Nor will the ship move when the Magic Carpet is down functioning as a boarding area for the ship’s tenders. Passengers will never be on the Magic Carpet when it moves. For those who thought the Magic Carpet may be a fancy elevator that passengers ride up and down – no way. Worldwide celebrated architect and longtime sailing aficionado, Tom Wright of WKK, created the all-new-at-sea traveling terrace. Instead of the usual unpleasant task that passengers must endure on some cruise ships to board a small tender boat to go ashore when the ship must anchor off shore, the Magic Carpet makes getting on and getting off a tender boat a fun and comfortable experience.

When it’s down close to sea level on deck 2, that’s when the structure shows its real magical function. When it is on deck 14, it serves as a late-night bar. When it’s up on deck 5, the Magic Carpet is a restaurant offering unforgettable al fresco dining as the ship glides over the glistening water below. The apparatus moves up and down the exterior of the ship to reach heights of 13 stories above sea level. Positioned on the side of the ship, the brightly colored structure about the size of a tennis court is one of the world’s first cantilevered floating platforms. “It can move up and down to be used for different things.”

“It’s called The Magic Carpet,” the security guard answered. I listened for the answer, although I already knew what it was. “What is that strange device on the side of your ship?” Their future plans and dreams of sailing the world revolve around this huge fit.Overheard: Heading ashore in Cozumel from my Celebrity Apex cruise ship, I heard a passenger from the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas docked nearby ask a question of our security guard. He mixes parts A (yellow) and B (blue) together with a plastic spreader until it reaches the perfect consistency and green color and they both agree that “Epoxy has never been so fun!” They apply the fairing compound over the fiberglassed areas of the quarter berth, then sand it all smooth to prepare for primer and paint which you will see in their upcoming episodes. Before mixing, Aladino jokingly warns Maya not to eat this colorful product that resembles cake frosting (her weakness!). Now that the fiberglassing is done, next comes the fun part! FAIRING! They decide to go with our TotalFair Fairing Compound and are happily surprised with how easy the mixing process is. Aladino begins to cut and wet out the fiberglass of the entire area. Now that they came to this clever solution, it was time to get back to work. Their compromise was to leave the chart table as is and extend the quarter berth by removing the ice box under the chart table, opening it up to create room for their knees. However, Maya’s priority was to keep the chart table its original size because it is their only galley counter and her spot to do all of her work for their YouTube channel! They are using the boat’s original chart table, but Aladino’s fear was that they wouldn’t be able to accommodate a quarter berth long enough to sleep, so he wanted to extend the berth and shorten the table. Maya and Aladino’s first task this week was to come to a solution for their different design ideas for the chart table and quarter berth area. After overcoming some interior design dilemmas, this sailing couple gets to fiberglassing and fairing the quarter berth with our High Performance Epoxy and TotalFair Fairing Compound!

They are refitting their Cape George 36 to sail her around the world. In this week’s featured video, we are back in the boat yard with Maya and Aladino of Sailing Magic Carpet.

Sailing magic carpet