Tag Archive | "Galveston"

Carnival Magic: Three Reasons it’s Unlike any other Carnival Cruise

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

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The Carnival Magic is just getting its sea-legs and wrapping up its first few voyages. USA Today’s cruise log says it looks like Carnival Magic is a hit – and we take a look at three reasons why cruising on Magic is different from any other Carnival cruise. 1) RedFrog Pub: Carnival is billing this [...]

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Princess Cruises Returning to Galveston, TX in 2012

Thursday, March 3, 2011

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Princess Cruises hasn’t sailed from Galveston, TX since 2007, and today they announced they will resume itineraries from the island just outside of Houston in 2012. The 3,070-passenger Crown Princess will start a winter series of seven-night itineraries that sail to Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Belize City, Belize; and Cozumel, Mexico. Tossing in the [...]

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Cruise Ship Safety 101: Don’t Sail through Fog

Monday, February 28, 2011

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Some strange weather patterns have been circulating around Texas the last few weeks, and its caused some disruption among those traveling by air, land and sea. Fog in the Port of Galveston has forced several Carnival and Royal Caribbean sailings to be delayed – both departing and arriving. Passengers need to realize that when piloting [...]

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Carnival Sending Newest, Largest of Ships to Texas Port

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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Carnival Sending Newest, Largest of Ships to Texas Port

Hurricanes have wreaked havoc on cruise ship ports in the last few years. Hurricane Ike demolished Galveston, TX to the tune of 3 Billion dollars in 2008, and New Orleans is still recovering from Katrina in 2005. However, Carnival Cruise Lines is sending the message that these two ports are back on the map, most [...]

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