Galveston, are you ready? New Galveston ship deployments
Book on a new to Galveston ship now!
In the Houston area, call Sherri (832-467-0322)
In the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, call Bonney (817-453-6101)
Beginning Sept. 22, 2012, the DISNEY MAGIC will sail 12 seven-night cruises
from the Port of Galveston to the Western Caribbean. Ports of call include
Grand Cayman and Mexico's Costa Maya and Cozumel.
CROWN PRINCESS (130,000 tons), the newest and largest ship debuting
in 2011, will replace Carnival Conquest (110,000 tons) for 7 day cruises
beginning 11-14-11. To get here, she will sail a special 16 day trans-Atlantic
repositioning cruise from Barcelona to Galveston departing 10-28-11. will
debut in Galveston to offer Texas vacationers several Western Caribbean
itineraries through April 2012! In November 2011, Royal Caribbean's will
offer 19 departures from Galveston between December 22, 2012 and April 27, 2013.
The seven-day roundtrip Western Caribbean itinerary features ports of call
at Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Belize City, Belize; and Cozumel, Mexico.
In November 2011, Royal Caribbean's MARINER OF THE SEAS will debut in Galveston
to offer Texas vacationers several Western Caribbean itineraries through April 2012!
CARNIVAL MAGIC (130,000 tons), the newest and largest ship debuting
in 2011, will replace Carnival Conquest (110,000 tons) for 7 day cruises
beginning 11-14-11. To get here, she will sail a special 16 day trans-Atlantic
repositioning cruise from Barcelona to Galveston departing 10-28-11.
CARNIVAL TRIUMPH (102,000 tons), the beautiful big ship currently in
New Orleans, will replace Carnival Ecstasy (70,000 tons) for 4/ 5 day cruises
beginning 10-6-11.
Carnival Conquest and Carnival Ecstasy will move to New Orleans to give
them two year-round ships once again. The Voyager of The Seas will also
sail from New Orleans each fall.
Carnival Magic
Texas get ready! Beginning November 14, 2011, Carnival Cruise Lines' newest
ship, the Carnival Magic, will be calling Galveston home. Additionally, the
Carnival Triumph will reposition from New Orleans to Galveston to operate
year-round four- and five-day Caribbean cruises from that port beginning
October 6, 2011.
In turn, the Carnival Conquest and Carnival Ecstasy, both of which are
currently based in Galveston, will reposition to New Orleans to operate
year-round departures from that port, returning the line to pre-Katrina
capacity levels there.
It's practically impossible to do anything on a small scale in Texas, and
homeporting the Carnival Magic in Galveston is no exception - it will be
the largest-ever capacity commitment by a cruise line to the Lone Star
state!
The Carnival Magic will debut in Europe in May 2011, offering seven-,
nine- and 12-day Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona May 1 to October
16, 2011; followed by a 16-day trans-Atlantic crossing from Barcelona to
Galveston departing October 28, 2011.
Click here for information on the October 28, 2011 Transatlantic crossing
from Barcelona, Spain to Galveston, Texas
After October, guests can choose from two different week-long itineraries
from Galveston, including seven-day western Caribbean voyages to Montego
Bay, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, and week-long eastern Caribbean cruises to
Nassau, Freeport, and Key West.
Like its sister ship, the Carnival Dream, the Carnival Magic features exciting
amenities including a spectacular water park, an exclusive adults-only retreat,
a wrap-around promenade with whirlpools that extend out over the ship's sides,
and expansive spa and children's facilities.
In true Carnival style, guests will have a range of stateroom choices, including
family-friendly, five-berth deluxe two-bathroom ocean view accommodations; cove
balcony cabins located closer to the water line; and special spa staterooms.
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Royal Caribbean's
Mariner of the Seas
The Mariner of the Seas will be arriving from Rome, Italy with a
Transatlantic crossing to Galveston for the winter of 2011-2012
and offer a series of alternating 7-night Western Caribbean voyages starting
on November 20, 2011.
Click here for information on the October 28, 2011 Transatlantic crossing
from Rome, Italy to Galveston, Texas
Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas
Click here to watcha video.
Current Travel Passport Requirements
For current information about passports,
click here
to visit the passport section of the U.S. Department of State's Web site.
RCCL's Allure of the Seas
Make your next family vacation an absolutely unforgettable adventure!
Set sail with Royal Caribbean International and DreamWorks Animation®
and discover once-upon-a-time moments filled with your favorite characters
from Shrek(R), Madagascar(R), Kung Fu Panda and more.
For additional information,
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Royal Caribbean
Play the short video below.
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"Mom keeps bringing me T-Shirts from all her travels. I'd rather have a rawhide bone!"
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Q. Can you reserve a group for me if I can't take advantage
of the sailings that are already available?
Absolutely! Just give us a call so we can find out the details of
when you want to go, for how long, and all that.
If you have a cruise vacation question for Lola,
Click Here to send her an email. She will try to reply in a future
newsletter. If you have a more urgent question, please give Sherri Taggart a
call at 832-467-0322.
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Travel Documents
As you may know, in May of last year, the Department of Homeland
Security mandated by law that all traveling passengers must provide
certain information to their airlines and cruise lines. The
Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) is tasked with
ensuring the information is collected. The airlines are then
required to pass this information electronically to the TSA or are
subject to a penalty. Therefore, the carriers are implementing
strict measures to ensure compliance effective September 01, 2010,
making it mandatory to have this information included on all air
reservations.
For this reason, it is very important that a registration be completed
as soon as possible for all travelers who have booked cruise and air.
For newly married or soon-to-be married brides, we recommend that if
the government-issued picture ID is in the maiden name, the cruise
booking be in the maiden name. If the reservation was made in the
married name, but the government issued picture ID is in the maiden
name, the guest must bring proof of the marriage certificate or
marriage license with them. Often, this may not be immediately available.
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