In todays tough economic climate most people are especially careful on what they spend and for good reason. People want value for their hard earned dollar and want it to go as far as possible.

When it comes to travel we have a tendency to feel that we deserve our vacation and nothing is going to come between us and enjoying ourselves from either  a quick week-end getaway, or a vacation of a week or more. After all, we work hard for the money, to borrow from Donna Summer.

Vacationers have found that cruising offers an incredible value for the money when compared with land resorts. Cruises offers wide varitey of ships and features one would not expect at sea.

For those hesitant to fly to south Florida and embark either in Miami or Ft.Lauderdale there is a port right in Texan's backyard, the Port of Galveston. Not only can  Texans can take advantage of this close to home, drive to port, but residents of neighboring states too.

Galveston offers cruises ranging from 4,5 and 7 days and a repositioning cruise of around 14 days every spring. Carnival Cruise Line operates the 1999 built CARNIVAL TRIUMPH. The TRIUMPH sails the shorter cruises to Cozumel and Progresso Mexico. CARNIVAL MAGIC, built in 2011 and Carnival's newest ship, sails 6,7, and 8 night cruises.  

Royal Caribbean International offers up the MARINER OF THE SEAS on 7 and 8 night cruises with ports of call in Roatan, Honduras, Belize City, Belize and Cozumel Mexico. The 2003 built ship also offers  stops in  Grand Cayman, Montego Bay, Jamaica and Cozumel and Costa Maya Mexico and Falmouth Jamaica.

Cruising from Galveston saves money on airfare and fuel cost involved in a long drive to port. Some hotels in Galveston offer free parking for the duration of the cruise when one spends a night at their property. For anyone with even a remote amount of interest in a cruise vacation, Galveston offers up an attractive option.