Set sail from New Orleans

Cruise lovers alert: New Orleans has a great new choices in ocean-going adventures.

Carnival Cruise Lines has brought its grand ship “Triumph” to the Port of New Orleans for weekly cruises to Caribbean and other destinations.

“Triumph,” which carries more than 2,700 passengers, now is the largest cruise ship based in New Orleans year-round. Its four-, five- and seven-day cruises from the Crescent City depart from the Erato Street Cruise Terminal.

Port officials announced that along with cruises to Belize, Honduras and Mexico, a  seven-day eastern Caribbean cruise will stop at Key West, Fla., and Freeport and Nassau in the Bahamas.

The 900-foot-long “Triumph” has 13 decks, four restaurants, 18 lounges and bars, a miniature golf course, four swimming pools and a 200-foot-long waterslide.

Norwegian Cruise Lines’ “Spirit” also is home-ported in New Orleans.