Cruise ship arrives on maiden call

The 2,700-passenger cruise liner Disney Magic arrived at Grand Harbour this morning on its maiden call.

The liner is due to call at Grand Harbour eight times this year as part of Disney Cruise Line's return to Europe for a five-month season of Mediterranean and Northern European cruises.

Disney Magic has a classic ocean liner look on the outside, with a black hull, shining white top, and two red funnels, both adorned with Mickey heads.

Most modern ships only have one funnel, and this one is no different - one of the funnels is a dummy and houses the teen centre.

Keeping with the Mickey theme, the lifeboats are yellow (rather than the standard orange), making the overall look very Disney - black, white, red, and yellow. The bow has intricate gold scroll-work much like classic tall ships of long ago. Mixed in with this elegant detail is Goofy, dangling from a rope and touching up the paint.

Homeporting in Barcelona, the ship is cruising between Malta, Tunisia and Corsica, Naples, Civitavecchia, La Spezia and Villefranche.