We sailed very last minute on the Carnival Conquest because our scheduled trip to Europe had been canceled due to the Iceland Volcano! Long story, but we needed to make alternative plans for my daughter's 16th birthday. So, we made last minute reservations to sail with Conquest. We had an interior room on the Verandah deck. There were 3 of us which made for interesting sleeping arrangements. Our room had 2 twin beds and an upper fold down bed. This actually worked out better then I thought it might. The two girls I had with me are small in stature and loved having the upper bunk to sleep on.

We arrived in Galveston at 12:30 pm and parked at EZ Cruise. There was no hassel. I had bought our parking ticket on line ahead of time and saved 5 dollars. The shuttle to the terminal was very fast and the employees were very accommodating. They dropped us off at the terminal - 5 minutes away. Once there we gave our luggage to an attendant to put on the ship. All our paperwork was finished so we just went on in and waited in lines. We waited and waited and waited. Actually the total process was only about 1 1/2 hours - I have experienced longer lines on other cruises...this wasn't so bad.

Once on the ship we checked into our room and found we needed the upper bed brought down and the fridge unlocked. No problem, our cabin steward was great. Very helpful and kind. Read more