Question about heading down the Mississippi

[Droopy]

How long does it take to get down the Mississippi on the Conquest before you get to the Caribbean? :cool:

[yuyi64]

It takes six to eight hours from the New Orleans cruise terminal to Southwest Pass at the mouth of the Mississippi River, depending on the ship's speed and weather condition. If you're cruising on the Conquest you'll probably enter the Gulf of Mexico between midnight and 2am.

[gwe21]

Yup, gets to the pretty blue ocean around 2 am. I know because I stayed up all night watching for it!!! :) It is a long trip!

[QTgas]

It's cool to be on the top deck at midnight listening to the waves and hearing the bells and horns on the channel markers!

Tim

[CrazyMums]

Yup, gets to the pretty blue ocean around 2 am.

 

It sounds like it would be a very interesting sail. We always sail out of Florida and it never occurred to me that Carnival ships actually sail in a river. We've checked into a few river cruises but they seem to be expensive for what you get.

 

How does this affect the casino? Do they have to stay closed until they are actually out in the ocean?

[GoinCruisin]

Cruising down the MS is way cool!!! Love cruising out of NOLA!!! Last year on the Sensation, the Conquest nearly mowed us down in the Mississippi, and next year, we'll be doing the mowing!!! Can't wait!!!

[tjohn159d]

It sounds like it would be a very interesting sail. We always sail out of Florida and it never occurred to me that Carnival ships actually sail in a river. We've checked into a few river cruises but they seem to be expensive for what you get.

 

How does this affect the casino? Do they have to stay closed until they are actually out in the ocean?

Don't know about the Conquest, but when I sailed on the Holiday the casinos were open shortly after we left the dock in NO.

[Patdmoose]

That is, of course, unless you were on the Holiday in Febraury of '03 & the ship ran aground and got stuck in the mud. Once the captain got her unstuck, we had to drop anchor and wait for hours for the USCG and Lloyds of London to arrive and inspect the hull for damage. We finally entered the gulf during the early breakfast the next morning. At midnight, we were on deck watching the river traffic have to manuever around us.

[BrendaB1]

Gambling is legal in Louisiana so casinos open shortly after sailing and are also open pretty late on return. Check your capers for exact times.

[klfrodo]

The Inspiration sure di rock and roll while on the river while have to negotiate the bends and turns in the river.

[CrazyMums]

Thanks for the answers to the casino question. It sounds like it would be worth the extra expense to travel to NOLA just to cruise down the Mississippi. We drive to the ports here so it really cuts down on costs. Something for me to check into though!

[BrendaB1]

Nola is my favorite port to cruise from. The ride down the Mississippi is an adventure.

[yuyi64]

It sounds like it would be a very interesting sail. We always sail out of Florida and it never occurred to me that Carnival ships actually sail in a river. We've checked into a few river cruises but they seem to be expensive for what you get.

 

How does this affect the casino? Do they have to stay closed until they are actually out in the ocean?

 

On our Conquest cruise the casino opened around 8:30pm. This was perfect timing since we had just finished dinner in the Renoir dining room and had started to walk Impressionist Blvd. on deck 5 to see what activities were going on in the lounges.