I found this cruise for a really good rate and 3 friends and I booked 2 small inside cabins (the ones with 1 upper and 1 lower).

Day 1-We flew into Houston a day ahead of time, picked up our 1 way rental car, and stayed at the Wyndham Greenspoint (booked through Priceline). Hotel was nice, close to restaurants/mall, served it's purpose well.

Day 2-We drove to the Enterprise rental office in Galveston to return our car. We were told that they were really busy and the shuttle may be a while to take us to the ship. One of the agents ended up having us load our luggage back into the SUV and took us to the ship himself. Read more