Carnival’s strategic growth plans also include the addition of a fifth Excel-class ship, Carnival Tropicale, in spring 2028.

Carnival will expand its cruise schedule from Mobile, Alabama beginning in spring 2027, bringing back year-round sailings that the cruise line hasn’t offered from the port since prior to the pandemic.

A pair of French Navy ships are spending five days in New Orleans as part of a training mission for 700 French sailors and ...

The Gulf Coast Cruise itinerary from American Cruise Lines will take passengers through six port of calls between New Orleans and Pensacola starting in 2026. The Gulf Coast Cruise line will depart ...

The city is also preparing for year-round cruises with Carnival in 2027. That’s why Mobile invested almost $5 million to replace this 15-year-old gangway with a new one that will allow two rows of ...

The port's successful 2024 also saw continued commitment from the cruise industry. Carnival finalized a five-year agreement to keep the Valor and Liberty sailing from New Orleans year-round.

“New Orleans is 12 hours ... Clark said there could be a need in a couple of years to expand the cruise terminal. The existing terminal’s bond, originally financed in 2004, will be paid ...

Visit Mobile President & CEO David Clark says the first cruise will leave from New Orleans and have six port of calls between there and Pensacola. At each stop, passengers will be able to get off ...

Embarkation is in New Orleans, a vibrant city where cruise ... a five-minute drive from downtown hotels and attractions. There is no cruise terminal to navigate; we simply exit the Uber and ...