Disney Cruise Line has reached out to visitors booked aboard Disney Magic that the ship’s first crusing from New Orleans have to be modified.
Not solely is without doubt one of the deliberate ports of name being swapped for one more vacation spot, however the ship’s embarkation might be delayed roughly three hours, requiring visitors to regulate their scheduled arrival instances. The early notification, nevertheless, could make it simpler for passengers to regulate their journey plans.
Disney Magic Port of Call Change
Guests booked on the February 18, 2023 5-night crusing of Disney Magic – the vessel’s first departure from New Orleans, Louisiana – have been notified of a port change in addition to embarkation modifications for his or her crusing.
“We have recently modified your sailing’s itinerary to visit Progreso, Mexico, instead of Costa Maya, Mexico,” the e-mail learn.
The cruise had been scheduled to go to each Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, however as an alternative the go to to Costa Maya has been swapped for Progreso.
As Progreso is on the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, the ship might want to journey roughly 580 miles (933 kilometers) to succeed in this primary port of name, slightly than the 800 miles (1,287 km) that may have been essential to succeed in Costa Maya
Guests who’ve pre-booked Port Adventures for Costa Maya will robotically have these experiences refunded. Tours for Progreso and Cozumel are already out there for reserving on-line, or might be out there for visitors to order onboard Disney Magic via the cruise line’s app.
Embarkation to Be Delayed
This port of name change is probably going associated to a different alteration to the ship’s crusing, a change in embarkation time. Previously, visitors would have begun boarding the ship at roughly midday on February 18, however now passengers have been suggested that embarkation is not going to start till roughly 3 p.m., because the ship shouldn’t be scheduled to reach on the Port of New Orleans till 2 p.m.
The ship might be arriving to New Orleans empty of visitors, because the earlier crusing will conclude in Galveston, Texas the earlier morning, Friday, February 17. It will take a number of hours for visitors on that crusing to debark and for the ship to tackle any essential provides, after which the ship will go away Galveston and make its approach to New Orleans.
Because of the delayed arrival into New Orleans, visitors are requested to reach at their scheduled Port Arrival time, which is able to probably be robotically adjusted for the change in embarkation window.
Now, due to the delayed arrival, it’s much less sensible for Disney Magic to retain the decision to Costa Maya, however Progreso is extra simply reached with out overtaxing the ship’s engines or operating at greater speeds that scale back engine effectivity and require further gas.
Disney Magic‘s typical cruising velocity is roughly 21 knots (24 miles per hour / 39 kilometers per hour). To journey the extra distance to succeed in Costa Maya as an alternative of Progreso would take the ship roughly 10-12 hours. While the very first day of the cruise is a day at sea, ships usually scale back velocity on these days to minimize wind speeds on deck to allow out of doors actions.
Disney Magic From New Orleans
Disney Magic will stay homeported from New Orleans via mid-April 2023, providing 4-, 5-, and 6-night Western Caribbean sailings. All sailings will go to Cozumel, and relying on the departure date, can also go to Grand Cayman or Progreso. No different sailings are deliberate to go to Costa Maya whereas the ship is crusing from New Orleans.
In early May, the ship will sail three cruises from San Juan, Puerto Rico earlier than being homeported from Miami for the summer time and early fall. In early October, Disney Magic will sail a 14-night repositioning cruise via the Panama Canal from Miami to San Diego, the place the ship will stay till early December, when it’ll return to Galveston.
Disney Magic is Disney Cruise Line’s oldest vessel, having debuted in 1998. Weighing in at 83,969 gross tons, the vessel can welcome 1,750 visitors when booked at double occupancy, and as many as 2,713 passengers when all berths are stuffed. Onboard, 945 worldwide solid members present the magical Disney service the cruise line is thought for.