The Carnival Magic cast her spell as she made her way out of the port of Venice. With the sun shining on the shoreline and Pavarotti on the seaside theatre big screen, our departure was both romantic and magical.

The ship is huge at 130,000 tons and a capacity of 3690 passengers in 1845 staterooms, It also has the honour of being the 100th ship of the Carnival Corporation. We haven't explored the entire ship yet but so far it is chocked full of everything one could want including a spa that is aptly named "CLOUD 9". Suites are well laid out and very comfortable.



This ship also marks the last ship that lead designer Joseph Farcus, who has been the lead designer for Carnival Corporation for 30 years, will design. So will we see a change in decor for Carnival in the future? We will have to wait and see. Tomorrow is a sea day so I will seek out all the corners of the ship and have more to report by then.