Carnival Sensation to Replace Fantasy as Port of Mobile Cruise Ship
MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile is keeping Carnival — with a new ship at the dock. Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced that Carnival Cruise Line will bring the Carnival Sensation to the…
Carnival Fantasy Leaves Mobile to Ferry Healthy Crew Members Home
The Carnival Fantasy has sailed out of the Port of Mobile on an unusual mission: carrying healthy crew members back to their home countries as the cruise industry idled during…
Some Passengers Turned Away From Mobile Cruise Over New Coronavirus Health Screening
Dozens of would-be cruisers were left on the dock in Mobile in mid-March 2020 after Carnival Cruise Line rolled out stricter health screening rules tied to the coronavirus outbreak, blocking…
Carnival Fantasy Delayed, Cruise Shortened; Passengers Offered 50% Refund
MOBILE, Ala. — The Carnival Fantasy’s departure from the Alabama Cruise Terminal was delayed Thursday morning due to weather conditions, turning a planned five-day cruise to Cozumel into a three-day…
Mobile Mayor Weighs New Options for Civic Center Site as Residents, Council Push Back
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's administration is reviewing new options for the Civic Center property that would renovate the aging arena rather than demolish it, after pushback over earlier redevelopment plans…
Tropical Storm Barry Extended One Mobile Cruise and Cut Another Short
Tropical Storm Barry left its mark on Mobile’s cruise schedule in mid-July 2019, delaying one Carnival Fantasy sailing by a full day and trimming another by 24 hours as the…
Carnival Confirms Death of Passenger With Special Needs Aboard Mobile-Based Fantasy
MOBILE, Ala. — Carnival Cruise Line confirmed in December 2018 that a 22-year-old passenger reported missing aboard the Mobile-based Carnival Fantasy had died after going overboard, closing a search that…
Mobile Extends Carnival Fantasy Cruise Contract Through 2019
Mayor Sandy Stimpson signed a one-year contract extension Monday that will keep the Carnival Fantasy sailing from the Port of Mobile through November 2019, securing the cruise ship’s presence in…
3rd Annual Local Goodness Returns to Mobile’s Cruise Terminal, Plus Five Restaurant Opens and Seafood Cook-Off Finalists Set
USA Children's and Women's Hospital's Local Goodness fundraiser returns to the Mobile Cruise Terminal, alongside the opening of downtown restaurant Five, Alabama Seafood Cook-Off finalists and the Lebanese American Club's…
Mobile City Council Approves 13-Month Deal Bringing Carnival Fantasy to Alabama Cruise Terminal
The Mobile City Council unanimously approved a 13-month agreement that will bring the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship back to the Alabama Cruise Terminal.