Carnival Magic welcomed at new Port Canaveral homeport

Newly refurbished ship joins Carnival Victory, Carnival Valor and Carnival Sunshine at US port
Carnival Magic welcomed at new Port Canaveral homeport

By Rebecca Gibson |


Carnival Cruise Line’s 130,000gt Carnival Magic has arrived at her new Port Canaveral homeport following an extensive multimillion-dollar drydock between 21 February and 3 March 2016.

To mark the ship’s 20 April arrival, Canaveral Port Authority hosted an invitation-only event that marked the official opening of the ship’s new Guy’s Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse designed by Food Network star Guy Fieri. In addition, Canaveral Port Authority’s CEO Captain John Murray exchanged a commemorative plaque with Carnival Magic’s captain Antonio Marchetti and Carnival’s vice president of Commercial Port Operations Carlos Torres de Navarra.

“For 20-plus years, Carnival Cruise Line has sailed from Central Florida’s port providing its guests with an enjoyable ‘Fun Ship’ experience,” Murray said. "We are delighted to continue to be a popular homeport for Carnival guests.”

Carnival Magic is the newest Carnival ship to sail from Port Canaveral and will offer year-round departures alongside Carnival Victory and Carnival Valor, as well as Carnival Sunshine, which operates seasonal sailings. Together, these four ships will more than 200 three- to eight-day cruises and carry more than 650,000 guests annually from Port Canaveral – more than any other cruise operator.

Carnival Magic departed on her inaugural three-day cruise from Port Canaveral on 20 April and will launch seven-day sailings from the port on 23 April. The vessel will sail two separate itineraries including a western Caribbean route featuring Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico; Belize; and Mahogany Bay, Roatan. The eastern Caribbean voyage will take guests to St. Thomas; San Juan, Mexico; Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands; and either Nassau or Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic.

“Port Canaveral is one of our most popular and fastest-growing homeports and we now have four exceptional ships based there offering our most highly-rated guest features, a huge array of staterooms and suites with private balconies and a wide variety of itinerary choices,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.

Following her drydock, Carnival Magic now features Carnival’s Fun Ship 2.0 features, such as Guy’s Burger Joint; the poolside Caribbean-themed RedFrog Rum Bar; the Mexican-inspired BlueIguana Tequila Bar; a vintage-themed cocktail ‘pharmacy’ Alchemy Bar; and Pizzeria del Capitano, an expansion of the line’s Cucina del Capitano family-style Italian eatery. The vessel also has an aqua park with a 312ft Twister slide, the Seuss at Sea programme and more.

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