Two seven-day cruises out of Galveston are offered on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas ship: a seven-day trip to Roatan (Honduras), Costa Maya (Mexico) and Cozumel (Mexico), or a seven-day journey to Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Montego Bay (Jamaica), both with three days in port and three days at sea. Built in 1999 and refurbished in 2002, this 15-deck cruise ship offers such amenities as an in-line skate track, an ice-skating rink, three outdoor pools, six hot tubs and the cruise line industry's first-ever horizontal atrium, a four-deck-high shopping, restaurant and entertainment complex.
Royal Caribbean
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
(866) 562-7625
royalcaribbean.com
Departing out of Galveston, Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Ecstasy offers a four-day cruise to Cozumel, as well as a five-day cruise to Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico. Carnival Ecstasy's 10-deck ship was built in 1991 and refurbished in 2006. One of the ship's highlights is Carnival WaterWorks, an all-ages outdoor water park with twister water slides. Other features include kids' clubs, a gymnasium, spa, piano bars, and such restaurants as the Panorama Bar and Grill and the Wind Star Dining Room.
Carnival Cruise Lines
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33178
(888) 227-6482
carnival.com
The Carnival Conquest offers two cruises out of Galveston, including a seven-day itinerary to Key West and the Bahamas, as well as a seven-day journey to Montego Bay, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. The ship features a three-deck-high water slide, padded jogging trail, nine-hole mini-golf course, spa, theater, blues piano bar, and restaurants such as the Monet and the Renoir, which feature open seating and gourmet dining. The 13-deck ship was built in 2002 and refurbished in 2005.
Carnival Cruise Lines
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33178
(888) 227-6482
carnival.com