The ship is expected to arrive in Mobile, Alabama, on Thursday, Carnival officials said.

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Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said Thursday that 4, 300 guests were aboard the Dream along with about 1, 300 crew members.

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Carnival expects the ship to arrive in Mobile on Thursday afternoon.

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In a statement, Carnival chief executive Gerry Cahill said the ship should arrive in Mobile on Thursday and that the change would allow for less complicated re-entry for passengers without passports.

BBC: Carnival Triumph: Conditions 'worsen' on stranded ship

This time the Carnival Legend is having technical difficulties that are affecting its sailing speed, the travel company said Thursday.

CNN: Carnival cruise has problems, again

Two tug boats are dragging the nearly 900-foot, 14-story Triumph at a jogger's pace to the harbor, where Carnival hopes to return 3, 143 passengers and 1, 086 crew members to freedom on Thursday, the cruise line said.

CNN: Befouled cruise ship scheduled for Thursday docking