Has anyone booked Jubilee out of Galveston?

[grapau27]

23 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

@grapau27lives there and they travel about quite a bit. Maybe he can tell you how to get from the airport and to hotels and to the port. For sure he will know Southampton lol.

 

So the jubilee is starting in London and ending in texas lol. 

We live 300 miles away Jane but have sailed from Southampton over 25 times so have answered your friends questions.

Graham.

[TravelBluebird]

33 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

The quickest way from London Heathrow airport to London is by taxi best to pre book.

The London underground trains run to Central London from Heathrow.

From your London hotel you could pre book a taxi to Southampton or get a South West train to Southampton central.

The train station is 8 minutes taxi to West Quay hotels and cruise terminals.

For the best price book Southampton hotels on line in plenty of time.

The Leonardo hotel is nice and close to West Quay shopping centre and City cruise terminal used by Royal Caribbean.

We always stay at The Premier Inn West Quay which is opposite the main shopping centre and restaurants.

 

Thank you for all that info! We will probably stay a few days in London, and then at least one night at the port. Hopeful that COVID will long be just a memory by then.

[maryann2]

1 hour ago, nlktx49 said:

We just put a hold on the TA for Jubilee. Lots of questions, call in to PVP but don't know how much he knows about details like getting from airport in London to Southampton. I'd love to take the train if available, 60 miles from London. When my husband first suggested this cruise I thought he was nuts, just ignored him. But with the tickets sales opening today, I started to think it would be good. Tickets aren't as high as I thought they'd be. Puzzled about why you can't see below deck 4 on the deck plans, would like more details about the ship but don't know where to look other than Carnival's website. At least there are direct flights from Austin airport to London!

https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

 

National Express has direct coach service to Southampton from LHR and LGW  (Heathrow and Gatwick)

Usually under 10 pounds.

[Shaded Lady]

36 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

The quickest way from London Heathrow airport to London is by taxi best to pre book.

The London underground trains run to Central London from Heathrow.

From your London hotel you could pre book a taxi to Southampton or get a South West train to Southampton central.

The train station is 8 minutes taxi to West Quay hotels and cruise terminals.

For the best price book Southampton hotels on line in plenty of time.

The Leonardo hotel is nice and close to West Quay shopping centre and City cruise terminal used by Royal Caribbean.

We always stay at The Premier Inn West Quay which is opposite the main shopping centre and restaurants.

Graham.

Thanks Graham- bookmarking this for our upcoming research!

[Jasonsterling]

I booked the first sailing out of Galveston this morning. Super excited to see this ship there and absolutely can't wait to be onboard her! It looks like a really different ship from past Carnival offerings in several ways. Still almost two years away though, lol. I've never booked that far ahead before. 

[grapau27]

23 minutes ago, TravelBluebird said:

 

Thank you for all that info! We will probably stay a few days in London, and then at least one night at the port. Hopeful that COVID will long be just a memory by then.

You are welcome.

There is lots to see in London like Buckingham Palace,Harrods,Madame Tussauds,The London eye,The Tower of London to name a few but pre booking is essential except for Harrods department store.

If you like Downton Abbey Highclere castle is about 35 miles from Southampton in Newbury but pre booking is essential.

If you can  spend more than 2 nights in London but 1 night is okay for Southampton unless you want to go to Highclere ( Downton Abbey)

Happy to help if you want any more information.

Graham.

Edited January 25, 2022 by grapau27

[grapau27]

17 minutes ago, maryann2 said:

https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

 

National Express has direct coach service to Southampton from LHR and LGW  (Heathrow and Gatwick)

Usually under 10 pounds.

National express also go from Central London to Southampton in about 2 hours with several stops on the way to pick up and drop off passengers.

Graham.

[grapau27]

23 minutes ago, Shaded Lady said:

Thanks Graham- bookmarking this for our upcoming research!

You are very welcome.

Tag me on @grapau27 if you want anymore information.

Graham.

[ZoeyVictoria]

2 hours ago, Nog Vlog said:

 

Went with an deck 9 mid interior square room with $100 OBC.  Standard balconies were about $900 more than interior rooms for 3 passengers but did offer $200 OBC, but we just don't spend enough time in the room to need a balcony for that much more in cost (which equates to more than gratuities+parking+gas, plus even a Friday night hotel if we choose to do that).

 

We had a square interior on the Mardi Gras in September because they look larger on the deck plans and we like to avoid the entry/closet/bathroom door cluster in the hallway.  I don’t think it was really any larger than the others, and it had some other issues.  I use one of the drawers to store my hairdryer/accessories and makeup, and leave the drawer open while I am using them.  In the square interior, it is impossible to open the drawers when sitting on the ottoman in front of the mirror.  Space is that tight in the interior rooms.  We changed to a premium interior for the February 5 sailing for the extra room (205 sq ft vs. 158) and the sofa, since there’s is nowhere to sit other than the bed and that very heavy, hard to move ottoman.  The price difference was only $134 total.

[NavyCruiser]

Woo-Hoooooo!!!

Just booked.

Transferred our early Feb 2022, in 2 wks, from 3 previous cancellations from early 2020, to Jan 2024 sailing.

So my counter went from 11 days until sailing to:

YOUR CRUISE STARTS IN 711 DAYS!

[sid_9169]

December 2nd 2023 out of Galveston!...

[Guest BasicSailor]

I'm just not a fan of that port, Jubilee, yes

[keels81]

1 hour ago, sid_9169 said:

December 2nd 2023 out of Galveston!...

 

Jinx! 

 

Just booked a forward extended-view balcony on this one.

[TravelBluebird]

1 hour ago, BasicSailor said:

I'm just not a fan of that port, Jubilee, yes

What don’t you like about the Galveston port?

[kitten816]

Is she going to have anything new from Mardi Gras, from what I saw in the comparisons, I see Jubilee with 2 less bars and minus Emeril's

[firefly333]

28 minutes ago, kitten816 said:

Is she going to have anything new from Mardi Gras, from what I saw in the comparisons, I see Jubilee with 2 less bars and minus Emeril's

The island guy blog said there were a few extra surprises. I didnt watch but I can to see what the surprises are. Looks like they are getting up a group for nov 18. Seems a lot of interest. 

[kitten816]

5 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

The island guy blog said there were a few extra surprises. I didnt watch but I can to see what the surprises are. Looks like they are getting up a group for nov 18. Seems a lot of interest. 

Oh nice, can't wait! 

[TravelBluebird]

53 minutes ago, kitten816 said:

Is she going to have anything new from Mardi Gras, from what I saw in the comparisons, I see Jubilee with 2 less bars and minus Emeril's

I also heard that there will be 2 areas with different themes from Mardi Gras, although what the themes are have not yet been announced.

[NightOne]

11 hours ago, Tnlynch81 said:

Looking at booking for New Years. Definitely disappointed by the lack of variety in itineraries.

 

That is an issue with the big ships. They cannot do Belize or Grand Cayman on the Western routes from Galveston so where do they go?

[Bgcruising]

Booked the TA this morning, my rate came in at 3900 for two on a balcony on 10, $400 deposit. I had a lower rate until I signed in.

[keels81]

Was fussing around and there was one Excel Aft Suite available ... and since the girls and I are cruising the Celebration on Dec. 2, '22 for like nothing (thanks, casino rate!) we decided to move from the forward-view extended balcony to the EXCEL AFT SUITE.

 

I'm dying right now. DYING. 

[BennyBrun]

6 hours ago, grapau27 said:

The quickest way from London Heathrow airport to London is by taxi best to pre book.

The London underground trains run to Central London from Heathrow.

From your London hotel you could pre book a taxi to Southampton or get a South West train to Southampton central.

The train station is 8 minutes taxi to West Quay hotels and cruise terminals.

For the best price book Southampton hotels on line in plenty of time.

The Leonardo hotel is nice and close to West Quay shopping centre and City cruise terminal used by Royal Caribbean.

We always stay at The Premier Inn West Quay which is opposite the main shopping centre and restaurants.

Graham.

Thank you for the valuable information.  We have a one way England cruise coming up on NCL to Amsterdam in June so it’s a great help!!

[Cruzmomma77]

I saw the email about the new ships. I started daydreaming. I started reading the posts. You know what you guys make me want to do?

~ReTiRe!! ~
But I have about 20 more years, unless I win the lottery! 🤣

I will live vicariously through the lives of the TA travelers and dream about the days I can book multiple b2b’s. Until then, 5-8 night cruises occasionally, and dreaming of CC posts. 😜
 

[BlerkOne]

2 hours ago, NightOne said:

 

That is an issue with the big ships. They cannot do Belize or Grand Cayman on the Western routes from Galveston so where do they go?

Carnival is building a port off of Belize City.

[Saint Greg]

7 hours ago, Jasonsterling said:

I booked the first sailing out of Galveston this morning. Super excited to see this ship there and absolutely can't wait to be onboard her! It looks like a really different ship from past Carnival offerings in several ways. Still almost two years away though, lol. I've never booked that far ahead before. 

I had planned on booking the first sailing but since it’s over Thanksgiving, I booked the second one.