American Cruise Lines Adding Mobile as a Port of Call Starting in 2026
MOBILE, Ala.
By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media
April 17, 2025
The city of Mobile has spent nearly $5 million-dollars on upgrades to the cruise terminal and several exciting announcements have followed those upgrades.
It has been recently announced that Mobile will soon be a port of call for another cruise line starting in 2026. And in 2027, the city is also preparing for year-round cruises with Carnival which will no doubt be exciting for downtown businesses, hotels, restaurants, and the area in general.
Along with Carnival Spirit coming back to the port city, another company is bringing American
“These passengers are paying anywhere from $4,000-$9,000 a piece for the cruise so they’re a group that really loves the arts, the culture, and the culinary so this is a whole other game changer,” said Visit Mobile President & CEO David Clark.
Visit Mobile President & CEO David Clark says the first cruise will leave from New Orleans and have six ports of calls between there and Pensacola. At each stop, passengers will be able to get off the ship and explore everything the city has to offer for about 12 hours. Clark says he’s hopeful this could lead to further cruise expansion in Mobile.
Mobile had its best ever itinerary gross profit ever. That’s kind of how they measure how successful you are,” said Clark. “Last year, 24 million eyes saw cruising from Mobile served to them throughout the region.”
“One of the expectations that we have for this cruise terminal is that we want to make sure we have superior service, and you’ve got to have great equipment, great facilities and a great team in order to do that,” said Mayor Sandy Stimpson.
“They said Mobile had its best ever itinerary gross profit ever. That’s kind of how they measure how successful you are,” said Clark. “Last year, 24 million eyes saw cruising from Mobile
Clark says American Cruise Lines will be here four times, and the first ship will leave from New Orleans on March 1st and make a stop here in Mobile. Meanwhile the Carnival Spirit is scheduled to be back here for six months starting in October and will feature new 14- and 16-day trips.
Cruise lines generally attract more tourists and businesses to the area and Mobile is in the middle of great things for the port city.
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