We sailed on the Jan. 15 Carnival Magic from Galveston. I'll break my review into categories:

Galveston and embarkation:

I love Galveston, but it is not a simple matter to get to the port if you are not driving your own car - for those flying in, it is over an hour drive and transportation is expensive. We looked into renting a car, but there was a prohibitive drop fee so we went with a hired car which was about $150. Read more