Queen Mary Dome, Port of Long Beach
Carnival Cruise Line formally announced its plans this week to more than double the size of its Port of Long Beach terminal.
The cruise line operator has used a portion of the Queen Mary Dome, previously home to the Spruce Goose, since 2003. According to Carnival, a new agreement with the Queen Mary’s leaseholder will give Carnival the ability to use the entire dome and increase the size of its Port of Long Beach terminal to 142,000 square feet from 66,000 square feet.
A larger terminal will make it possible for larger ships to call upon Long Beach, Carnival announced. Carnival ships also will be able to plug in to the shoreside electrical grid while at berth.
More at the OC Register.com/articles/carnival-732502-long-plans.html