Gulf Coast
Galveston, Texas
The Texas island port that puts the Western Caribbean within driving distance.
Galveston is a barrier-island city about 50 miles from Houston, and the busiest cruise port on the Gulf of Mexico. Its terminals line the harbour beside The Strand, a Victorian-era district, and send ships to Mexico, Honduras and the Western Caribbean.
- The Strand
- Drive-to cruising from Texas
- Pleasure Pier
What Galveston is known for
The Strand
A historic district of iron-front Victorian buildings next to the cruise terminals.
The Seawall
A ten-mile promenade built after the great hurricane of 1900.
Pleasure Pier
An amusement pier reaching out over the Gulf.
Quick facts
- Country
- United States
- Currency
- US dollar
- Port type
- Homeport (dock)
- Sails to
- Western Caribbean, Mexico
Closest destinations
Western Caribbean
Cozumel, Mexico
Mexico's island of swallows, ringed by some of the Caribbean's best reefs.
Bahamas & Florida
Key West, Florida
The end of the road: roosters, gingerbread porches and sunset at Mallory Square.
Western Caribbean
Costa Maya, Mexico
A purpose-built port on Mexico's quiet southern coast, with Maya ruins in the jungle.
Destination information is a general guide and can change. Voyages in Port Hopper World are simulated and are not real itineraries.