Galveston: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Cruise Terminal 2 Expansion
The Port of Galveston joined Moody National Bank, Texas First Bank, Hometown Bank and Webber L.L.C. December 9 in celebrating the expansion of Cruise Terminal 2.
The three Galveston County community banks have worked together in financing the $13 million expansion. Each bank pitched in for the unique funding package for the expansion of Cruise Terminal No. 2 to accommodate larger vessels and more passengers.
When completed next spring, Cruise Terminal No. 2 will offer 150,000 square feet of space and seating capacity for more than 2,000 passengers. The port currently handles more than 1.0 million cruise passengers a year.
Galveston is an embarkation port for cruises to the Western Caribbean and the Bahamas, and, beginning in 2015, the eastern Caribbean. Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International sail year-round from the Texas cruise port.