History
Built in 1998 by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the Disney Magic can hold approximately 2,400 passengers. Originally since the summer of 2000 Disney Magic had been offering weekly cruises to Castaway Cay and multiple Caribbean islands out of its home port in Port Canaveral, Florida. In June 2005, the Disney Magic was dispatched to the West Coast in honor of Disneyland's 50th Anniversary celebrations.
Disney Magic held the record for the highest regular toll paid for passage through the Panama Canal, at $331,200. The title later went to Coral Princess after paying $400,000 to transit the canal. As with other Disney cruise ships, the ship's horn blast plays an excerpt from Disney's famous flagship tune, When You Wish Upon A Star. The Disney Magic's Godmother is Patricia Disney, former wife of Walt Disney's nephew, Roy E. Disney.
In early 2012, Disney Magic was located to New York City in May, where she offered to the Bahamas on 8 night cruises that featured a stop in Disney's home port, Port Canaveral and New England/Canada; in September she was relocated to Galveston, Texas for the remainder of the year and offers 4 Night Caribbean Cruises, 6, 7, and 8 Night Western Caribbean Cruises, and 8 Night Bahamian Cruises.
In June 2013, the Disney Magic will be repositioned to Barcelona, Spain for the summer. She will then undergo a six-week refurbishment before being repositioned to Miami, Florida for the remainder of 2013..
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