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In this May 3, 2012 file photo, the first cruise ship of the season, the Carnival Spirit in Juneau, Alaska. Carnival Cruise Line’s return to Mobile with the largest cruise ship to sail out of the 19-year-old Alabama Cruise Terminal means the crowds are coming.
No matter the distance or backgrounds, the city is eager to welcome back the cruise passengers to Mobile. The Carnival Spirit will make its inaugural voyage on Friday. More than 2,100 passengers – the equivalent to the population of Elberta in Baldwin County – will pack into the ship and set sail on an eight-night voyage to the Bahamas.
“We’re cruising to the Bahamas, the Western Caribbean and on six to eight-day itineraries that we’ve never had before,” said David Clark, president & CEO with Visit Mobile. “It’s a good, quality ship. It’s the best ship we’ve ever had.” “The Florida ports, Galveston, and New Orleans are doing very well,” Chiron said. “We’re hoping to see a strong response from people sailing out of Mobile.”A commemorative coin that Steve Aderholt says he is selling to honor the first voyage of the Carnival Spirit from Mobile. .T.P. Crockmier’s, a downtown bar and restaurant, was the host venue for Aderholt and about 25-30 other cruisers on Thursday during a meet and greet event organized on social media.
Aderholt arrived Thursday and stayed overnight at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Hotel, a popular hotel for cruisers.
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