Cruise Line Ports

Mexico: Tourism picture is brightening for Mazatlan

2013-06-18 06:50:00

Things are looking up for tourism in Mazatlan, Mexico. The Pacific Coast resort, with 20-plus miles of beaches and dozens of high-end resorts, has long been a favorite with American tourists. Mexico’s ongoing drug war, however, caused concern on...

First passengers from fire-stricken cruise ship return to Baltimore

2013-05-28 12:54:00

The first flights carrying passengers from the Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur arrived in Baltimore on Tuesday after an on-board fire forced an end to the cruise. Almost 2,200 passengers were being flown into Baltimore on charter planes after a fire...

Planning your cruise to Hawaii

2013-04-21 00:00:00

If you go A number of cruise lines journey to Hawaii from the West Coast, October through April: Princess Cruises, (800) 774-6237, http://www.princess.com, from Los Angeles and San Francisco. Carnival, (888) 227-6482, http://www.carnival.com, from...

Coast Guard investigating Carnival Legend

2013-03-15 15:15:00

HOUSTON -- Recent mechanical problems with three Carnival Cruise ships have not triggered an overall investigation, although the U.S. Coast Guard does plan to investigate problems aboard one of the ships that sailed out of Florida's Tampa Bay, officials...

On the Spot: Should a cruise be booked through a travel agent?

2013-02-17 08:00:00

Question: I'm planning to take my first cruise — a seven-day Alaska voyage. I'm an Auto Club member and am wondering whether there are advantages to booking the cruise through the Auto Club instead of directly through the cruise line. Skip Pedigo...

Passengers tell tales of joy, woe as crippled cruise ship returns

2013-02-15 04:00:00

MOBILE, Ala. – The first real glimpse of what life has been like for those stranded aboard a Carnival cruise ship adrift in the Gulf of Mexico came late Thursday as passengers began to disembark at the port in Mobile, a process that stretched into...

Carnival Triumph cruise ship expected between 9:30-10:30 p.m.

2013-02-14 18:53:00

MOBILE, Ala. – The disabled Carnival cruise ship Triumph is expected to reach port between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Central time Thursday night, a Carnival spokesman told an evening news briefing, but it could take up to five hours for everyone to...

Carnival Triumph, crippled cruise ship, finally reaches port

2013-02-14 19:31:00

MOBILE, Ala. -- The crippled Carnival cruise ship Triumph finally limped into port Thursday night, but the passengers’ ordeal wasn’t over yet: It could take up to five hours for everyone to disembark, �and only one elevator was working. Less...

Stranded Carnival ship delayed hours by tugboat problems

2013-02-14 15:44:00

MOBILE, Ala. -- A Carnival cruise ship being towed to port in Mobile on Thursday has been delayed several hours -- first when some towing equipment broke and again when a tow line snapped -- but was still expected to arrive late Thursday night, a Carnival...

Despite horrible conditions, cruise expert not worried

2013-02-14 17:20:00

Just a few more hours. As the disabled Carnival Triumph cruise ship limps into port Thursday evening, some passengers could be seen celebrating the coming end to a five-day nightmare by dancing and waving to TV helicopters circling the ocean liner. No...

Relatives await loved ones from crippled Carnival cruise ship

2013-02-13 15:23:00

MOBILE, Ala. — As tugboats towed a stranded Carnival cruise ship through the Gulf of Mexico and slowly back to shore Wednesday, relatives of the more than 4,200 passengers and crew trapped aboard appeared at this Alabama port, eager for news or a...

Silversea Cruise Line's newest ship, The Silver Spirit, was christened at Port Everglades in January 2010.

2013-05-13 09:03:00

Port employees and others gather to cut a ribbon near the Grandeur of the Seas cruise ship.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Cunard's Queen Victoria at dusk in port in Honolulu.

2013-04-18 15:43:00