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Disney kicks off first cruises from Texas
September 25, 2012

The first Disney cruises out the Lone Star State kicked off over the weekend with a celebration at the Port of Galveston.

The 1,754-passenger Disney Magic set sail from the port on Saturday for the first of several dozen four-, six-, seven- and eight-night sailings to the Caribbean and Bahamas.

The ship will be based in Galveston through May, when it repositions to Barcelona for the summer of 2013.

Disney already has announced plans for more cruises out of Galveston over the winter of 2013-14 aboard the Disney Magic's sister ship, the Disney Wonder.

To salute its arrival in Texas, the Disney Magic displayed a Texas-sized cowboy hat on its funnel on Saturday as it arrived in Galveston. Crew members and Disney characters waved from the vessel's upper decks.

The Disney Magic also has begun stocking wines from the Bryan, Texas-based Messina Hof winery at its bars, the Galveston Daily Newsreports.

The Disney Magic is one of five cruise ships sailing out of Galveston this year. Also based in the port full- or part-time are the 3,690-passenger Carnival Magic, 2,758-passenger Carnival Triumph, Royal Caribbean's 3,114-passenger Mariner of the Seas and (starting in December) the 3,080-passenger Crown Princess.

Source :- http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/