...stops in Roatan in 2003. "We have a diversity of ports of call on our itineraries," said Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz. "We look for a balance between the well-known locations that everyone has heard of like St. Thomas. We try...

...Texas is one of the highest-ranked states, based on our research, for people with a propensity to cruise," said Jennifer de la Cruz, spokeswoman for Carnival Cruise Lines. She attributes that to a variety of factors, including the accessibility...

...massage when you get home. Optional activities are just that, and no crew member is going to twist your arm, noted Jennifer De la Cruz, a spokeswoman for Carnival Cruise Lines, a subsidiary of Miami-based Carnival Corp., the world's largest...

...home. Optional activities are just that, and no crew member is going to twist your arm until you do one, noted Jennifer De la Cruz, a spokeswoman for Carnival Cruise Lines, a subsidiary of Miami-based Carnival Corp., the world's largest...

...bring. Although Carnival expects the majority of its customers to drive to Jacksonville for the cruises, many will fly, providing additional business for Jacksonville International Airport, Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said.

...cruises. The Fantasy is coming from Mobile, Ala., and will be replaced there by a ship from San Diego, said Jennifer de la Cruz, a Carnival spokeswoman in the line's Miami headquarters. "We have had tremendous success over the past several...

...look at either upgrading the size of the vessel that's there or adding another ship," said Carnival spokesman Jennifer De la Cruz of Miami. If You Go... MOBILE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU: www.mobile.org or (800) 5-MOBILE. CARNIVAL...