Costa Magica to Carnival Fleet

[CDaze71]

6 hours ago, CarnivalShips480 said:

Was looking at European cruises on Pride and noticed that they only have bookings for summer 2022, so they toke down summer 2023 cruises.

INTERESTING. Hmmmm I wonder if this could be the replacement for the Spirit in Australia.
What is the last date you can see ANY Pride sailings currently for sale, anywhere? 

[jsglow]

8 minutes ago, CDaze71 said:

INTERESTING. Hmmmm I wonder if this could be the replacement for the Spirit in Australia.
What is the last date you can see ANY Pride sailings currently for sale, anywhere? 

Now what I COULD envision CDaze is a brand new IV taking over Pride's 2023 European run perhaps. I just don't see Carnival repositioning either of the absolutely necessary Spirit Class boats (low bridges in Tampa/Balt.) from the Atlantic all the way down under.  I could envision Miracle heading over to Australia post an Alaska season though. 

[CDaze71]

47 minutes ago, jsglow said:

Now what I COULD envision CDaze is a brand new IV taking over Pride's 2023 European run perhaps. I just don't see Carnival repositioning either of the absolutely necessary Spirit Class boats (low bridges in Tampa/Balt.) from the Atlantic all the way down under.  I could envision Miracle heading over to Australia post an Alaska season though. 

So what dates for bookings does the Miracle have still up for sale? Have they put any of those on hold? Any after the Alaska season?

[tidecat]

Except any ship heading to Australia has to have Australian power plugs installed in all of the staterooms at a minimum. If Australia drags the shutdown into 2023, this presumably would make Miracle an option (last drydock was in 2020, before the shutdown). That said, I don't see the economic justification of converting another Spirit-class vessel, as that doesn't allow the Australian market to grow.

[tidecat]

14 minutes ago, CDaze71 said:

So what dates for bookings does the Miracle have still up for sale? Have they put any of those on hold? Any after the Alaska season?

Everything is available for sale though April 2024.

 

Her last drydock was in February/March 2020, before the shutdown, but so far all of those dates in 2023 have sailings available for booking. She may be able to hold off until 2024 given her age, although ship maintenance schedules usually change at 15 years, which in Miracle's case is 2019.

 

Miracle does a bunch of Hawaii cruises outside of the Alaska season, and I suspect Carnival wouldn't want to cancel those - there would be a window in early October 2022, but right now those 3 Baja Mexico sailings are open for booking.

[jsglow]

It's kinda fun speculating!

[CarnivalShips480]

Before when they announced Spirit would come to the US they removed all of the Brisbane cruises, so when this TBA ship comes it will do different cruises then Spirit had, so maybe they did that so they could have a seasonal ship there instead of year round?

[Beezo]

So somewhat back on topic - Has anyone heard any updates regarding Costa Magica to Carnival? So quiet!

 

I figured with Carnival Jubilee's steel cutting beginning last week, (not wanting to cloud over that PR) we should hear something about this transfer very shortly....

[jasong38501]

8 minutes ago, Beezo said:

So somewhat back on topic - Has anyone heard any updates regarding Costa Magica to Carnival? So quiet!

She is sitting off the coast of La Spezia, Italy. She has been there for a while along with Costa Pacifica.

[RD64]

I have seen reports in Italian newspapers (of course nothing verified) that the Magica has been made available to house Ukrainian refugees in Italy.

 

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2022/03/18/ukraine-costa-has-offered-cruise-ship-for-refugees-toti_75cd5f10-3ced-491a-a1f5-cc5700dea344.html

[cruisin from vegas]

I just read she was offered today to the Italian Government to be used to house Ukrainian refugees.  Carnival would cover expenses for awhile.  They declined though.  They said expenses would be eventually too high. 

[CarnivalShips480]

Costa Magica entered a dry dock in Marseille, France

 

Maybe a announcement is coming very soon and Marseille could be where the refurbishment will be.

[CruiseAdict218]

3 minutes ago, CarnivalShips480 said:

Costa Magica entered a dry dock in Marseille, France

 

Maybe a announcement is coming very soon and Marseille could be where the refurbishment will be.

Couldn't find this thread lol but apparently Carnival is expected to make an announcement come Monday, this could be it, I mean its already in dry dock at this point.....

[CarnivalShips480]

How did you find out? But finally. They have been pushing off this announcement for 10 months.

Edited April 16, 2022 by CarnivalShips480

[CruiseAdict218]

Been watching her a while, but I noticed the ship finally went into a dry dock and today on other social media pictures were posted of the ship in dry dock with a set of lifeboats already lowered. Few mentioned of a pending announcement.  

[SummmerInKefalonia]

In italian forums they are saying that the ship after drydock will go up to Amsterdam to host ukrainian refugees just like HAL's Volendam.

[CruiseAdict218]

46 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

In italian forums they are saying that the ship after drydock will go up to Amsterdam to host ukrainian refugees just like HAL's Volendam.

The offer was declined, they won’t transform the ship for it to be out of service. 

[SummmerInKefalonia]

1 minute ago, CruiseAdict218 said:

The offer was declined, they won’t transform the ship for it to be out of service. 

Italy declined their offer, not the Netherlands.

[CruiseAdict218]

2 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

Italy declined their offer, not the Netherlands.

Unless I missed an announcement, Costa Magica wasn’t offered to the Netherlands, hence them taking Volendam; Magica was only offered to the Italian Government 

[jsglow]

I can't imagine CCL Corp would spend money now on an asset meant to serve as a refugee camp.  That makes ZERO sense.

[Beezo]

I have heard that Costa Magica has arrived in Marseille for drydock and transformation.

Edited April 17, 2022 by Beezo

[CruiseAdict218]

3 hours ago, Beezo said:

I have heard that Costa Magica has arrived in Marseille for drydock and transformation.

Yep, she’s there now; hopefully we get the big announcement Monday. 

[Aplmac]

3 hours ago, Beezo said:

I have heard that Costa Magica has arrived in Marseille

for drydock and transformation.

 

Will they change the Funnel??

 

[tidecat]

Yes, she will receive a red, white, and blue whale tail.

[CDaze71]

Any updates on the Costa Magica and its Carnival transformation?