Mobile extends cruise line contract

MOBILE, Ala. - Alabama's only cruise ship will continue docking at the Port of Mobile, Ala., according to Mayor Sandy Stimpson. The city extended its contract with Carnival Cruise Line to keep offering trips aboard Carnival Fantasy from Alabama’s Port City. Stimpson announced the new deal in tweets Nov. 26. It means the 855-foot-long ship will continue cruising from Mobile through November 2019. The ship cruises primarily to the western Caribbean from Mobile. (Source: The AP 11/26/18)