Disney Magic

Key Particulars

Gross Tonnage: 83969

Net Tonnage: 54280

Displacement: 43200 as built; 37025 lightweight as built

Deadweight: 8452 actual; 6175 design; 8450 scantling

Designer: Fincantieri, Deltamarin (overall); Njal Eide (exterior design)

Classification: LR + 100A1, +LMC, UMS, *IWS, LI

Length: 300.00m / 984.25ft oa; 256.17m / 840.45ft pp

Breadth: 32.29m / 105.94ft ext; 32.25m / 105.81ft moulded

Draught: 8.17m / 26.80ft load; 8.00m / 26.25ft scantling; 7.70m / 25.26ft design

Air draught: 52.27m / 171.49ft at 7.71m / 25.30ft draught

Depth: 11.00m / 36.09ft mld

Decks: 11 passenger

Complement: 2697 (1750 pax dbl occ, 947 crew); 3660 (2713 pax max occ, 947 crew)

Cabins: 875 (262 inboard, 613 outboard); 634 crew

Yard Data

Fincantieri Marghera 5989

Timeline

February 1994

The Walt Disney Company, through their newly-founded company Disney Cruise Line, finalized plans for two new custom-built cruise ships.  They had previously sold cruises in a partnership with Premier Cruise Lines, which lasted from 1985 until 1993.

28 November 1995

Contract signed between Fincantieri S.p.A. and Disney Magic Corp. for the construction of yard number 5989.

31 October 1996

The first block of yard number 5989 is lowered into place into the building dock at Fincanteri, officially signaling the start of the block assembly process.

13 May 1997

The bow section of Disney Magic is floated out of the Fincantieri drydock in Ancona, where it had been built.  The segment is towed to Marghera, Italy, and attached to the stern section.

21 June 1998

Disney Magic is completed by Fincantieri.

26 June 1998

Disney Magic is delivered to Disney Cruise Line, through subsidiary Disney Magic Corp., from Fincantieri S.p.A.  The ship was valued at $350,000,000 at the time of her delivery.

30 July 1998

Disney Magic departs on her maiden voyage.

16 September 1998

Disney Magic is officially named by Patricia Disney.

autumn 2013

Disney Magic undergoes a refit in a drydock operated by Navantia in Cadiz, Spain.  A ducktail is added for additional stability and improved hydrodynamics.