MIAMI -- The Carnival Conquest will return to the Big Easy July 13.
Confirming previously announced plans, Carnival Cruise Lines
said the Mississippi River receded to the point that low-hanging
power lines were no longer a danger, enabling a return to the Port
of New Orleans.
The Carnival Conquest had been pulled out of New Orleans for
four months and had been based in Gulfport.
The 2,974-passenger vessel was to make its final Gulfport
sailing yesterday and was slated to rejoin the 1,452-guest Holiday
in New Orleans a week later.
The Conquest performs seven-day western Caribbean cruises from
New Orleans, one of Carnival's fastest-growing ports.