Carnival re-routes ship to NOLA

Carnival Cruise Line was to have re-routed one ship and its 4,222 passengers to New Orleans on Sept. 9 to wait out Hurricane Irma. The hurricane was expected to make landfall on the southern Florida peninsula Sept. 10. Passengers aboard the Carnival Magic will be allowed to disembark in New Orleans. From there, passengers can make independent arrangements to travel home or remain onboard and sail back to Port Canaveral, where they can disembark as soon as the port reopens. Port Canaveral was closed to all port traffic Sept. 8. Officials said the port will reopen "as soon as an accurate assessment can be made for its safe reopening."It’s the third time in recent weeks NOLA has hosted Carnival cruise ships stranded by a storm. (Source: NOLA.com 09/08/17)