Radiance of the Sea, Monarch of the Seas & Norwegian Pearl
On September 28, 2007 Norwegian Pearl made her maiden visit to the City of the Angels.  In dock with her was Radiance of the Seas and the usual suspect, her fleet mate, Monarch of the Seas.
Pearl was parked in berth 91, almost blocking off access to the fire station, while Radiance was in berth 92 so she was kitty corner to her older sister Monarch.  We had wanted to take the harbor cruise once we saw they weren't moving (one was gassing up and the others were playing with lifeboats) but the harbor cruises had been canceled due to non-existent rain.
Around fifteen till five we heard two ships give mustering bells.  At five suddenly Radiance slipped her hawsers and started sliding sideways out of dock.  As she pulled away there was blast mania with her sister Monarch.  Both the OTS have very satisfying whistles.
As Radiance passed Pearl, she was saluted by a pretty sad sounding horn for such a large ship, but I appreciated the gesture.
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