NEW YORK – With Carnival Magic’s arrival to the Manhattan Cruise Terminal on Thursday (Jun 16), Carnival Cruise Line marks its return to guest operations from the city in more than two years and celebrates its restart in all 14 of its U.S. homeports.
To commemorate the special day, Carnival Magic team members welcomed guests on board with a “Back to Fun” event that included ceremonial ribbon-cutting and lots of fanfare.
Carnival Magic boasts the stunning new red, white and blue hull design running the entire length of the 1,004-foot-long ship, which has become a trademark feature of the Carnival fleet paying homage to maritime tradition and patriotic colors. The ship introduced many of Carnival’s signature elements now enjoyed across the fleet, including the Caribbean-themed RedFrog Pub, the Cucina del Capitano family-style Italian restaurant and SkyCourse, a suspended ropes course with breathtaking views of the sea 150 feet below.
Following an initial four-day Bermuda cruise, Carnival Magic will depart from New York on 15 sailings with various itineraries this summer and fall, such as:
Six eight-day Exotic Eastern Caribbean sailings including four cruises to Amber Cove, Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, as well as two cruises to Grand Turk, San Juan and St. Thomas;
Six Bermuda sailings including two four-day cruises, two five-day cruises, one six-day cruise, and one seven-day cruise;
One nine-day Carnival Journeys Eastern Caribbean cruise visiting Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas; and
Two seven-day Canada cruises.
Carnival first began sailing from New York in 1998 and has offered sailings from New York regularly with a variety of its ships.
