Carnival Cruise Lines bringing a new cruise ship to Mobile
Posted on August 18, 2008
Filed Under Mobile, AL, News |
Earlier today, Carnival Cruise Lines announced that the Carnival Cruise Lines ship known as the Fantasy will be moving to Mobile In November 2009. The Fantasy will replace the Holiday which currently operates out of the Mobile Homeport. The Fantasy is 42% larger than the Holiday. The new cruise ship w
ill have a 2,056-passenger capacity and will replace the oldest ship in Carnival’s fleet. Carnival expects to carry approximately 170,000 passengers annually from the Mobile port once the Fantasy is put into service. The Fantasy will be undergoing extensive renovation this fall as part of Carnival’s “Evolutions of Fun” refurbishment program for its eight Fantasy-class vessels. The “extreme makeover” will include a new Carnival WaterWorks aqua park that will feature a 300-foot-long corkscrew water slide, dual-lane 82-foot-long racing slides and various water spray apparatus. The Holiday will be transferred to Iberocruceros, a Spain-based sister cruise brand under the Carnival Corporation & plc umbrella.
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