Sports Goddess

Availability was not an issue. Several drivers to pick up. However, we were only going back to our hotel where we had left our car not sure what availability to Hobby would be. Have you looked at the Royal shuttle to Hobby? 

We cruised Allure last November the week after Thanksgiving and all Christmas decorations were up and beautiful.

Was the loyalty ambassador Ruby? We were on Liberty in July. I found the card she gave us. Email os lb_loyaltyambassador@rccl.com. Hope this is what you were looking for.

The Beachfront Palms offers parking but they do not have a shuttle to the port.

Not sure about Royal but we used Rome Limo and were very pleased. They picked us up at our Rome hotel, took us directly to the port, and then picked us up after the cruise and took us to Fiumicino airport. Very reasonable for personalized service.

We have cruised out of Galveston many times. We are on Liberty next week and then Allure in November. We have a group going next week and found a nice VRBO property for 6 for much less than three hotel rooms. Since we are driving from Fort Worth, this was a good option for us. We have stayed at the Springhill Suites and it is nice. We will be trying Beachfront Palms in November as they offer cruise parking for the week with a night's lodging. 

There is a shuttle called Galveston Express. Our friends have used to before and it was the most cost effective option they found.

We stayed at the Best Western Spring House near the Vatican. It was my in-laws and DH and me. It was a decent hotel and walking distance of the Vatican and multiple metro stations.