Regardless of climate which will have seemed picture-perfect to friends, Carnival Magic was nonetheless unable to name on Grand Turk on Friday, March 1, 2024 attributable to unfavorable winds and as an alternative spent the day at sea.
Luckily, the ship has been capable of organize an alternate port go to and shall be calling on Nassau, The Bahamas on Saturday, March 2.
Itinerary Change for Carnival Magic
On her present 8-night Japanese Caribbean crusing, Carnival Magic has largely loved sunny skies and fantastic temperatures. It’s the winds, nonetheless, which have brought about some weather-related challenges for the ship and he or she was unable to go to Grand Turk as deliberate on Friday, March 1. The ship was near docking when the try was known as off for security considerations.
“We’re sorry we weren’t capable of go to Grand Turk in the present day. Though not clearly noticeable, wind situations have been a bit increased than anticipated, impacting our capacity to securely dock the vessel,” a letter signed by Captain Francesco La Farina and delivered to friends’ staterooms, stated. “We acknowledge this variation impacts your plans and we recognize your understanding.”
As an alternative, Carnival Magic spent Friday at sea, and to make up for the missed port of name, will go to Nassau from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. That go to is the final full day of the cruise and was initially deliberate as a day at sea earlier than Carnival Magic returns to Miami on Sunday, March 3.
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No delay is predicted with the ship returning to PortMiami nor ought to there be any influence to her subsequent crusing, a 6-night Western Caribbean itinerary.
All shore excursions bought by Carnival Cruise Line for the cancelled name to Grand Turk shall be robotically refunded again to friends’ onboard accounts, whereas excursions for Nassau shall be obtainable for buy through the Carnival Hub App or on the Carnival Adventures desk on Deck 3 (Foyer Deck), on the port aspect simply outdoors the Showtime Theater.
However One other Ship Visited!
One factor which will have brought about confusion to friends aboard Carnival Magic is that as they approached the dock in Grand Turk however in the end turned away, Carnival Vista was already efficiently docked.
“A few of you will have seen that our sister vessel, Carnival Vista was in port. The ship arrived earlier in the present day underneath extra favorable climate situations and was capable of full docking,” the letter to friends defined.
It ought to be famous that the 2 ships, whereas each a part of the Carnival fleet, should not classmates and Carnival Vista is barely bigger – 133,596 gross tons in comparison with Carnival Magic‘s 128,000 gross tons.
This may occasionally make Carnival Vista barely much less prone to wind results, relying on the energy and velocity of the winds. Carnival Vista is the lead ship of the Vista class, whereas Carnival Magic is a part of the Dream class.
At any time when docking situations could also be difficult, it’s sensible to both delay docking or abandon the try altogether. In early February, whereas Carnival Magic was already docked in Jamaica, when dangerous climate – together with swells in addition to excessive winds – brought about a partial dock collapse and harm to the ship, which was compelled to quickly depart port.
To be clear, the docking try in Grand Turk was known as off nicely earlier than the ship was near the pier and there was no harm to both the ship or the pier.
Carnival Magic can welcome 3,690 passengers at double occupancy on every crusing, or as much as 4,724 friends when absolutely booked with all berths stuffed. The ship is homeported from Miami year-round, providing primarily Japanese Caribbean cruises, but additionally with the occasional Southern Caribbean or Western Caribbean itinerary as nicely.
