5 will be arriving the day before our cruise in May. Would it be better to stay near the airport, and then shuttle to the port the next day?

 

Yes, we used too stay in Galveston but hotels have more than doubled over last couple of years and the better hotels require a 2 night stay, you can get a nice hotel by airport then go to port in the morning, prices of hotels at both airports are cheap , we will stay at doubletree again by Hobby this April.

[ssb]

Yes, we used too stay in Galveston but hotels have more than doubled over last couple of years and the better hotels require a 2 night stay, you can get a nice hotel by airport then go to port in the morning, prices of hotels at both airports are cheap , we will stay at doubletree again by Hobby this April.

 

Yes Hobby area is viable option . If you want to crash.

 

 

But if you are on vacation. Galveston is wonderful place to visit along with the cruise!

We have traveled a lot and always try to visit the areas around ports. We love Galveston for all that it has.

 

Pricing varies in Galveston based on circumstances of events , just like New York , New Orleans, Barcelona , Rome , etc. But there are deals, if you do your homework. Plan around those events if you like.

 

You cannot make a flat statement about pricing and only two night stays!!

Enjoy cruising.

Edited January 8, 2016 by ssb

[donswife]

I think it would depend when your flight arrives. If it is the evening, may as well stay near the airport, if it is early in the day, maybe check out Galveston. Day of the week can also affect prices. Business hotels are usually higher during the week and lower on weekends, and resort type hotels are the opposite.

[linden6]

thanks everyone. . We won't have time to sightsee in Galveston. My hope is that we can get from airport to hotel, and then to the port the following day with ease.

[ssb]

thanks everyone. . We won't have time to sightsee in Galveston. My hope is that we can get from airport to hotel, and then to the port the following day with ease.

 

You can do that.

Are you ship shuttle?

[linden6]

still deciding on the ship shuttle

[ssb]

still deciding on the ship shuttle

 

 

Maybe helpful !

Many more are available.

 

 

Airports Transportation

 

 

Action Motors & Limos (airport transfers)

713-781-5466

actionlimo.com

Cool Tours

409-539-5374

cooltoursgalveston.com

Galveston Limousine Service (airport shuttle)

409-744-5466

800-640-4826

galvestonlimousineservice.com

Galveston Shuttle Bus (airport shuttle)

409-632-6412

Galveston Shuttle & Limo (airport shuttle)

803-258-0798

galveston-shuttle.com

Island Breeze Shuttle (airport shuttle)

409-770-0100

islandbreezeshuttle.com

Karr’s Limousine Service (airport transfers)

713-780-8300

800-406-1459

karrlimousine.com

Merlo’s Limousine & Charters (airport transfers)

866-367-5466

merloscharters.com

Super Shuttle (airport shuttle)

800-258-3826

supershuttle.com

Taxi Services

Busy Bee

409-762-8429

Jeff’s Cab & Shuttle Service

409-621-5333

866-533-3222

Tropical Taxi

409-621-4000

Yellow Cab Company

409-763-3333

Edited January 10, 2016 by ssb

[JaniceB]

Our plan for our cruise in April is to stay at a hotel on the beach in Galveston. The hotel does free transfer to the port and they are on the beach, so start the vacation fun a day earlier.

 

Which hotel offers free transfer to the port?

[BuffettFan1]

Which hotel offers free transfer to the port?

 

This site lists a few. http://www.galveston.com/parkandcruise/

 

We are staying at the Holiday Inn Resort.

[JaniceB]

Thank you.

[mil76]

La Quinta at Hobby has a package that includes round trip transportation to and from the Galveston port. The package says transportation for 4, so you'd have to find out if they will do 5, probably just a surcharge. We used it the past two years with no issues. They even waited for us on the return trip due to an unusually long disembarking process. The hotel is fine if you get in during the evening and just want to crash and get up and head to the ship. Not much to see/do around the hotel and I would advise getting dinner at the airport if you haven't eaten.