Why I Almost Missed a Cruise to Hawaii — and What It Taught Me About Galveston

If you live in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Louisiana and you’ve been flying to catch a cruise ship — this episode is going to make you rethink that decision.

In Episode 2, Jerry Robertson makes the full case for Galveston as the best drive-to cruise port in America for the South-Central region. He covers the real cost comparison, the stress factor nobody talks about, and shares a personal story from 1996 that’s stayed with him ever since — and explains exactly why he tells every single client to stay in League City the night before their sailing.

In this episode:

• Drive times from San Antonio, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, and Shreveport
• Why Houston’s I-45 corridor is notorious for construction and wrecks — and why you don’t want to gamble on it embarkation morning
• Jerry’s personal 1996 story: driving from League City to Hobby Airport for a 12-day Carnival cruise to Hawaii, an awful wreck on I-45, and how leaving several hours early made the difference
• The League City night-before strategy: what it is, why it works, and why people who do it never go back
• The real cost comparison: flying to Miami vs. driving to Galveston for a family of four — including the hotel night