United Kingdom
United States
Asia Pacific
Carnival adds to Mobile cruises
The only year-round cruise program in Mobile, Alabama is obviously a success with Carnival Cruise Lines announced an increased capacity of 42% for next year.
That will happen when the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy replaces the 1,452-passenger Holiday on year-round four- and five-day cruises next year.
With the Carnival Fantasy’s departures from Mobile, the company expects to carry approximately 170,000 passengers annually from that port.
Carnival Fantasy will offer a new “Fun Ship†cruise experience with a larger vessel that will include a number of new features.
“Mobile has been a terrific homeport for us since we began service there in 2004,†said Terry Thornton, Carnival’s senior vice president of marketing planning. “The support of the local community, particularly city and port officials and our travel agent partners, has been nothing short of exceptional.â€
Carnival Fantasy will launch year-round four- and five-day service from Mobile next year. On this route, four-day cruises visit Cozumel, one of the cruise industry’s most popular destinations known for its beautiful white-sand beaches, shopping and variety of shore excursions.
Five-day cruises will visit both Cozumel and Calica, which attracts divers and others interested in water sports and is in close proximity to the Mayan ruins of Tulum, the ecological theme park Xcaret, and Playa del Carmen and its popular Avenida Cinco shopping district.
Five-day cruises will call at Cozumel and Progreso, an emerging port with excursion options to the beautiful colonial city of Merida and the Mayan ruins in Chichen Itza, recently named one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Report by David Wilkening
David
Mark Jaronski of Explore Georgia on FIFA World Cup 2026
Connecting Small Businesses to Global Tourism Markets: Nate Huff of Tourism Exchange
North Carolina’s Resilience: Wit Tuttell on Recovery and Tourism
Kittipong Prapattong’s Plan for Thailand’s Tourism Growth: Taxes, Visas, and Campaigns
James Jin: Didatravel’s Journey from China to Global Reach and the Impact of AI on Travel
Darien Schaefer on Pensacola’s Evolution: From Small Town to Global Destination
Florida Tourism’s Next Frontier: Dana Young on Expanding Beyond the Classics
Patrick Harrison on Tampa Bay Tourism’s Resilience and Marketing Strategy
Bubba O’Keefe on Clarksdale’s Vibrant Music Scene
Commemorating Elvis and Embracing Tupelo’s Culture with Jennie Bradford Curlee
Craig Ray and the Expansion of the Blues Trail
Presenting Mississippi’s Cultural Trails with Katie Coats
BA suspending all Heathrow to Abu Dhabi flights
Turkish Airlines flight in emergency landing after pilot dies
Unexpected wave rocks cruise ship
Woman dies after going overboard in English Channel
Foreign Office issues travel advisory for winter sun destinations