The Royal Caribbean cruise terminal at Pier 10 on an embarkation day
Cruise port

Galveston cruise terminals

The port has four terminals along Harborside Drive, and each has its own cruise lines, entrance and parking lots. Check which one your ship uses before you set off, then put that terminal's address in your GPS.

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Find your terminal
Checked October 29, 20264 terminalsParking by terminal

Terminal 10, Port of Galveston · Photo: Larry D. Moore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 · Credits

The short answer

Which terminal your ship uses

Your terminal is named in your cruise line's documents. The port asks you to confirm it before you drive, because the signs send each terminal's traffic to its own entrance. Each card gives the lines' usual terminal. Some sailings move, and Carnival uses both 25 and 28, so look up your date on the port's cruise schedule before you book parking. The lots are on the port's parking map, and every ship is listed in cruises from Galveston 2026–27.

  • Terminal 10

    Address1402 Harborside DrCruise linesRoyal CaribbeanClosest hotels (by car)Harbor House at Pier 21 (0.56 mi), The Tremont House (0.77 mi)

  • Terminal 16

    Address1602 Harborside DrCruise linesMSC Cruises, Norwegian (Viva until April 2027, Escape from November 2027)Closest hotels (by car)Harbor House at Pier 21 (0.42 mi), The Tremont House (0.63 mi)

  • Terminal 25

    Address2502 Harborside DrCruise linesCarnivalClosest hotels (by car)The Tremont House (0.26 mi), Harbor House at Pier 21 (0.34 mi)

  • Terminal 28

    Address2702 Harborside DrCruise linesDisney, Carnival Dream (until May 2027), Carnival Breeze 7-day trips (from late May 2027), Margaritaville at Sea (from October 2027), RegentClosest hotels (by car)The Tremont House (0.47 mi), Harbor House at Pier 21 (0.55 mi)
Terminal by terminal

Each terminal, its cruise lines and its lots

1402 Harborside Dr

Terminal 10

Royal Caribbean's terminal for its largest ships opened in November 2022, and the port calls it the world's first net-zero energy cruise terminal. Terminal 10 passengers can also park in the Terminal 16 garage and take a free shuttle.

Cruise lines: Royal Caribbean

North Premium Lot
Covered: Solar canopy · Shuttle: No, it's a short walk
North Lot
Covered: No · Shuttle: Ask at the lot
South Lot
Covered: No, but the walkways are covered · Shuttle: Yes, free
Pier 14 Lot
Covered: No · Shuttle: Yes
Terminal 16 Garage
Covered: Garage · Shuttle: Yes, free for Terminal 10 passengers
Pier 12 Lot
Covered: No · Shuttle: No, you can walk
Pier 10 Lot
Covered: No · Shuttle: No, you can walk
1602 Harborside Dr

Terminal 16

MSC Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line use the newest terminal, opened in November 2025. You can park in a covered VIP garage or in open lots.

Cruise lines: MSC Cruises, Norwegian (Viva until April 2027, Escape from November 2027)

VIP Indoor Garage
Covered: Yes · Shuttle: No
Lots 1, 2 and VIP Lot
Covered: No · Shuttle: No, it's a short walk
2502 Harborside Dr

Terminal 25

This used to be Terminal 1. It's mostly Carnival's: Breeze (mostly until May 22, 2027, with some later sailings), Jubilee, Miracle and, from May 2027, Horizon, followed by Spirit and Sunshine from autumn 2027. The port calendar also puts a few Carnival Dream sailings here, for example on February 13, 2027. Several lots are right across the street.

Cruise lines: Carnival

Every Carnival ship, trip and price from Galveston

Express Lot
Covered: No · Shuttle: No, it's steps from Terminal 28
SMP Garage (6 levels, 6 ft 8 in clearance)
Covered: Yes, except the roof · Shuttle: No
Economy Lots A and B
Covered: No · Shuttle: Yes
2702 Harborside Dr

Terminal 28

This used to be Terminal 2 and stands across from Terminal 25. It handles Disney Magic (until April 2027 and again from November 2027), Carnival Dream until May 2027, most of Carnival Breeze's 7-day trips from late May 2027, and Margaritaville at Sea from October 2027. The calendar also lists a few one-off Carnival Miracle and Horizon sailings here, on March 5 and May 13, 2027. You can walk from the Express Lot; the economy lots have free shuttles.

Cruise lines: Disney, Carnival Dream (until May 2027), Carnival Breeze 7-day trips (from late May 2027), Margaritaville at Sea (from October 2027), Regent

Every Carnival ship, trip and price from Galveston

Express Lot
Covered: No · Shuttle: No, it's steps from Terminal 28
SMP Garage (6 levels, 6 ft 8 in clearance)
Covered: Yes, except the roof · Shuttle: No
Economy Lots A and B
Covered: No · Shuttle: Yes
Navigator of the Seas docked at the Port of Galveston in 2014
Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas in Galveston in 2014, eight years before Terminal 10 opened.Port of Galveston, 2014 · Photo: Ahecht / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting here

Getting to the terminal

From the airport

Hobby (HOU) is about 45 minutes away and Bush Intercontinental (IAH) about 1.5 hours. For shuttle, cruise line and taxi prices, see airport to cruise port.

Rental car

If you only need a car on the island, drop it off in Galveston before you sail and take a short ride to the terminal. That can cost less than parking for the whole cruise. For a January day, Expedia showed just one rental company in Galveston, Enterprise, about 2.6 miles from the city center. Its cheapest cars cost just under $100 for the day with taxes and fees.

Compare rental cars on Expedia

Hotel shuttles

Some hotels drive you to the ship and keep your car while you sail. The hotels near the cruise port page lists them with their prices.

Mobility scooter for the cruise

If the walk through the terminal and around the ship is hard going, rent a travel scooter for the whole trip. Gulf Coast Mobility delivers it to the cruise terminal before boarding and picks it up again, free anywhere on Galveston Island. Three days cost $175 plus tax, and longer rentals get a lower daily rate.

On the day

Drop-off and parking at the port

These rules for the port's own lots come from its arrival guide and FAQ. The price depends on your ship and date and appears when you book. How the port's lots compare with private ones: cruise parking compared.

Lots open
Usually at 9 am on sailing days, later if the ship comes back late. Boarding is separate: get to the terminal in the arrival window your cruise line gives you and be on board by its final boarding time
Luggage
Drop your bags at the terminal first, then park. Porters help at the terminal and when you come back
Shuttles
Free from lots too far to walk, about every 5 to 7 minutes. Some shuttles are ADA-equipped
Accessible parking
You can't reserve ADA spaces, including van-accessible ones. In every lot they go to whoever arrives first. For help from check-in onto the ship, ask your cruise line; the port doesn't arrange it
Paying
Credit cards only. Reserve ahead, because drive-ups get in only if there's space left
Booking window
You can reserve about 18 months before sailing and cancel free up to 24 hours before
Big vehicles
Spaces are 9 × 19 ft and the SMP garage has 6 ft 8 in clearance. RVs park in the economy lots and sometimes need two spaces
Rideshare
Uber and Lyft both serve the port. The island trolley has no stop at the terminals
Help
Call the port's cruise parking team on 409-766-6163, daily from 8 am to 5 pm