"Carnival Katrina pact draws fire from lawmaker: WSJ "

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A senior House Democrat said documents from Carnival Corp. show the cruise line company is making more money leasing ships to the U.S. government for Hurricane Katrina relief than it earns from their normal use, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

... Carnival's defense of its $236 million contract to provide emergency housing for 7,100 people aboard three cruise ships...