September 23rd, 2010, 02:13 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Redding, CA
Posts: 1,622
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Originally Posted by Snoozeman
Looks like the port of Galveston is preparing. (That's the way we do it in Texas, we get 'r dun. We don't wait for it to arrive and THEN see what is needed.)
GALVESTON, Texas -- The Port of Galveston will undergo nearly $11 million in renovations to help prepare for the 2011 arrival of Carnival Magic, the cruise line's newest and largest vessel.
The port board of trustees has awarded a $7.4 million contract to Houston-based Webber LLC to expand waiting areas, add restrooms and move the embarking screening area from the terminal's second floor to the first floor.
The Galveston County Daily News reported Tuesday that the board also approved an agreement with Trelleborg, Sweden,-based FMT to install a new gangway by Aug. 31. The cost limit is $3.5 million.
Port director Steve Cernak says a cruise ship the size of the Magic, which displaces 130,000 tons and carries 3,960 passengers, requires a larger gangway.
Departures are expected from Galveston in November 2011.
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Woohoo!! I can't wait to see this ship!
I guess we have to come up with a name for our group on this one as well?
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Linda
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Carnival Magic-3/12, Carnival Magic-11/11, Carnival Glory-2/11, Carnival Splendor-8/10, Carnival Conquest-1/10, Mariner of the Seas-3/09, Carnival Spirit-1/08, Grand Princess-12/06, Rhapsody of the Seas-12/05, Grand Princess-12/04, NCL Dream-12/03, MS Zuiderdam-12/02
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