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 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…
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.
Could Mobile Land a Second Carnival Cruise Ship?
As Mobile prepares for the return of Carnival Cruise Line, an industry analyst says the city could eventually support a second homeported ship.
Cruisers, Officials Celebrate Carnival’s Planned Return to Mobile
News that Carnival Cruise Line plans to return to Mobile sparked excitement among longtime cruisers, hoteliers and tourism officials across Alabama.
Archived Files Reveal Tampa-Cuba Ferry Bid That Fueled Early Gulf Coast Cruise Rivalry
Newly resurfaced archival reporting details a 2003 proposal for a Tampa-to-Cuba humanitarian ferry service, and revisits how Mobile's cruise terminal and Austal shipyard rose to compete with Tampa in the…
Mayor Sam Jones Liked Mobile’s Hand as the ThyssenKrupp Decision Neared
With a $2.9 billion steel mill decision expected within days, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones told a civic club he would not trade places with Louisiana, and laid out where the…
Cruise Terminal Car Counts Showed Mobile Was Pulling Passengers From Across the South
Car counts from the Alabama Cruise Terminal in downtown Mobile showed nearly 27,000 vehicles in the first 11 months of cruising, with passengers driving in from more than 50 states…