The line will operate six western Caribbean sailings from the city. Carnival Cruise Lines this year decided to replace its 1,800-passenger Celebration with the Inspiration, which carries 2,600 passengers. The move increases the line's capacity out of New Orleans by 38 percent. The Inspiration operates cruises to the western Caribbean. Delta Queen operates Mississippi riverboat cruises aboard its Mississippi Queen, Delta Queen, and American Queen.
Trips begin and end in New Orleans.
The Pan-American Life Conference Center reopened in June 2000 following a renovation and expansion program that included the addition of 6,000 sf of new meeting space. The facility adjoins the Hotel Inter-Continental. The National D-Day Museum, commemorating the Normandy invasion that led to the end of World War II, opened in June in the Warehouse District in downtown New Orleans. Louisiana ArtWorks, a new showcase for Louisiana artists, is slated to open in 2002 in the Warehouse Arts District. The hotel will offer 25,000 sf of mtg space.