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Cruise tips & tricks

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Things we’ve learned from taking an annual family cruise out of Galveston, Texas on Carnival Cruise lines 🚢🛳️
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Cozumel is one of stops for carnival. If you select 3 day trip, you’ll visit only this port. We rent a vehicle for $50-70 for the day and cruise the island. There is a road that makes a complete circle that’ll bring you back to the port. Several amaz...
Cozumel
 
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We rent a vehicle (usually whatever is cheapest and will fit the whole family) then cruise the island until time to load back onto the ship. Cozumels main road is a big loop around the island and perfect for this. There are several beaches and a cute...
Alamo Rent A Car
 
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Progresso is a stop on the 4+ day cruises out of Galveston. Here we usually shuttle to the beach and just chill, eat at the restaurants on the strip there and then head back to port when its call time. Lots of souvenir shops between port and the beac...
Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
 
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Trustworthy excursion company if you want to see the Mayan ruins or swim in the many underground caves.
Yucatan Cenote Excursions | Tour Mayan Ruins & Cenotes in Yucatan ...

cruise tips

 
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We take an annual family cruise with carnival and have never been disappointed. You can’t beat the value. And no cooking or cleaning!
Carnival Cruise Galveston Port
 
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Cruise parking if needed. It is per day and can be up to $40 so if you can have someone drop you off, that is ideal.
Official Port of Galveston-Cruise Terminal 16 Parking Garage