Katrina Evacuees Leave Mobile On 'Holiday'

What you don't see in the Web cam above is the Carnival Cruise Ship 'Holiday'

The "Holiday" Sails Off, Along with a Major Source of Local Revenue
(MOBILE, Ala.) Oct. 28 - The "Holiday" is sailing away, and taking a major source of city revenue with it.

The cruise ship Holiday has housed 1300 evacuees in the Port of mobile since Hurricane Katrina. It will be pulling up anchor and heading to Mississippi this weekend, allowing evacuees to be closer to their homes.

Carnival ship housing Katrina evacuees leaves Mobile
MOBILE, Ala.-AP) October 28 -- A Carnival cruise ship housing about 1,300 Hurricane Katrina evacuees will leave Mobile Saturday, setting sail for a port in Mississippi.

The Carnival Holiday will dock in Pascagoula, a city 35 miles southwest of Mobile. The Holiday first boarded hurricane victims six weeks ago.

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Local Tension: Economic
Gravity: 100

Topics: News, Gulf Coast, Mobile Alabama, Hurricane, Katrina