Tagged: Mobile

Carnival Cruise Line’s 2,124-guest Carnival Spirit welcomed her first guests embarking from her new homeport of Mobile, Ala. today (October 6, 2023). (more…)

Continuing its successful restart, Carnival Cruise Line resumed guest operations today (March 5) from Mobile, Ala. with Carnival Ecstasy. (more…)

Carnival Sensation arrived in Mobile this morning for the first time with fans lining up on the waterfront at Cooper Riverside Park to greet her. (more…)

Carnival Cruise Line today announced that Carnival Fascination will move from its current homeport of San Juan, PR and be based in Mobile, Ala., effective Jan. 16, 2022. (more…)

At a press conference held aboard Carnival Fantasy earlier today (Oct.14), Carnival Cruise Line and the City of Mobile signed a three-year extension that will keep the ship sailing from Mobile through November 2022. (more…)

Mobile and Carnival Cruise Line will celebrate a three-year extension of its partnership on Monday, one day before the 15-year anniversary of the grand opening for Alabama’s only cruise terminal. (al.com)

Alabama’s only cruise ship will continue docking at the port of Mobile. Mayor Sandy Stimpson says the city has extended its contract with Carnival Cruise Line for the company to keep offering trips aboard the Carnival Fantasy from Mobile. (waff.com)

Laura Byrne with the city of Mobile confirms that a Carnival cruise ship will be returning to port today after a medical emergency onboard has caused the ship to return. The cruise has reportedly NOT been canceled. (local15tv.com)

Carnival Cruise Line is extending its contract to base a cruise ship on the Alabama coast in Mobile. Mayor Sandy Stimpson says the Miami-based company is extending its deal to sail from Mobile through December 2018. That means the city won’t endure a repeat of 2011, when the company ended service from Mobile. (usnews.com)

A boom for tourism in Mobile: Cruising will no longer be limited to just Mexican ports from Mobile aboard the Carnival Fantasy. The cruise line announced Tuesday that it is going to offer longer sailings to a variety of ports next year. City leaders are taking this as a good sign for things to come. (local15tv.com)

Carnival cruise passengers describe the ending of their trip as a miserable experience. The cruise ship, Fantasy, was delayed arriving in Mobile, Alabama for a day because of rough seas. Passengers who got off the ship today, tell us just about everyone got seasick. (wavy.com)

While the weather has calmed down on the coast, out in the Gulf, it’s another story. Winds and seas remain so rough that the Carnival cruise ship Fantasy didn’t return to Mobile as scheduled this morning. (local15tv.com)

After its first month of service out of Mobile, port officials are optimistic that Carnival Cruise Line will extend its one-year contract, based on what they called exceptional demand for the first cruises. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Antebellum architecture, pre-Civil War Spanish and French forts, a rich history as a vibrant sea port and an emerging art and music scene make Mobile, Alabama, a great destination for tourists wanting to experience Southern culture and history. (travelagentcentral.com)

Carnival Cruise Line and the City of Mobile announced today that the Carnival Fantasy will operate a year-long schedule of four- and five-day cruises to Mexico from the Mobile Cruise Terminal beginning in fall 2016.

It’s been a ride on the political love boat for Mayor Sandy Stimpson since he announced two weeks ago that Carnival was returning. (al.com)

Although the particular ship, itineraries and start date have not yet been announced, Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson held a media briefing today (Sep. 3rd), immediately following his return from Miami, where he met with Carnival Cruise Line executives. (cruisecritic.com)

A Carnival Fantasy-class cruise ship is likely to call Mobile its homeport under a one-year agreement that could include tax incentives, according to an industry insider. (al.com)