Carnival Magic
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| History | |
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| Name | Carnival Magic |
| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Carnival Cruise Lines |
| Port of registry | Panama |
| Ordered | 2007 |
| Builder | Fincantieri |
| Cost | US$740 million |
| Yard number | Monfalcone 6167 |
| Laid down | 12 January 2010 |
| Launched | 27 August 2011 |
| Christened | 1 May 2011, by godmother Lindsey Wilkerson |
| Maiden voyage | 1 May 2011 |
| In service | 1 May 2011 |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) Call sign: 3ETA8 IMO number: 9378486 MMSI number: 370491000 |
| Status | Operational |
| Notes | [1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dream Class |
| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 130,000 GT 13,814 DWT |
| Length | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Beam | 37.19 m (122.0 ft) |
| Draught | 8.3 m (27 ft) |
| Decks | 14 passenger decks, 17 decks total |
| Installed power | list error: <br /> list (help) 6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 75,600 kW (combined) |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) (cruise) 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (max) |
| Capacity | 4,720 passengers |
| Crew | 1,367 |
| Notes | [1][3][4] |
Carnival Magic is a Dream-class cruise ship, and is one of the latest of the Carnival Cruise Lines ships to enter the fleet. Her sister ship, Carnival Dream entered service on September 21, 2009, and a second sister Carnival Breeze entered service in June 2012. She currently serves as the flagship for Carnival Cruise Lines, replacing Carnival Pride. Magic is the second largest ship in the entire Carnival Corporation fleet, only slightly smaller than Queen Mary 2.
Concept and construction
Carnival Magic's keel was laid on 12 January 2010. Unlike her predecessor Carnival Dream, which has 1,823 cabins, Magic has 1,845 staterooms. With the addition of 746 crew staterooms, Carnival Magic can carry over 5,400 persons.[1] The ship was floated out from her drydock on 27 August 2010.[2] She completed her sea trials between 17–20 March.[5]
Carnival Magic's lifeboat configuration differs from that of her sister ship, Carnival Dream, in that Magic has 18 double-size lifeboats, while Dream has 30 smaller boats. Magic also has a large, highly visible SkyCourse ropes course forward of her funnel that is not present on her sister.
There are 14 decks (although marked as having 15 decks on the Deck Plan because there is no 13th deck) on board the Magic. She includes the Carnival Waterworks which is a miniature water park on the forward part of the upper decks. Cloud 9 Spa is on decks 12 and 14. Deck 11 includes Camp Carnival and Cucina Del Capitano (an Italian Restaurant with required reservations for dinner at an additional cost, but includes a pasta bar for lunch). The Lido deck, deck 10, includes the Beach Pool & Bar, the Seaside Theatre which shows movie favorites on a huge screen above the pool area, the Lido Marketplace which includes a variety of buffets, and a pool aft. The Promenade deck, deck 5, includes the top of the Showtime Theatre, The Fun Shops, Cherry On Top candy shop, the Hat Trick Casino, RedFrog Pub, Vibe Dance Club, Play It Again Piano Bar, Prime Steakhouse (where you can make reservations for a steak dinner at an additional cost), and the Spotlight Lounge (which is the location of the Punchliner Comedy Club). The Mezzanine Deck, deck 4, includes a Conference Center, Circle "C" (a club for kids ages 12–14), Club 02 (a club for kids ages 15–17), and The Warehouse (an arcade). There are two dining rooms on the Lobby Deck, deck 3, which includes Northern Lights and Southern Lights, and the Guest Services and Shore Excursions desks are also on the Lobby Deck. On deck 0, the tender entrance/exit (used in Grand Cayman, for example) and the Medical Center are located. There are staterooms on decks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and a few on 12.[6]
Homeport/Itineraries
Carnival Magic spent her inaugural season, summer 2011, sailing the Mediterranean.[7] She sailed a combination of 7, 9, and 12-night cruises which all depart from Barcelona, Spain with the exception of her inaugural, leaving from Venice Italy.[8] ],She is currently homeported in Galveston, Texas, which is approximately 50 miles southeast of Houston, and alternates between 7 day Western Caribbean cruises to Montego Bay, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, and Cozumel, Mexico, as well as 7 day Western Caribbean cruises to Roatán, Belize, and Cozumel, Mexico; and 7 day Eastern Caribbean cruises to Key West, Florida, Freeport, Bahamas, and Nassau, Bahamas. Ship entertainment includes celebrities such as the Childress Family Review.
References
- ^ a b c ""Carnival Magic " laid; work starts Carnival Cruise Line's new flagship". Fincantieri. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ a b Teijo Niemelä (Friday, 27 August 2010). "Fincantieri launches Carnival Magic". Cruise Business News. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Carnival Magic". VesselTracker. 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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- ^ Peter Knego (Tuesday, 22 March 2011). "Magic Off Monfalcone: Carnival Magic Completes Sea Trials". Maritime Matters. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Carnival Magic Deck Plan. Carnival. 0311.
- ^ "Carnival Magic to Sail Med". CruiseNotes. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Carnival Magic Itineraries". Carnival. 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Cruise Critic review
- Carnival Magic ship location in Google Maps