Carnival, City Extend Cruising Contract

Jul 24th, 2006

Mayor Sam Jones, along with officials from Carnival Cruise Ships, has proudly announced a one-year contract extension for the Fun Ship Holiday to continue operating its popular four- and five-day cruises from the Alabama Cruise Terminal.

“Mobile’s partnership with Carnival Cruise Lines has been a tremendous success, boosting the city’s and the State of Alabama’s tourism market,” said Mayor Jones. “Mobile is a great port for cruising, so Carnival’s third year contract extension is welcomed news and a testament to the city’s positive value for the industry.”

Carnival launched the first and only year-round cruise program from Mobile in October 2004. Since then, the voyages have been enormously successful, consistently operating in excess of 100 percent occupancy and accounting for approximately 125,000 passengers annually from that port.

Carnival is currently accepting reservations on all of the Holiday’s 2006-2007 departures from Mobile.