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Cruise from Galveston Texas
Galveston Island has been occupied since the early 1500s, the city was created in 1836, when Canadian Michel Menard purchased a “league and labor” of land for $50,000 from the Austin Colony. Because of the need for more money to promote the town, Menard took on nine partners, forming the Galveston City Company. The first buildings were prefabricated houses from Maine, one of which still stands today. The Republic of Texas quickly made the fledgling city a port of entry, and the Strand area filled with wholesalers, cotton agents and merchants. The city flourished.
Galveston holds many “firsts” for the state of Texas: first post office, naval base, and bakery, first chapter of the Masonic Order, first cotton compress, insurance company, gas lights, electric lights, opera house, orphanage, telephone, medical college and school for nurses. One of Galveston’s newspapers, the Galveston News, is the oldest daily newspaper in the state (now known as the Galveston County Daily News). Then disaster struck. On September 8, 1900, the deadliest hurricane in US history swept across the island, killing more than 6,000 people and destroying the majority of buildings in its path.
. | | | Cruise Port Galveston: Cruise Ship Port of Galveston Texas TX passenger terminal dock homeport. Cruising from Galveston in 2008 offers a variety of choices, from 4, 5, 7, 13, 16, and 28 day cruises to exciting destinations. It's time to cruise from Galveston. | |
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| | | | | | DIRECTIONS TO PORT OF GALVESTON Name of Port: | Port of Galveston
www.portofgalveston.com | Name/Location of Pier: | Texas Cruise Ship Terminal
of Galveston Island
Pier 25
Harborside Drive | To/From Airports: | 42 miles from Houston Hobby International Airport; travel time is approximately 60 minutes.
70 miles from Houston Intercontinental Airport; travel time is approximately 90 minutes.
(All travel times depending on traffic conditions) | Parking: | Parking is to be paid for in cash in advance. The following rates apply: 4-Day Cruise: $40. 5-Day Cruise: $45. 7-Day Cruise: $60. 10-Day Cruise: $75. 11-Day Cruise: $80
(Subject to change). | Directions: | Take I-45 south to Exit 1C. Turn left (east) onto Harborside Drive/Hwy 275. Continue about 4.7 miles to Kempner/22 Street (which is the street leading into the Cruise Ship Terminal entrance) and turn left. |
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