Pre-Cruise Meet n' Greet - ADMIN APPROVED

Name: Pre-Cruise Meet n' Greet - ADMIN APPROVED
Start: 2025-10-24T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-24T20:00:00-05:00
Location: La Quinta Inn & Suites - Galveston Island North

Schedule

Fri Oct 24 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

La Quinta Inn & Suites - Galveston Island North | Galveston, TX

Join us for an EPIC Pre-Cruise Kick off & Meet n Greet Event!
When: Friday, October 24th, 2025
Time: Starting at 7:00pm
Cost: $10 per person
Where: La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Galveston
1002 63rd Street
Galveston, TX
There is MORE THAN ONE La Quinta Inn on the Seawall, so be sure you're GPSing the 1002 63rd Street location!
We typically start early, finding a hotel with a good-sized lobby area and/or private meeting room where we can gather the night before sailing. It's a great opportunity to meet others from the cruise and visit with social media friends in person, whom you've been chatting with for months!
We have also blocked rooms under the Cruise Hoppers Brand for Thursday and Friday night at an affordable rate of $169 per night. If you're interested in booking a room at this La Quinta, you can follow our link to book directly or call the number listed in this description and give them the group code to apply the discounted rate.
NOTE: This hotel DOES NOT have a free shuttle to the port.
This hotel DOES NOT offer free shuttle from Houton
Hobby Airport to the hotel.

If you're renting a car there is free overnight parking if
you're an overnight guest.
If you're driving, there is discounted stay & sail parking
of $5.00 per day as long as you stay at least one night as
a hotel guest. Just let them know at check-in that you'd
like to leave your vehicle while you sail.
THE BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FROM THE
AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL, AND HOTEL TO CRUISE PORT
is going to be UBER. The Hotel is only 1 mile from the
Cruise Port so UBER should be extremely affordable.

THE PRE-CRUISE MEET N' GREET EVENT:
Historically, the Cruise Hoppers pre-cruise meet n' greets have consisted of finger foods and snacks or other types of eats.
In 2023, there was Pizza and Salad
In 2024, there was an all sweets dessert bar
In 2025, there will be party snacks, cookies & sweets!
HOW TO REGISTER:
1. THE REGISTRATION FEE IS $10.00 PER PERSON which covers:
- Cruise Hoppers Giveaways at Check-In
- A Free Door Prize Ticket
- Free Giveaway Tickets
- A detailed agenda of All Cruise Hoppers Events
being held on board.
- Access to Party Snacks, Cookies & Sweets
- Access to Wine Tasting for Adults
- Access to Color Contest & Prizes for the Kids
- Optional 50/50 tickets will be available $2 each or
10 for $10.
- Bottle Water will be available at no cost (while it lasts).
- This is a BYOAB event (Bring your own Adult Beverages).
We've confirmed with the hotel that you may bring
your own beer, wine, seltzers, etc. We will not have a
shared adult beverage table. You are responsible for
what you bring and who's consuming it.
- There will be social mingling activities with prize
opportunities
- Don't miss out on the Pajama Party Theme or Onesie
Contest. We're giving away a cruiser's travel basket to the
most popular outfit of the night!
- Feel free to wear your Jubilee, Souvenir, Group Shirt.
They're available under the featured tab in this cruise
group.
PRE-REGISTER by OCTOBER 15th and SAVE 50% off the Registration fee! All participants that are not PRE-REGISTERED will pay full price of $10 at the door.
The front desk/hotel store has soda or you can bring your own.
If you'd like to see about the room block so you can stay right at la quinta under our discounted room block, here are the details:
1. You can call hotel direct at 409-220-3600 and give them the code 102425CRU and tell them you're part of the cruise hoppers facebook group and want to ask about availability on our room block. We currently only have 35 rooms reserved, first come first served. Not sure if were adding more, so don't wait.
2. You can click the link to our special booking link the hotel provided us at: https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/laquinta/galveston-texas/la-quinta-inn-and-suites-galveston-north-at-i-45/overview?checkInDate=10*24*2025&checkOutDate=10*25*2025&groupCode=102425CRU
The room rate is for Double Queen Rooms at $169 per night. You can book a couple days before check in or just the night before cruise day (check in fri 10/24, check out sat 10/25 "Cruise Day")
AGAIN REMEMBER TRANSPORTATION TO THE PORT WOULD BE UBER AT YOUR COST.
If you have any questions, message ADMIN JERI or ADMIN DEE.
Can't Wait to Meet All of You!
REGISTER FOR THE PRE-CRUISE MEET N' GREET NOW:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewCEiwtUEskG1qyNRmLmnNRV75lb4mcWLEDbjEP0OAHifk-A/viewform?usp=dialog