Disney Magic
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Disney Magic |
| Owner: | Disney Cruise Line |
| Operator: | Disney Cruise Line |
| Port of Registry: | Nassau,  Bahamas[1] |
| Route: | 7 day Eastern and Western Caribbean Cruises |
| Builder: | Fincantieri shipyard, Italy[2] |
| Maiden voyage: | July 30, 1998[2] |
| In service: | 1998 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 83,000 gross register tons (GRT)[2] |
| Length: | 964 ft (294 m)[2] |
| Beam: | 106 ft (32 m)[2] |
| Draft: | 25.3 ft (7.7 m)[2] |
| Decks: | 11 |
| Speed: | Cruising 21.5-knot (39.8 km/h), maximum 24 kn (44 km/h)[2] |
| Capacity: | 2,400 passengers |
| Crew: | 945 |
The Disney Magic is a cruise ship operated by the Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.[3] Its sister, the Disney Wonder, was launched in 1999. The Disney Magic's Godmother is Roy E. Disney's ex-wife Patty Disney.
Built in 1998 by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the Disney Magic can hold approximately 2,400 passengers. Since the summer of 2000, the Disney Magic has been offering weekly cruises to Castaway Cay and multiple Caribbean islands.[4][5]
In June 2005, the Disney Magic was dispatched to the West Coast in honor of Disneyland's 50th Anniversary.
The Disney Magic entered scheduled 10-day drydock refurbishment on October 1, 2005 at the Norshipco shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia.[6] Several enhancements took place during this time. The Vista Spa and Salon received a 1,700-square-foot (160 m2) expansion including three new spa treatment suites. Three conference rooms on deck 2 were transformed into an additional children's area called Ocean Quest. A 24-by-14 foot LED screen was affixed to the forward funnel in the family swimming pool area where movies and major sporting and broadcast events are shown.[7]
Beginning April 24, 2010, the Disney Magic is scheduled to return to the Mediterranean, with available 10 and 11-night vacations sailing from Barcelona.[8] In addition, Disney Cruise Line will be offering 12-night Northern European capitals itineraries, sailing from Dover. The Magic will be making two 14-night repositioning cruises, sailing from Port Canaveral to Barcelona on April 10, 2010, and from Barcelona to Port Canaveral on September 18, 2010. Also, there will be two 8-day repositioning cruises, from Barcelona to Dover on June 5, 2010, returning on July 30, 2010.
As of July 2008[update], the Disney Magic holds the record for the highest regular toll paid for passage through the Panama Canal, at US$331,200.[9] The ship's horn blast plays an excerpt of the famous tune, When You Wish Upon A Star.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Asklander, Micke. "M/S Disney Magic (1998)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/disney_magic_1998.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ship Facts". Disney Cruise Line. http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/dcl/en_US/onboard/about/listing?name=ShipFactsListingPage. Retrieved on 2008-07-23.
- ^ http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=33
- ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/47466905.html?dids=47466905:47466905&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+26%2C+1999&author=Associated+Press&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=DISNEY+CRUISES+TO+BE+LONGER&pqatl=google
- ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/62509649.html?dids=62509649:62509649&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+15%2C+2000&author=Edwin+McDowell%2C+NY+Times+News+Service&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=SEA+CHANGES+THE+LATEST+TRENDS%3A+MORE+SHIPS+BRING+BIGGER+DISCOUNTS&pqatl=google
- ^ http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/news.cfm?ID=1370
- ^ http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_10185Magic
- ^ http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=5967277
- ^ "Disney cruise ship pays record fee to cross Panama Canal". Business (International Herald Tribune). 2008-06-11. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/10/business/LA-FIN-Panama-Canal-Record.php. Retrieved on 2008-07-23.
- ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0925/p12s01-altr.html
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