spencercoop Posted June 23, 2010 #1451 Share Posted June 23, 2010 :confused: all I can say is Im dissapointed. Yep. Me too. I am not too impressed with the itineraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent_Schultz Posted June 23, 2010 #1452 Share Posted June 23, 2010 What do you mean it won't take long for New Orleans to surpass Galveston as a cruise port? We have done it already. In 2011 New Orleans will have more than 50,000 more cruise passengers than Galveston. Galveston will have people embarking on the Magic, Triumph and Mariner with no visiting cruise ships. New Orleans will have people embarking on the Conquest, Ecstasy, Voyager, Spirit and the Ventura (not counting the smaller Spirit of America) and have the Aurora, Azura and the Oriana visiting for 6 port days. Each day a cruise ship docks at the port brings a million dollars to the city which desperately needs it to rebuild and become the "New" New Orleans.:) Congratulations to Galveston for landing the Magic but you can see that Carnival needed a city with less competition than New Orleans to ensure that it always sailed full. :D You and I know that, but Uncle Mickey apparently has received some faulty intelligence. Given that the metropolitan population of Houston is larger than the state of Louisiana, me thinks the number of Texas cruisers is a disappointment to Carnival. Perhaps Galveston should have 5 ships - based on demographic potential, but so far not realized. Not a chance they would actually fill them at the moment. Personally, I think Carnival threw a bone to Galveston to see if they would get any bites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailercruiser Posted June 23, 2010 #1453 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I hope the mayor of New Orleans didn't immediately leave when he found out the magic went to galveston and leave cruisers stranded. :( Since they have a great govenor now I doubt it.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencercoop Posted June 23, 2010 #1454 Share Posted June 23, 2010 You can now view the itineraries for the Conquest, Ecstasy, and Triumph if you go to each ship's individual page and click on Itinerary. You can't look at prices or port times just yet. But you can look at ports and dates. You still can't look at the Magic's that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailercruiser Posted June 23, 2010 #1455 Share Posted June 23, 2010 After attending my nieces graduatuion in may at LSU in baton rouge and visiting New Orleans , I understand why they are getting Galvestons leftovers, yuck:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencercoop Posted June 23, 2010 #1456 Share Posted June 23, 2010 For certain dates you can now see port times and prices. And now you can't.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkcor Posted June 23, 2010 #1457 Share Posted June 23, 2010 You can now view the itineraries for the Conquest, Ecstasy, and Triumph if you go to each ship's individual page and click on Itinerary. You can't look at prices or port times just yet. But you can look at ports and dates. you're right! but i can see prices, and they're already higher, LOL! :eek: triumph, NOLA 4 day western (cozumel) from 249... triumph, GALVESTON 4 day western (cozumel) from 349... triumph, NOLA 5 day western (progresso, cozumel, sat / mon) from 229... triumph, GALVESTON 5 day western (progresso, cozumel, sat / mon) from 329... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencercoop Posted June 23, 2010 #1458 Share Posted June 23, 2010 you're right! but i can see prices, and they're already higher, LOL! :eek: triumph, NOLA 4 day western (cozumel) from 249... triumph, GALVESTON 4 day western (cozumel) from 349... triumph, NOLA 5 day western (progresso, cozumel, sat / mon) from 229... triumph, GALVESTON 5 day western (progresso, cozumel, sat / mon) from 329... I can see those prices too. I meant for each individual sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkcor Posted June 23, 2010 #1459 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I can see those prices too. I meant for each individual sailing. i have had limited success (at the time i posted) in clicking on individual sailings to see price per category, etc. but as i think you alluded to, they seem to be 'there-then-not-again'... i'm now getting the 'OOOOPPS' error, also... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencercoop Posted June 23, 2010 #1460 Share Posted June 23, 2010 i have had limited success (at the time i posted) in clicking on individual sailings to see price per category, etc. but as i think you alluded to, they seem to be 'there-then-not-again'... i'm now getting the 'OOOOPPS' error, also... :( Yeah. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. I finally got into the Transatlantic and it is exactly the same. I thought they were changing it??:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkcor Posted June 23, 2010 #1461 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Yeah. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. I finally got into the Transatlantic and it is exactly the same. I thought they were changing it??:confused: yeah, the site is buggy right now... and i told you i thought john h was mistaken, made a typo and/or wrong ;) seriously, i can't believe that they would be so close to this announcement without having agreements from the ports, etc. as some people have proposed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted June 23, 2010 #1462 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Was hoping for some new ports out of Galveston/NOLA. Looks like the same old same old.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent_Schultz Posted June 23, 2010 #1463 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I hope the mayor of New Orleans didn't immediately leave when he found out the magic went to galveston and leave cruisers stranded. :( Since they have a great govenor now I doubt it.;) The new mayor of New Orleans has Washington connections the governor doesn't. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viaggi_per_mare Posted June 23, 2010 #1464 Share Posted June 23, 2010 We booked the Transatlantic when they opened bookings a week ago and our booking stands. It has been on the Carnival website since we booked - the missing item was the itinerary for the Transatlantic. As of last night there was still a blank for the actual itinerary. This morning the itinerary is posted. This is from our booking on the Magic's TA. 10/28/11 Barcelona Depart - 5pm 10/29/11 Palma de Mollorca Arrive - 8 am Depart - 6 pm 10/30/11 Fun Day at Sea 10/31/11 Malaga, Spain Arrive - 8 am Depart - 5 pm 11/1/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/2/11 Las Palmas, C.I. Arrive - 8 am Depart - 4 pm 11/3/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/4/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/5/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/6/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/7/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/8/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/9/11 Grand Turk Arrive - 9 am Depart - 6 pm 11/10/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/11/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/12/11 Fun Day at Sea 11/13/11 Galveston, TX Arrive 8 am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsg26 Posted June 23, 2010 #1465 Share Posted June 23, 2010 My MIL who lives in Galveston just sent me an email of the Galveston daily news report which states that Galveston is about to announce that the newsest ship in the Carnival fleet will beging sailing from November 2011.... http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a71c11d31ca3e49b Edited to say: should have read previous posts!!! Soo excited - we will be sailing on the Magic in Europe in 2011 and in early 2012 will hopefully be aboard the Magic again when we visit the MIL in Galveston!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrotthead Posted June 23, 2010 #1466 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Grinning ear to ear here! Just looked at the itenararies!! Im liking it! (and I really really might have to sail out of NOLA, the prices are great!--how bout that 7 night on the Ecstasy?!) :) ~Hey Fire, got your email...thanks! will chat soon!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrotthead Posted June 23, 2010 #1467 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Was hoping for some new ports out of Galveston/NOLA. Looks like the same old same old.:( They added CostaMaya... (thats new to us) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieastrosfan Posted June 23, 2010 #1468 Share Posted June 23, 2010 The Magic is coming to Miami mark my words. Sorry, I couldn't resist. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted June 23, 2010 #1469 Share Posted June 23, 2010 They added CostaMaya...(thats new to us) You heard the excitement that generated too!!! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellatj Posted June 23, 2010 #1470 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Grinning ear to ear here! Just looked at the itenararies!!Im liking it! (and I really really might have to sail out of NOLA, the prices are great!--how bout that 7 night on the Ecstasy?!) :) ~Hey Fire, got your email...thanks! will chat soon!~ What dates are the 7 days on the ecstasy i cant find it.:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthredemption Posted June 23, 2010 #1471 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Magic hits Galveston along with the Triumph... Conquest and Ecstasy get new home in New Orleans. Sweet move! Press release available: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-130000-ton-carnival-magic-to-operate-seven-day-caribbean-cruises-from-galveston-beginning-november-2011-to-be-ports-largest-year-round-ship-2010-06-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted June 23, 2010 #1472 Share Posted June 23, 2010 They added CostaMaya...(thats new to us) We were at Costa Maya 2x pre-hurricane - it was quaint and nice. (once you got out of the port area and got to the actual town on the beach) Will be there in Dec. again on Dream - post hurricane. Heard it was actually nicer pre-hurricane destruction. I guess that since CCL put money into rebuilding it, they want to get their money's worth.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzy1212 Posted June 23, 2010 #1473 Share Posted June 23, 2010 A gotta say, I'm a little disappointed that the Magic's western itinerary is exactly the same as the Conquest's has been for the last 5 years. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted June 23, 2010 #1474 Share Posted June 23, 2010 A gotta say, I'm a little disappointed that the Magic's western itinerary is exactly the same as the Conquest's has been for the last 5 years. :( Not really. It is doing the itinerary in reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy & Carmen Posted June 23, 2010 #1475 Share Posted June 23, 2010 ok magic people........lets shut this thread down.....it's been fun but the info is out now.........you can continue to talk Magic on Mach's sticky thread or on my Team Magic thread as I'm waiting for pricing for the first CC group on Magic.......we just don't need a bunch of threads on this. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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