Cruises From Galveston, Texas

Overview

As of today (July 15, 2026) there are 429 cruise sailings out of Galveston, TX (from which 134 are in 2026, 231 are in 2027 and the rest are in 2028). In the following paragraphs you'll find a detailed overview of all those cruise options. If you're just looking to see the listing of the 429 sailings, please click on one of the 3 buttons on the right side - either on "View Sailings Sorted By Departure Date" (good for viewing last minute Galveston cruise deals), "View Sailings Sorted By Price Per Day" or "View Sailings Grouped By Itineraries".

Regions and Prices

In the upcoming year, the most affordable month for booking a cruise vacation that leaves from Galveston and visits Bahamas is May of 2027, with prices starting from $893. For Caribbean you can book cruises in January of 2027 starting from $346. For Panama you can book cruises in January of 2027 starting from $910.

You can click on links in the table above to view the cruise options for the given region in a given month. You can also click on the "Next Month" and "Previous Month" links at the top of the table to shift the window of months that are displayed.

Cheap Cruises From Galveston

Since Galveston cruises have various durations (7 days, 5 days and other durations - see below), the best way to compare cruise prices is to do that on price-per-day bases. The following table shows Galveston cruises in the upcoming 12 months sorted by price per day. You can use this table to find the best cruise deals from Galveston.

The most discounted Galveston cruises start at $71 per day. There are 2 sailings at that price point, with the earliest one sailing on January 16, 2027 (5 nights Galveston round-trip itinerary on Carnival Breeze).

If you want to see the listing of all 429 Galveston sailings sorted by price per day, you can click on 'View All Cruises Sorted By Price Per Day' link at the bottom of the table above.

Cruise Lines out of Galveston

There are only three cruise lines - Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian (NCL) - that offer cruises that depart from the Port of Galveston.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Out Of Galveston

Royal Caribbean offers the most sailings out of Galveston - 228 cruise options. It offers 35 distinct itineraries out of Galveston, serviced on 4 cruise ships. The average price per person per day for Royal Caribbean cruises is $153.

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Carnival Cruises Out Of Galveston

Carnival offers 156 cruise options out of Galveston. It offers 25 distinct itineraries and has 3 cruise ships (Carnival Breeze, Carnival Dream and Carnival Miracle) sailing out of Galveston. The average price per person per day for Carnival cruises is $110.

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Norwegian (NCL) Cruises Out Of Galveston

Norwegian (NCL) offers 45 cruise options out of Galveston. It offers 3 distinct itineraries out of Galveston, serviced on 2 cruise ships (Norwegian Viva and Norwegian Escape). The average price per person per day for Norwegian (NCL) cruises is $131.

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Cruise Ships out of Galveston

There are 9 cruise ships that offer sailings that depart from the Galveston cruise terminal.


Liberty of the Seas, which was built in 2007 and accommodates approximately 3600 passengers, offers the most sailings out of Galveston - 114 of them. It features 12 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $127.

Carnival Breeze, built in 2012 with capacity of approximately 3700 passengers, offers 103 sailings out of Galveston. It features 10 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $111.

Symphony of the Seas, which started sailing in 2018 and accommodates approximately 5500 passengers, offers 56 sailings. It features 13 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $146.

Icon of the Seas offers 36 cruises using 8 distinct itineraries, Carnival Dream offers 29 cruises using 9 distinct itineraries, Carnival Miracle offers 24 cruises using 6 distinct itineraries and Norwegian Viva offers 23 cruises using 1 distinct itinerary.

For all other cruise ships please see the table above to learn when they were built and how many sailings and itineraries they offer.

Duration of Cruises

Almost all cruise sailings scheduled out of Galveston are 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 10 days or 14 days long. The following table summarizes those options:

The most popular duration of cruises traveling out of Galveston is 7 days (7 nights) long. There are 148 such cruises featuring 16 distinct itineraries. The average per-person-per-day price of those sailings is $133.

There are 123 cruise sailings that are 5 days (5 nights) long. They feature 8 distinct itineraries and the average price of those sailings is $117.

Among cruises that sail out of Galveston you can also find 4 day cruises (84 sailings), 6 day cruises (28 sailings), 8 day cruises (26 sailings), 10 day cruises (12 sailings) and 14 day cruises (5 sailings).

Even though many people ask about them, cruise lines do not offer any 2 day or 3 day cruises out of Galveston.

Ports of Call

There are 26 distinct ports that are visited by cruises that leave from Galveston. The following table shows these ports:

Among cruises that leave from Galveston there are 398 cruises (53 distinct itineraries) that visit Cozumel Island, Mexico. , on the other hand, is visited by 273 cruises on 38 distinct itineraries. There are 215 cruises that visit Costa Maya, Mexico on 29 itineraries.

Some of the other more popular ports of call for Galveston cruises are Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras (119 sailings), Harvest Caye (45 sailings), Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico (39 sailings) and Nassau, Bahamas (32 sailings).

Things to See and Do in Galveston

There are many interesting things you can see and do while you're in Galveston either before or after your cruise. Here are some places that are worth a visit:

• The Strand District, which is considered Galveston's social center, has many galleries, small local shops (where you can find interesting antique items), restaurants and beautiful Victorian buildings.


• Moody Gardens is another must-see place in Galveston, especially if you travel with kids. Here you can see a huge aquarium with many memorable marine species and a 12-story high pyramid where you can experience what a rain forest feels like. Here you can also see fun 3-D movies and enjoy other interesting activities.


• Grand Opera House - a historic and beautiful theater - is a nice venue where you can experience a great play or a musical before/after your cruise. It's a small and intimate place, but has great acoustics.


• The ship ELISSA - from 1877 - is tall, beautiful old ship that attracts tourists from all over the world. Here you can see where the ship crew slept, where the food was prepared and how ship officers lived in 19th century. There is also a museum that details the history of the ship.


• The Seawall is nice place to take a stroll as well as just to sit and enjoy the waves of the Gulf of Mexico. It has an interesting history as it was built after the Galveston hurricanes of 1900 and 1915.


• Lone Star Flight Museum has a nice collection of old classic planes. For a fee, you can even fly in one of the planes and view Galveston landmarks from the air.


• The NASA Space Center, while a bit away from the Galveston, is definitely worth a visit if you have a bit extra time. Here you can see the actual spacecrafts that flew into the space, explore how astronauts live and get the answers to all the questions that you had about space travel.