I took this cruise with over 20 members of a service organization that I belong to. I'm not a huge cruise fan - I would not have booked it for myself, but I knew that I would have a good time with my group. I've taken a couple of Carnival cruises before and one through NCL, and if I ever do another one, it will be with a truly premier line. But, this cruise did exceed my expectations.
I've been to Galveston many times, so I did not do any sightseeing before or after the cruise.
Embarkation and disembarkation went very smoothly. No complaints with either process.
When we arrived at the port, we had pre-paid for parking. There was only one line to get in, and a lot of the people had not paid yet. It took quite a while, and I was disappointed that they did not have a line for people who had pre-paid. This would have saved a lot of time. When we were leaving, things were much easier. There were lots of shuttles, so it didn't take too long.
Our group had a wonderful time with our dune buggy excursion! Our guides, Juan and Hernan, were excellent! We booked through Shore Trips.