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 Cruise Line Extends Sailing Pause Through September 30, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line announced it is extending its pause of all North American sailings through September 30, 2020, a decision that keeps cruises from the Port of Mobile on hold…
Agreement Signed to Deepen and Widen Port of Mobile
The State of Alabama and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed a Project Partnership Agreement to deepen and widen the Port of Mobile, clearing the way for construction…
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 Weighed $3 Million Commitment as Deadline Loomed to Bring Amtrak Back to the City
With a year-end deadline bearing down, Mobile’s city leaders debated how much they were willing to pay to restore passenger train service that Hurricane Katrina swept away more than a…
What’s Happening Around South Alabama: Mid-September Events From Mystery Dinners to the Coastal Cleanup
Mid-September brings a full slate of events across the Mobile area and Baldwin County, from a Civil War history lunch downtown to a songwriter showcase in Gulf Shores and a…
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…
Commentary: Alabama’s Political Map Explains Why the Bayway Toll Is Happening
A look at why a proposed $3 to $6 toll on the I-10 Bayway has drawn little resistance from state leaders, and how Alabama's north-south political divide shapes decisions affecting…