Following Hurricane Katrina, Carnival Fantasy was the second home-ported cruise ship to sail from the Port of New Orleans in over a year. Prior to the devastating storm, four ships were home-ported in New Orleans and three cruise lines. Besides Carnival Fantasy, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Spirit, Majestic America Lines Delta Queen, Mississippi Queen, and American Queen, and RiverBarge Excursions R/B River Explorer, and as of 2007, Carnival’s Triumph call New Orleans home.
Carnival Cruise Lines home-ports some of its fun ships in New Orleans for several reasons. The Port of New Orleans is part of one of the busiest port complexes in the world and it offers access to one of the most fascinating cities in the U.S. Carnival Fantasy offers year round Western Caribbean cruises from New Orleans with four and five day itineraries. Carnival Cruise Lines Western Caribbean cruises from New Orleans may include stops in places such as Cozumel, Mexico and Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico.
Besides numerous New Orleans attractions such as casinos, carriage rides, Cajun restaurants, swamp tours, and plantation homes, passengers on cruises departing from New Orleans will enjoy a wide variety of amazing shore excursions along the way. In Progresso, Yucatan Mexico, passengers can expect to find shore excursions ranging from 3.5 hours all the way up to seven hours in duration. Touring Merida City by Segway, Dzibilchaltun Ruins tours, kayak adventures, Mayan Jeep adventures, shopping tours, and the Yucatan Cultural Experience are just a few of the exciting experiences on the menu.
Cozumel, Mexico offers a wide variety of incredible excursions as well. After Carnival Fantasy docks at the port in Cozumel, Mexico, passengers will have their pick of exciting adventures such as snorkeling, submarine rides, ATV jungle adventures, scuba diving, diving, kayaking, deep sea fishing, swimming with the dolphins, city tours, and more.
Carnival Cruise Lines sailings from New Orleans are among some of the most affordable cruise vacations available today. Depending on when you book, type of stateroom, number of days, and number of guests, Carnival Cruise Lines Western Caribbean cruises from new Orleans may cost as little as $279 for a 4-day cruise itinerary and $289 for a 5-day cruise itinerary.
About Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines is part of the Carnival Cruise Corporation, which is currently one of the largest vacation companies in the world. Carnival Cruise Lines is currently “The World’s Most Popular Cruise Line� and it is the number two cruise line for families with small children, second only to Disney Cruise Lines. Carnival Cruise Lines is also the most popular cruise line for young singles and couples looking to have some fun. In fact, Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet of fabulous ships is called the “Fun Ship� fleet.
Carnival Cruise Lines has 23 ships in its Fun Ship fleet. In addition to Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Triumph, Carnival Cruise ships include: Carnival Conquest, Carnival Destiny, Carnival Freedom, Carnival Glory, Carnival Legend, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Pride, Carnival Spirit, Carnival Valor, Carnival Victory, Carnival Celebration, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Elation, Carnival Fascination, Carnival Holiday, Carnival Imagination, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Paradise, Carnival Splendor, and Carnival Sensation.
To book a Carnival cruise from New Orleans, visit the official Carnival Cruise Lines website at: www.carnival.com.