Walt and I drove to Mobile, Alabama today for one night pre-cruise (and 2 post cruise). Tomorrow we will embark on our first Carnival cruise on board the Fantasy. On our drive here I called the hotel to make sure we could check in early. We booked the Park and Cruise package at The Battle House Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Mobile for our pre-cruise stay. The hotel is a few blocks from the cruise terminal and our package includes parking for the duration of the cruise, shuttle to and from the ship, and a 20% discount for lunch or dinner on our arrival day. There is also free internet included. We went with this package over parking at the port since it was cheaper overall.
So, we checked into the hotel around 2:30pm and were up in our room within a few minutes. This historic hotel is gorgeous (check out the Facebook page for more pictures). We have a king room with an incredible bathroom. There is a fridge and safe in the room. So, let’s see the room…
As you can see the hotel is beautiful. After taking lots of pictures we wandered down Dauphin Street to Wintzell’s Oyster House. We got the sampler plate of oysters and some scallops. Yum. This was worth the long walk and we saw some cool and weird buildings along the way.
We are calling it a night rather early, and are excited to board the Carnival Fantasy tomorrow.