From John Watson: When I saw Explorer of the Seas (EOS) leave the dock, I turned on the NY Harbor webcam to be able to watch it leave port after it exited my window view. Carnival Glory had not yet left, so I kept the webcam feed up. Thirty minutes later I checked on Glory’s progress only to find EOS on her way back in. No cruise is THAT short , I thought, so I turned on the marine radio. The pilot said, “…there were waiting on the pier.” Late passengers getting VIP treatment? It turned out to be medics for a sick passenger. EOS went nose in instead of stern first, as it usually does.
Meanwhile Carnival Glory was outbound. Waiting for Glory south of the Statue was Firefighter II spraying water . . . I heard …
…for a couple on Glory. The couple must be special in order to get a water display.
Thanks, John. My addition . . . passengers on Explorer of the Seas got a special treat: three times exploring the underside of the Verrazano Bridge on one leg bound for sea. Also, in the first foto, notice Meagan Ann pushing a scow? Time elapse from the first to the fourth foto was less than an hour.
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September 9, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Fjorder
Dig the water display. One time I was on a early morning flight to Miami-we landed early @ MIA and as the plane taxied on the tarmac, two of those slick airport fire engines framed the plane’s entry to the terminal and commenced to give the plane the full water display. well, the co-pilot came on and told the passengers not to panic; the pilot was retiring after 30+ years on the job, and this was his sendoff. pretty classy, and something I think I’ll never see again.
September 9, 2011 at 6:41 pm
Mage Bailey
I love the drama of these ships filling the harbor. Thanks.
September 9, 2011 at 7:21 pm
tugster
wow, fjorder . . . a water display at an airport?!?!? i’ve never seen that.
September 12, 2011 at 9:31 am
Fjorder
hey will, the co-pilot actually commented that what we have seen is indeed quite rare and something that we’d likely never see again.