I literally watched this get built while working camp all summer 😂

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi McKinsey! Wow that's so cool! It's great to now have the final product! Thanks for watching! 🤗🛳❤️

I live in Sugar Land, which like Galveston is a suburb of Houston. I’m so glad we have cruise ports 30 mins from home. Its makes cruising really easy.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Regan! That’s so great! So glad this port is convenient for you! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

@charlayned

Жыл бұрын

Hi neighbor! We're in Friendswood, which is (as you know) about 15 minutes up 45, just across the highway from NASA. I am so glad Royal built this terminal. Our first sail on Allure (we went on Adventure last year for our first ever) is May 30 and we're so excited.

Everybody wearing the exact same hat is so funny 😆

Thank you great video. We are going through there in 2024.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! So glad it was helpful! We hope you have a great time! Happy Travels! 🤗❤️🚢

This is a great overview of the new Galveston Royal Caribbean terminal. Pointing out the two luggage drop offs and the different escalator designations for suite/Pinnacle and others. Haven't seen that in some other overviews. Best yet!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dena-Mo! Yay!!! 🤩 So glad you liked the video! Thanks so much for watching and your kindness! 🤗❤️🛳

Me and my wife was there for that same cruise on the Allure. The new terminal was awesome. And the whole process of getting through was fast and smooth. One of the best parts of going on this cruise is I got to send my 3 daughters the Glen Campbell song “Galveston”. Been wanting to do that for years. 😂😂👍👍

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi James! Whoa! That's awesome! We found the check in process super smooth too! Such a great addition to Galveston! Haha! 😂 So glad you were able to finally use the song! 🤠 Thanks for watching! 🤗🛳❤️

Wow - that is a beautiful terminal!! Thanks for the tour!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Pam! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Wow what a beautiful terminal! Thanks for sharing!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Darla B! 🤗❤️🛳

Awesome tour of the new terminal! Thank you!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi True Janey Sue! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

That is one very big terminal! Hope you guys had fun!!!🚢😀🚢

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi leo! YES! It is huge! We had great time! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Looks so amazing! I love all the lounge sofa’s. 🤩

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Luv_to_Cruise! ❤️ YES! The blue and yellow color scheme looks so good! 💙💛 And we're in love with the Galveston Trio Band! 😆🦀🥁🐢🎹 Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Looks awesome! Thx for the tour!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Angela! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Thank you for providing details on the different areas to check in, based on club and anchor status and reserved cabin type. Truly one of the best overview videos out there.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi DR BRZ! Thanks so much! So glad this video was helpful! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

This answered all my questions about parking, arriving and departure and the waiting area. Perfect! Thank you.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Crazyuncle! So glad this helped you prepare! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

Yea! I will be going on the Allure this February! I am so excited!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Vicky! YAY! That's great! We hope you have an awesome time! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Thank you for the overview! Very helpful since I will be traveling there with family in December.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi txmd78! That’s great! So glad this was helpful! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

We will be there in TWO days! Thanks for this informative video! :)

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Allison! Yay! We hope you have a great time! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Thanks so much so excited 😊

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Spero! ❤️ Such a great addition to Galveston! 🤗❤️🛳

Beautiful facility. Very thorough review. 👍🏽

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Anthony On The Move! Awesome! Thanks for watching! 😊❤️🚢

Hi Matt! The new Royal Caribbean Terminal looks amazing 🤩 Thank you for taking us along! Say hi to Chelsy 👋🏻😃

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ale J! ❤️ The new terminal came out very well! We're so excited for Galveston and how bigger ships can sail out of this port now! 🤗 Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳 P.S. Chelsy says Hi back! ❤️❤️❤️

Hey Matt and Chelsy, how in the world do you guys go from one adventure to another on a continuous basis?? I was just watching your European adventure celebrating your Wedding Anniversary, including all Rome, Italy and the rest!! Now you're back in the U.S. and on the move again! I nicknamed you guys a couple of years ago the "Cruising bunnies," because you guys jump or hop from one Cruise to another like nonstop .... now you have proven that you can hop the Atlantic ocean, galavant around in Europe on a Mediterranean Cruise and still come home and not break a sweat. Incredible. More power to you both! 😎👍🍹🍸🍺🍰🤸‍♂️🚴‍♂️⛹️‍♀️

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Clarence! HAHA! 🤣❤️ Thank you so much for the support and I love the nickname! 🐇❤️ Since our full time jobs are the travel agency and the KZread channel being on the go comes with the territory! But we love travel and staying busy so it works out well and we wouldn’t want it any other way! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Gotta love the new couches to wait in, hated those folding chairs! Yeeha!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Rebecca! YES! So much more comfy! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Lol I was on this cruise! My mom and I are at time stamp 4:58😂

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Megan! Wow! That's awesome! 🤩 We hope you had a great time! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

@KodySkye7702

Жыл бұрын

@@HoffmanHappyTravels we had a great time! Beautiful ship! We hope you had a great time as well!

Thanks for sharing the new terminal with us, looks huge. I saw a couple of cruise bloggers in your video. I heard RC Icon might be there next year or in 2024.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Delores! It’s a great terminal! Icon is scheduled to debut in 2024 in FL! But it may end up in Galveston at some point! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Nice 👍 thank you for sharing! We're looking at our first Royal Caribbean cruise. This will be interesting since we only cruised with DCL before

@HoffmanHappyTravels

4 ай бұрын

Hi! That's awesome! Royal is definitely a different vibe than Disney but we love Royal! We hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

Can't wait to get visit

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Damon! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Going through it and on Allure of the seas this Sunday!!!!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Wrigley! That’s awesome! We hope you had a great time! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Very nice it's cool that you were invited to do this. 🤠

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dawn! ❤️ It was awesome! Very efficient and a great addition to Galveston! They made the experience really nice for us and we're super lucky we were able to go! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Wow! I would have met you! I was at the airport in Winnipeg Manitoba ready to go but all the flights were cancelled to Calgary and I could not get to Galveston! I am so sad I am not there! Looks fantastic. Thank you so much for posting all this! You guys are amazing. Have a great time

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Oh no!!! I’m so sorry that happened! ☹️ Hopefully we can meet on a future sailing! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

7:08 That looks like Danny from Harr Travel

The hats what a great touch

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hey DJ! ❤️ YES! Free hats for the win! 🤩🤠💯

Awesome job

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

We also were able to be one of the first to go through the terminal and sail on Allure! We left last Wednesday and came back Sunday, 13th. The terminal is awesome and I love the facial recognition cameras!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Charla! Thanks for watching! Sounds like we were on the same sailing! We hope you had a great time! 😁 Happy Travels!

It is a good looking terminal, I was actually working as security that day at the new terminal. Was a great day

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Daniel! Wow that's awesome! 🤩 It's such a great addition to port of Galveston and we're so glad we were able to experience it! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Hello! Would love to cruise out of Galveston! Thanks for the tour!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Loretta! Galveston is a great port and the new terminal makes it even better! So nice that this port can now accommodate these bigger ships! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Thanks for the tour 🙂 my brother booked his cruise through this company they had a great time

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Debra! That's great! So glad you enjoyed the video and that your brother had a great time! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

Nice job!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Rachel! 🤗❤️🛳

I see Danny from Harr Travel in the background haha!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Haha! 🤣 Hi Danny! 👋

Thanks for this video, my sail is in February on Allure in Galveston and I'm so happy that I don't have to fly to Florida to cruise on an Oasis class ship.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Darnelle! YES! It is awesome that Galveston finally has a ship of this size! It is such a great addition to the port! We hope you have a great time on Allure! Thanks for watching! 🤗🛳❤️

great video of the terminal. the check in process happens so fast that I usually do not look around much

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi bleep86! So true! Plus a lot of terminals are very blasé, but this one was very pretty! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

@bleep86

Жыл бұрын

@@HoffmanHappyTravels well you will be 2nd to know if we ever leave out of there :-)

I'll be there in June of 2023. I can hardly wait.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Bruce! Awesome! 😍 We hope you have a great time! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Just returned from Allure in Galveston. It was wild getting on and off. The worst part is taxis and Ubers do not want to take you from your hotel to the ship. They only want to do ship to airport. They just ignore or don’t show up to help you we had to hitch a ride to the ship. Maybe when there’s more competition it will improve but I could have been watching my ship sail away.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Janie! Wow! We're so sorry you had an unpleasant experience. Hopefully this improves in the future! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

@janiekcarney5482

Жыл бұрын

@@HoffmanHappyTravels I’m still coming back. I like flying from Tulsa to Houston Hobby to Galveston. The terminal is nice. I got checked in just find. The RC app saves time.

Thanks for this! I was there in August on Liberty and I’ll be on Harmony this time next year so I was hoping someone would give a video tour of it. Did I see that correctly that the gangway is just one straight shot from the building and not like the old one where you keep turning corners?

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Traveling on the Shy! Yes that’s right! It was a very short gangway! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

We went on our first ever cruise ever out of Galveston this year and parking was a NIGHTMARE!!! Hopefully the city and this port are getting their Sh&t together!!! Great Video!!!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Joe! I’m sorry your experience wasn’t positive, everything went very well for us when we boarded so hopefully next time will be better for you! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

@r0dnee

Жыл бұрын

That is why you uber to Galveston from the airport if you time it right it's about $41 each way from hobby

I wish this had been open when I went on my cruise in October. It's 1000% better than the building we had to use to board.

Hi! Bless from Puerto Rico

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jose! 🤗❤️🛳

Thanks for the tour. You have no idea how happy this makes me!! We are moving from California to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area next year. I've already mapped it out and it's only about a 5 - 6 hour drive to Galveston terminal. I'm so looking forward to having Royal ships within driving distance of me in the not too distant future.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Margaret L! Oh YAY! That's awesome! 🤩 I'm so glad this port will be convent for you and that Galveston can now accommodate these nice bigger ships! We hope your move goes well! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

@jacquelyns9709

Жыл бұрын

I would still dive to Galveston the day before your cruise starts. Traffic around Houston can be horrific no matter which highways you use. Galveston has great things to see and do. Lots of great food to eat as well. Some moderate priced hotels/motels allow you to park in their lots for free. Shuttles take you to the port for a fee. Port of Galveston gives you a small discount if you make a reservation ahead of time on-line for their parking lots. Other commercial parking is in the area. If you are in Galveston on a day when no cruise ships are in port you used to be able to drive around the terminals and see the layout for yourself.

@margaretlm

Жыл бұрын

@@jacquelyns9709 Thank you for the information! I would definitely drive there the day before. It is still a huge advantage over where I am now and having to fly in the day before, etc.

@SueBohlinDallas

Жыл бұрын

Hi Margaret! As a DFW resident for almost 50 years, let me be the first to welcome you for your arrival next year. I predict that, like the other Californians I have met who moved here, you will love it. And the ability to make the drive to a cruise ship is one big reason. Pro tip: don't miss the Buc-ee's halfway to Galveston. Huuuuuuuuge, clean bathrooms and amazing sandwiches and snacks, which you might want to bring with you onto the ship since many ships have nothing crunchy.

@margaretlm

Жыл бұрын

@@SueBohlinDallas My husband is living there in temporary accommodations while he gets his business up and running and while we scout out our permanent home. The first time I stepped off the plane at Love Field to visit him I knew I was going to love it as much as he does. You all are so friendly and genuinely helpful. We just love the vibe there. Anyway, I've been to the Buccee's in Fort Worth and all I can say is "wow" and I will definitely be checking out the one you mentioned. Thanks for the welcome, I am so looking forward to getting out of Crazyfornia and starting the next chapter of our lives in Texas!

Hey this Jacobye the one who asked for your KZread channel the security guard

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jacobye! ❤️ Thanks for leaving the comment and saying hi! It was so nice chatting with you at the terminal! Hopefully we’ll see you again the next time we’re in Galveston! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Hope you got your hats!

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Katie! Haha! No way I'm turning down a free hat! 🤣🤠 Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Looks great, can you let us know if they have the faster customs technology once you get off the ship.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi brdguy7! We just disembarked and it was really simple! They used the newer face recognition system when exiting rather than showing your passport. The whole process only took like 5 minutes! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

@jacquelyns9709

Жыл бұрын

@@HoffmanHappyTravels Where did you collect your luggage once you got off the ship.

OOO Random Spotting of the Owner of HARR Travel @6:55

@DouglasFamilyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Haha i saw it too and came here to comment that!

Where do we park at the new galveston terminal? Love the video.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Betty! I believe parking is in the lot shown towards the beginning of the video! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Hey is it possible to drop off luggage before actually parking your car in the parking area? If so, how is that done - where exactly would your car be when dropping off luggage?

Thank you so much for this wonderful review. I’m booking my cruise via casino invitation. But not familiar with the area. If I fly in the day before, should I stay in Houston or Galveston? Any recommendations?

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Diane! So glad this was helpful! We always recommend flying in the day before a cruise just to play it safe. We have stayed at a Courtyard By Marriott near Houston and it was very good! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

@DianeRoma1

Жыл бұрын

@@HoffmanHappyTravels thank you so much! Safe and happy travels 💐

So how do you get to the terminal, is there a ferry you have to take? If you're flying what's the closest airport. Interested in booking with RC

Hi! Are you able to drop off guests at the terminal and get a wheel chair for folks that cannot walk long distances?

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Angelica! I cannot speak for this terminal specifically but typically both dropping off at the terminal and receiving a wheelchair upon request are common for other cruise terminals. To find out for sure I would try contacting the cruise port directly. Thanks for watching! 🤗🚢❤️

Hey Matt and Chelsey, I am scheduled to board the NCL PRIMA February 2024. I will be flying into the Houston Hobby Airport the day before and staying at a local hotel. QUESTION: Besides taking the NCL Bus Transportation from Houston Hobby Airport to the Port of Galveston and back, what comparable recommendations do you have?? Thanks in advance. 😎⛹️‍♀️🤸‍♂️🚴‍♂️

@HoffmanHappyTravels

7 ай бұрын

Hi Clarence! Unfortunately we have only done this transfer service once and it was will the cruise line so we don't have a suggestion that we can recommend from experience. There is always the option of Uber or Lyft but we do not have a shuttle recommendation. Sorry we can't be more help. Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

Question: will they check you in before 10 and let you relax in waiting area until boarding opens? Our driver is dropping us off early, so they can pu disembark group at same time.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi seas the day! Sometimes it varies on the port on whether or not they will let you in early. Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

Hi, is parking free on the lot ? Or is there a designated garage/lot cruisers should park in?

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Damilola! Parking at the terminal is of an additional cost per day. Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

good it was upgraded. was ghetto before

Be there in May.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Yay! We hope you have a great time! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

We are boarding 3 weeks from tomorrow on Allure...the baggage drop off area confused me. Are we supposed to take our bags there BEFORE we go in the terminal? Or do we take them in the terminal then give them up somewhere along the line? I saw a lot of people in the terminal pushing bags around.

@HoffmanHappyTravels

10 ай бұрын

Hi! You have options in how you want to approach it. If you do not want to carry your luggage onto the ship with you you can leave the bags with the porters and it will be delivered to your room later in the day. You can drop the luggage at the front so you don't have to carry your luggage through the parking lot or you can park and then take your bags to the porter. If you want to carry your bags onboard yourself you can, just remember rooms may or may not be available yet when you board. Also if you are leaving your bags with the porter I recommend not putting IDs, prescriptions, or other things you cannot get by without just incase the luggage gets lost (this rarely happens but just in case). We hope this helps! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

@marc82much

9 ай бұрын

@@HoffmanHappyTravels It does, thanks. We will be dropping off a large suitcase, then carrying on a backpack with our essentials while we wait for the big bag to show up.

Hello Where is a good covered parking lot closest to this terminal that you would recommend? Thanks

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Black sheep! We have not used a covered parking lot in Galveston that we could recommend at this point. Sorry we couldn’t be more help. Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Is this in the same part of town as the old port? Like I’m guessing it’s right next to the old one?

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Plop nation! I'm not sure what terminal number the other Royal terminals were but all of the terminals are at the same port and near each other. Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

@jlarm3

Жыл бұрын

@@HoffmanHappyTravels The old RC terminal is located near 23rd St. The newest one is off of 14th St, close to the Med Center

It looks like a nice terminal. Where are the solar panels?

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin! I’m not sure where the solar panels are located, we didn’t notice themThanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

@jacquelyns9709

Жыл бұрын

On the roof.

@TheGeneral308

Жыл бұрын

@@jacquelyns9709 I saw someone the roof in another video I didn't see any panels. Just a normal flat roof kzread.info/dash/bejne/c615s62PnZyckc4.html

This all looks grand-especially for Galveston-but I think the new facility should offer more attractive food venues than vending machines

@HoffmanHappyTravels

10 ай бұрын

Hi Linda! We have never seen food venues available at a cruise terminal before but that's definitely a cool idea! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

I am doing a 7 day cruise. I am bringing a few bags. Is that OK or unusual?

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi pcooper1tgl! No, two suitcases a person is more than we personally take but not unusual at all! We hope you have a great time! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

What happens if a hurricane strikes in Galveston ? it's in the hurricane path route .

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ricardo! Same as in Florida, if it is unsafe to sail they will cancel sailings or shorten sailings if necessary. Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

They already open

Hi guys. Do you have a coupon code available?

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Candy! Sorry, unfortunately we do not have a coupon code. Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

Which airport is closest?

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Sandra! HOU, Hobby Airport in Houston is the closest to the terminal! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢

do they really have dogs there at security

@HoffmanHappyTravels

Жыл бұрын

Yes sometimes! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🛳

The Air Conditioner is not solar power it draws to much power. So it is not one hundred percent Solar.

Time for a video showing the Norwegian Prima in it's port! Which port terminal is the Prima at? Why are all the videos and pictures of the Galveston TX cruise ports showing nothing but Carnival and Royal Caribbean? Come on content providers get out there with NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE content!

Underwhelmed…… blah looking terminal