Embarkation: We live in Idaho so flew into Houston the day before embarkation. My DW and I are professionals in our early 50's and we invited her Father to come along on the trip. He is a very active 83 year old who still plays tennis regularly.
I had pre-arranged transportation to Galveston with Galveston Limo. They're on the web and did a great job for us. Nothing fancy, but they got us there ...