Just got off the ship, so wanted to give my review while its fresh in my mind. This is my third cruise, first with Carnival, and first with my family. I did my other 2 so many years ago, that its hard to remember for comparison.

We [me (38), husband (42) kids (7 and 7)] flew into Houston Hobby the nite before, rented a car, and stayed in a motel right by the airport, which proved to be a good decision. We got up the next morning, ate our complementary hotel breakfast, and headed down the single highway 45 minute drive to Galveston. Very Easy Drive. Had a little time left over, so went to see the seawall in Galveston. I have never been to Galveston, so I appreciated a little time to check it out.

First complaint: returning car at Enterprise in Galveston. Now I shouldn't complain, as the rates were very low, but they have one shuttle that holds no more than 10 people, and a sea of people waiting to get from the agency down to the ship terminal. The staff at Enterprise was very nice, however, and took some people over in their large cars. They said they go through this every Sunday, which proved to be the similar case on the way home. We got to Enterprise around 12:15, and the ship by 1:45. Read more