Arrival Of Port Canaveral's Newest Cruise Ship, Carnival Magic, Celebrated Today, Along With Official Grand Opening Of The Ship's New Guy Fieri-Designed BBQ Restaurant
The invitation-only event was highlighted by the carving of a massive, six-foot-long pulled pork sandwich by officials from Carnival and the port to commemorate the debut of Fieri's new BBQ venue which was installed during a multi-million-dollar dry dock last month.
The event also included a traditional maritime plaque exchange between Carnival Magic Captain
Carnival Magic is the newest Carnival ship to sail from Port Canaveral, joining Carnival Victory and Carnival Valor on year-round departures from the
"Port Canaveral is one of our most popular and fastest-growing homeports and we now have four exceptional ships based there offering our most highly-rated guest features, a huge array of staterooms and suites with private balconies and a wide variety of itinerary choices," said
"For 20-plus years,
The new Fieri-designed BBQ venue was among the many new features added during an extensive makeover that also incorporated the new cocktail pharmacy-themed Alchemy Bar, the RedFrog Rum Bar, BlueIguana Tequila Bar, BlueIguana Cantina Mexican eatery and Guy's Burger Joint, also designed by Fieri.
Carnival Magic offers a variety of family-friendly features as well, including a WaterWorks aqua park highlighted by a 312-foot-long Twister slide, fun, supervised activities and play areas for kids in three age groups, and the Seuss at Sea program which includes the ever-popular Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast with The Cat in The Hat and Friends and the Seuss-a-Palooza Story Time and Parade.
Carnival Magic will depart this afternoon on its inaugural cruise from Port Canaveral with a three-day voyage to
For additional information and reservations for Carnival Magic's departures from Port Canaveral or any of the line's cruises, contact any travel agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com. Carnival can also be found on:
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Journalists also can visit Carnival's media site, www.carnival-news.com or follow the line's PR department on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
Additional information on Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse is available at www.carnival.com/guysbbq.
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For Carnival Cruise Line, Vance Gulliksen/Jennifer de la Cruz, 305-406-5464, media@carnival.com; For Canaveral Port Authority, Rosalind Harvey, 321-783-7831, ext. 242, rpostellharvey@portcanaveral.com