A Valentines cruise to remember! Sailed feb 11th. This was our first family vacation and honeymoon all rolled into one. Other than a long weekend here and there, 2 nights at a local best western for our honey moon 20 years ago. This was our first week's vacation anywhere. We choose to practice some delayed gratification and boy was it worth it. We are in our late 30's and kids are 12,13 & 18.

Flight and ground transportation: We flew from Flint Michigan with a connection in Detroit then on to Houston International "Bush " airport. All went well. Had a hard time finding good Ground transportation, that wasn't too expensive. We did end up finding a Limo Company with a SUV for 120.00 I way. And rented a car to go back to the airport on our way home. That was a piece of cake. Also was allot less than renting a car from the airport to Galveston due to a "drop charge".

Hotel: We stayed at the Comfort in on Seawall Blvd at Stewart Beach in Galveston.1 day before and 1 day after. It is within walking distance to the beach and would have been very nice if it would have been warmer. It was only about 65 degrees out both times. Nice enough hotel, beds where kind of hard. Good free breakfast and a blue "School bus" shuttle to and from the pier. First night, Sat. was $118.00. The second, Sun. was only $75.00 . That was with a corporate discount. Embarkation: I felt was very sooth and moved along at a good pace. It was a little unsettling when Carnival staff come up to your bus and just start grabbing your luggage. (Make sure that you have your room tags on them before this point) They say "go get in line your bags will be delivered to your room". If you think about it when you are going through the hallway's with the windows look at the ground and you will see a city of luggage, that was impressive. Read more