Grandeur of the Seas to Replace Adventure of the Seas in Royal Caribbean’s Galveston Fleet

Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas is scheduled to temporarily leave the line-up of ships sailing from Galveston and will be replaced by Grandeur of the Seas.

Adventure of the Seas is currently sailing 4 and 5-night cruises to Mexico and will continue to do so through the end of April, 2022.

Grandeur of the Seas will sail from Galveston May through October of 2022.

For the summer and fall of 2022, Adventure of the Seas will home port at Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey where it will offer cruises to New England, Canada, Bermuda, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and The Bahamas.

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Cruise from Galveston to The Bahamas March, 2022

Most cruises from Galveston sail to Mexico and other Western Caribbean destinations. However, two cruises in March of 2022 provide a different option!

Nassau, The Bahamas

Carnival Dream offers two March 2022 cruises to Key West, Florida and The Bahamas. Both cruises are eight-nights with ports of call in Key West, Florida plus Freeport, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau in The Bahamas.

Half Moon Cay is Carnival’s private island destination in The Bahamas where you can spend time on the beach, or enjoy activities such as kayaking, horseback riding, or snorkeling with stingrays.

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Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruises Suspended

Royal Caribbean has announced the suspension of cruises through May 11th. In a press release issued March 24, the cruise industry giant stated that they expect to return to service on May 12, 2020. However, because of announced port closures, they do not expect to return to service in Alaska, Canada, and New England until July 1, 2020.

Carnival Cruise Line has canceled all sailing through May 11, 2020.

The cruise cancellations are an effort to help control the spread of the coronovirus. Please visit the CDC Coronavirus website for information on how to stay safe during the pandemic.

Carnival is Now the Official Cruise Line of the Houston Texans

In this photo provided by Carnival Cruise Lines, the new Carnival Breeze departs Dubrovnik, Croatia, Thursdaym, June 21, 2012. Fabricated in Italy for Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines, the 1,004-foot-long cruise ship cost $740 million and accommodates 3,690 passengers. It is sailing through the summer and early fall on a series of 12-day Mediterranean voyages prior to being based in Miami, where it is to enter year-round six- and eight-day Caribbean cruise service. (AP Photo/Carnival Cruise Lines, Andy Newman)

Carnival Cruise Line recently announced that they have partnered with the NFL Houston Texans football team and will now be billed as the team’s official cruise line.

Team members will help celebrate the arrival of the Carnival Breeze to the Port of Galveston on May 8th.  The 8th is Mother’s Day and a “Mom’s Dash to the Splash” event has been planned that pairs moms (selected via an online contest) with the players for a race down the ship’s Twister and Drainpipe water slides. The winning team will receive $10,000 for charity and the second place team receives $5,000 for charity.  Continue reading