Carnival Increased Capacity in Tampa, Galveston, and New Orleans: Why these ports matter more than you think.
Submitted by Bill on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 16:10
When you think of cruising most people think about leaving from South Florida, Seattle, or perhaps a large city in Europe. There are many other ports out of which you can cruise, and recently Carnival announced they’re greatly increasing their capacity at some of them. We look at why this is important, and what we think it might say about the popularity of cruising as well as the economy... Read more about Carnival Increased Capacity in Tampa, Galveston, and New Orleans: Why these ports matter more than you think.
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