Built as a cruise vessel under yard No 5989 by Fincantieri Cant. Nav. ,Marghera at Venezia (Venice), Italy for Disney Cruise Liner, Liberia. Her bow section was built at Ancona, and after completing towed to Venice.
17 April 1997 launched under the name DISNEY MAGIC, one sister the DISNEY WONDER.
Tonnage 83.308 gross, 8.452 dwt., dim. 294 x 32.25 x 7.90m. (draught)
Powered by five Sulzer-Grandi Motori-Fincantieri 16 ZAV 40S diesels, 57.663 kW., installed in two engine rooms separated by a third compartment housing the two General Electric 19.000 kW (each) propulsion engines, twin shafts, speed maximum 24 knots, cruising speed 21.5 knots.
Accommodation in 875 staterooms with double occupation 1750 passengers, maximum 2400. Crew 950.
Two funnel ship, first is a dummy.
21 June 1998 delivered to owners, under Bahamas flag and homeport Nassau.
Delivery was delayed about five months due to problems by the builder. Building cost around $380 million Dollar.
She is managed by Disney Cruise Line at Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
She was the first of two sisterships; the other is the DISNEY WONDERS.
She were designed as a family cruise ships, with the precise goal of accommodating parents and children.
30 July 1998 after arrival at Port Canaveral christened, and the same day left for her maiden voyage for a 7 day cruise to the Caribbean.
15 March 2002 she had a fire in the rear smokestack while about 200 miles NW of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The fire was discovered at 05.00 a.m. and took about one hour to extinguish by the crew. There were no injuries among the passengers and crew.
June 2005 she passed the Panama Canal for Disneysland’s 50th Anniversary, when the company offered 12 cruises from Los Angles to the Mexican Riviera.
Autumn 2005 returned to Port Canaveral to resume her 7 day’s voyages from this port.
01 October 2005 got a refurbishment and dry-docking by the Norshipoco shipyard in Norfolk, USA.
http://www.equasis.org gives for 2007, same owner and manager. IMO No. 9126807.
Bahamas 1998 55c sg 1146/47, scott?
Source: Marine News. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Magic CD-Rom ships on stamps.