Celebrity Pre-Cruise hotels for Galveston?

[CruiserJill]

Does Celebrity offer pre-cruise hotel stays in Galveston?

 

Am cruising Galaxy in late Janaury, and while I wouldn't book a hotel through the cruiseline, I'm curious as to which hotels they use.

 

Can someone provide a link from the Celebrity website? I spent an hour searching through the site a couple days ago, and couldn't find any info.

 

Thanks in advance!

[excitedofharpenden]

Jill, we are on Galaxy in November and found out this week that our Celebrity package has us staying at the Hotel Galvez the night before, which is pleasing because I have heard lots of good reports about it on this board from various people. It does look a very nice, oldy worldy hotel right overlooking the sea.:cool: They may of course use others too.

 

Phil

[TNTKP]

Jill,

Another venue to check hotels for both pre- and post-cruise is on Travelocity. They list hotels, usually with a brief description. From there, you can go on Tripadvisor.com to check out reviews, prices, etc.

Good luck and have a great trip,

Tim

[chessbriar]

We are flying in on Dec 29th for our Dec 30th cruise. We have opted to stay near the airport and catch the shuttle first thing the next morning. We got a rate of $39 plus tax, Wyndam, near Bush through Hotwire. One of the other guys on our board got $38 plus tax near Hobby through Priceline.

[Drink-in-Hand/Toes-in-Sand]

I'm from the Houston area and have spent quite a lot of time in my life in Galveston. The Galvez Hotel is "historic"--meaning old. I stayed there about 8 years ago (before a remodel) and it was a bit shabby. Hopefully after the remodel it's improved. The San Luis is FABULOUS. The Wyndham is also nice. Avoid The Flagship--great concept (on a pier OVER the water) but it hasn't been remodeled since opening in the early 1960's. Galveston is a very historic city, most wonderful Victorian architecture. Take a couple of days and see the sights. Don't miss shopping on The Strand. Enjoy your cruise!

[SueJ]

Stayed at the Hotel Galvez before our cruise, Spring of 2002, loved it and hear it is even nicer now that they have the roof terrace finished. SueJ

[Texed]

The Galvez is very nice, and they offer a free shuttle to the pier.

[choirlady]

There is more information on hotels at the Galveston web site:

 

http://www.galveston.com (along with some pics and web cams)

 

 

Judy

[Randyk47]

We're using the Galvez for our March cruise. Since we're driving down from San Antonio the day before we needed a hotel for the night and my wife, having lived in Galveston as a teen, had always wanted to stay in the Galvez. The other attractive part for us was that we got a package that will allow us to leave our car at the Galvez during the cruise and they'll transport us to and from the cruise terminal. By the time I figured out what the port or one of the independent parking lots would charge for a 12 day cruise it is only costing me about $50-$60 for the stay at the Galvez.