On New Year’s Day 1863, the Confederacy managed to break the Union blockade choking its ports by capturing Galveston, Texas.

Vacationers looking for Caribbean cruise options that don’t depart from Miami or Port Canaveral in Florida are getting more choice this winter. Both Norwegian Cruise Line and MSC Cruises just launched ...

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(JTA) — GALVESTON, Texas – More than a century ago, this busy Gulf Coast port and longtime vacation destination 50 miles southeast of Houston welcomed so many European immigrants – including some ...

The MSC Seascape was the first ship to homeport at the Port of Galveston’s new cruise terminal on Nov. 7, 2025. An additional cruise ship will now anchor at the entrance of the Galveston Bay after the ...

MSC Cruises has officially taken up residence in the Lone Star State. The cruise line’s first sailing from Galveston, Texas, departed on Nov. 9, with its MSC Seascape ship leaving for a weeklong ...

MSC Seascape arrived at its new homeport in Galveston on Friday ahead of MSC Cruises' first-ever sailings from the Texas port. Starting Sunday, the ship began its seven-night Galveston cruises to the ...

MSC Cruises has launched its first sailings from Galveston, Texas, making it the line's newest U.S. homeport. Galveston is a rapidly growing cruise port, with passenger numbers expected to reach 3.9 ...