Pack your Texas cowboy hat and "go west" with a five-day sailing to the Western Caribbean. Leave Galveston aboard Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Ecstasy ship, stopping at Progreso in the Yucatan and Cozumel, Mexico, plus two days at sea. While in port, explore the Uxmal and Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins, rum tasting, learn to prepare salsa, take in a horse show, ride a dune buggy or ATV, kayak, go horseback riding, play the El Jaguar Golf Course and enjoy guided sightseeing.
Select from four cabin styles on the Ecstasy: inside with no window, ocean view, balcony and suite. On your at-sea days, enjoy onboard activities, such as a casino, theater, salon, fitness center, nine-hole mini-golf course, adults-only pool, kids' clubs, plus dining options such as two upscale restaurants, three daily buffets, sushi bar, pizzeria and 24-hour room service.
Carnival Cruise Lines
888-227-6482
carnival.com
Spend two whole weeks on board Royal Caribbean International's Voyager of the Seas ship as you sail out of Galveston. The itinerary is ideal for cruisers who enjoy cruise ship life, as the majority of the itinerary--10 out of 14 days--is at sea. You'll stop in Ponta Delgada, Azores and Malaga, Cartagena and Barcelona, Spain, the ship's debarkation point.
The Voyager of the Seas offers four cabin styles: inside, ocean view, balcony and suite. Stay active all those days at sea with the Voyager's rock-climbing wall, ice-skating rink, in-line skating track, nine-hole mini-golf course, golf simulator, basketball court and gym. Also on board is a 1950s style eatery, Italian restaurant, three daily buffets, 24-hour free room service, spa, casino, theater and multiple bars.
Royal Caribbean International
866-562-7625
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Carnival Cruise Lines sets sail out of Galveston and into the Eastern Caribbean on a seven-day itinerary aboard its Carnival Conquest ship. Stops include Key West, Florida and Freeport and Nassau in the Bahamas, plus three days at sea. While in port, visit Ernest Hemingway's historic residence, now home to more than 60 polydactyl cats, or stand on the southernmost tip of the United States. Take a conch train tour, Snuba, kayak, parasail, ride a glass bottom boat, take part in a pub crawl and play the Key West Golf and Country Club, the southernmost course in the United States.
The Carnival Conquest offers inside, ocean view, balcony and suite cabins, plus round-the-clock dining including a steakhouse, pizzeria, three daily buffets, sushi bar, coffee bar and 24-hour room service. Also on board is a karaoke bar, Internet lounge, dance clubs, casino, theater, bars, salon, aerobics room and sauna.
Carnival Cruise Lines
888-227-6482
carnival.com
