Disney cruise horn

[jubilee]

Hi..we where on the Carnival Elation July 18,04 and we docked next to the Disney Magic in Cozumel..we they docked there horn or what ever they call it played "When you wish upon a star"..i was wondering how often do they honk the horn??

Thanks

[LibertyBelle]

usually only when leaving Port Canaveral and upon arrival into a port. Special occassions I guess would account for more, but in the 5 cruises we have been on with DCL it was just leaving Port Canaveral and arriving in each port :)

[TheWog]

we had sort of a horn war with a Costa ship leaving St. Thomas. They kept blowing theirs over ours so Capt. Tom just kept going until you could hear it clearly. Lots of yelling and hooting from the Costa ship during and after it.

[karebear50]

We were on the Wonder in 2002 and we absolutely loved it that the ship played "when you wish upon a star". They played it quite frequently on our cruise. Always before leaving a port or passing a ship. They also play a little chiming noise thats supposed to be "magic pixie dust" sound before the captain makes his announcements. Its a nice special touch...Disney magic as usual. :)

[JanetMarie]

Yes, the horn was quite interesting. The other thing I want to post is, we were on another cruise ship, and we had docked. It was early a.m., and we had an aft cabin. Well, I got up and flew out onto our balcony, only to be greated by the passengers from the Disney ship, and Goofy painting the front of the ship. The Disney ship was docked immediately behind us. I promptly slipped back into the cabin and put my bathrobe on. :eek:

[MrPete]

I guess it varies. I heard it quite often on my first cruise, and rarely on my second.


I love it so much, I have my PC rigged at work to play it every time I get an email from Cruise Critic.

[TheWog]

I have my PC rigged at work to play it every time I get an email from Cruise Critic. I have mine to play it when the computer powers up, wife thinks I'm an idiot :rolleyes:

[BabySam99]

I have mine to play it when the computer powers up, wife thinks I'm an idiot :rolleyes:

Same here! My hubby thinks I'm nuts too! ;)

[gatour]

When we were on the Magic, it played at noon every day. If you are out at the pool deck it is load. After the first day, I made sure to keep an eye on the clock when noon was approaching, so I could be prepared to cover my ears.

[cruisekimmy]

Thats funny everyone!!lol hahaha

[danajjj]

Does anyone have a link to hear the horn?

[BabySam99]

Here ya go! http://www.hiddenmickeys.com/Cruise/Secrets.html

[cruisekimmy]

hey was any of yall on the Magic july 17-24.??or have yall ever docked by the Elation in cozumel??

well we where on the Elation..hehe

[MrPete]

Here it is:


http://www.wdw-photos.com/dclwhistle.wav

[Druke I]

MrPeteLI

Thanks for the link. Makes me want to sail Disney again.

Now if I could only find the link to the QM2's horn (from the original Queen Mary).

Michael

[cruisekimmy]

Druke I,Is it a tune?QM2?

[Druke I]

Reference QM2's horn - no, it is not a tune, but is very melodious, and they say it can be heard over 10 miles (read loud!).

Michael

[ricker]

I would like to import the DCL horn sound file. Can you do it from the link? Or where would I go to download it?
Thanks

[MrPete]

I would like to import the DCL horn sound file. Can you do it from the link? Or where would I go to download it?
Thanks

Send me an email at aol dom com and I'll send you a wav file.

[MrPete]

Send me an email at aol dot com and I'll send you a wav file.

The fun part is I have the horn go off every time I get an email from Cruise Critic!

[FordPrefect]

When we were on the Magic, it played at noon every day. If you are out at the pool deck it is load. After the first day, I made sure to keep an eye on the clock when noon was approaching, so I could be prepared to cover my ears.
When I was on the Magic in 03, they announced on the PA system that the horn was going to sound so those within earshot could cover their ears. Guess somebody complained.

[ualtim]

We were in Port Everglades in Ft Lauderdale aboard HAL's Zuiderdam immediately following Hurricane Jeanne and saw both the Wonder and the Magic in port as Port Canaveral was still closed. One was tied up along the pier and the other was just entering the port from the channel when dueling "Wish upon a Star" started. The one inbound played it, followed by the one at the pier replying with its own horn. Then it was repeated, and repeated once more. It was to say the least quite a sight (err...sound). I have a picture of them on my other computer to capture the moment as it does not occur very often.

[Capt_BJ]

I had the pleasure of pointing out to the Master that the horn on both MAGIC and WONDER does not meet SOLAS recommentations or US federal regulations.

However, since he invited my daughter to press the button to sound the horn while leaving port, I decided not to pursue the issue!

[Host Mick]

Look carefully up the fore mast. The "real" whistles are up there and are seldom used.

I had the pleasure of pointing out to the Master that the horn on both MAGIC and WONDER does not meet SOLAS recommentations or US federal regulations.

However, since he invited my daughter to press the button to sound the horn while leaving port, I decided not to pursue the issue!

[CathyCanada]

LOL Capt BJ!! A few years back I, too, had the pleasure (and excitement, yes, I am a geek) of sounding the horn with my friend and business partner, Ella2. We would have fought over which one got to do it so the Captain suggested we both do it. :D

Cathy

[BeachDreamin']

How do you go about getting selected to blow the "horn"? My DD would LOVE that!

[oscarmoraz]

Here ya go! http://www.hiddenmickeys.com/Cruise/Secrets.html

Great site...thank you for sharing!

Cindy

[oscarmoraz]

We were in Port Everglades in Ft Lauderdale aboard HAL's Zuiderdam immediately following Hurricane Jeanne and saw both the Wonder and the Magic in port as Port Canaveral was still closed. One was tied up along the pier and the other was just entering the port from the channel when dueling "Wish upon a Star" started. The one inbound played it, followed by the one at the pier replying with its own horn. Then it was repeated, and repeated once more. It was to say the least quite a sight (err...sound). I have a picture of them on my other computer to capture the moment as it does not occur very often.

Ualtim, please post the pic...

Cindy

[savblucrab]

The fun part is I have the horn go off every time I get an email from Cruise Critic! PLease send the wav so that i can download it to my computer..can you explain how I do that...i am a Disney freak and love the Disney Cruise...we have been 3 times

[savblucrab]

We were in Port Everglades in Ft Lauderdale aboard HAL's Zuiderdam immediately following Hurricane Jeanne and saw both the Wonder and the Magic in port as Port Canaveral was still closed. One was tied up along the pier and the other was just entering the port from the channel when dueling "Wish upon a Star" started. The one inbound played it, followed by the one at the pier replying with its own horn. Then it was repeated, and repeated once more. It was to say the least quite a sight (err...sound). I have a picture of them on my other computer to capture the moment as it does not occur very oft en. We were on the Magic and I would love to see that pic please share it with me....

[mc'smom]

The fun part is I have the horn go off every time I get an email from Cruise Critic!

MrPete
How do you do it ?

I am not computer literate !LOL

I would love to know how to get it to go off with certain emails..

thanks
Lisa

[MrPete]

I'll send you the WAV file.:)

[savblucrab]

I'll send you the WAV file.:)....PLease send me the WAV cause I cannot figure out who to save it....Thanks for your help

[MrPete]

What is your e-addy?

[savblucrab]

We were in Port Everglades in Ft Lauderdale aboard HAL's Zuiderdam immediately following Hurricane Jeanne and saw both the Wonder and the Magic in port as Port Canaveral was still closed. One was tied up along the pier and the other was just entering the port from the channel when dueling "Wish upon a Star" started. The one inbound played it, followed by the one at the pier replying with its own horn. Then it was repeated, and repeated once more. It was to say the least quite a sight (err...sound). I have a picture of them on my other computer to capture the moment as it does not occur very often.I was on the Magic and would love a copyof that pic...please..it was a 7 day cruise that turned out to be 10 days and 10 wonderful days at that
PLEASE....thanks:)

[A Little Pixie Dust]

We were on the Magic about 3 weeks ago for the West Coast Cruise. It was wonderful!

The horn played quite often. Anytime we left port or passed a ship.

Desiree

[savblucrab]

What is your e-addy?savblucrab@hotmail.com...I really appreciate you sending this to me and explaining how to do this

[MrPete]

Sent

[oscarmoraz]

savblucrab@hotmail.com...I really appreciate you sending this to me and explaining how to do this

Savblu...would you mind if I sent you an email to get the wave and set up info?

Cindy

[njmoms]

When we were on the Magic last fall, anytime they sounded the horn, they made an announcement for anyone on the forward upper decks to cover their ears because it was so loud!

[kplattzzz]

My daughter asked at guest services if they could arrange for me to sound the horn on my birthday. It took a few days, but they got back to us and I was able to push the button on Aug. 23! The Captain called it Mickey's Whistle and later gave me a signed certificate. It was awesome!

Karen

[oscarmoraz]

Thanks for the info Karen...it may be worth a try for our GD. I guess it doesn't hurt to try! ;)

Cindy

[Iamthesea]

I sure would like to know how to add this wave file to my computer email notification. Anyone???

[Host Mick]

I sure would like to know how to add this wave file to my computer email notification. Anyone???

Assuming that you have Windows XP:
Open the Control Panel, open Sounds and Audio Devices.
Click the Sounds Tab.
The bottom box shows all of your event sounds. Scroll down to find the mail sound that you want either Windows or AOL usually. When it's highlighted, click the right arrow button below it to make sure that it's the sound that you want. If it is, then browse to your new ship's whistle sound and select it to add it.
Other versions of Windows will be similar. Macs? I have no idea.

Warning: as fun as the whistle sound is, it's gets old after the first 200 plays. I know that from experience.

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Assuming that you have Windows XP:
Open the Control Panel, open Sounds and Audio Devices.
Click the Sounds Tab.
The bottom box shows all of your event sounds. Scroll down to find the mail sound that you want either Windows or AOL usually. When it's highlighted, click the right arrow button below it to make sure that it's the sound that you want. If it is, then browse to your new ship's whistle sound and select it to add it.

Warning: as fun as the whistle sound is, it's gets old after the first 200 plays. I know that from experience.

I'm just about at that point now, so I know what you mean. :D

Bill

[Iamthesea]

Thank you Host Mick! I assume I can change the sound when I tire of It?

[TheWog]

I'm just about at that point now, so I know what you mean. :D

Bill

We have it for our sound when the computer powers up. I think DW wants to smack each time she turns the computer on. :D

[Goldryder]

Reference QM2's horn - no, it is not a tune, but is very melodious, and they say it can be heard over 10 miles (read loud!).

Michael

When QM2 came out on her maiden from Southampton I was living 50ft from the Solent just outside Cowes on the Isle of Wight. She let rip with her horn as she pulled away from the quayside. I kid you not, the ground I stood on vibrated and I heard her. Just as I used to hear QM when she left Southampton when I was a child.

Its incredibly loud. The horn on QM was always the loudest and it still is now that its on the QM2. Personally I dread to think what it sounds/feels like when aboard the ship when she lets rip with it. I was over 10 miles from her and it literally vibrated everything!!

:)

[oscarmoraz]

Assuming that you have Windows XP:
Open the Control Panel, open Sounds and Audio Devices.
Click the Sounds Tab.
The bottom box shows all of your event sounds. Scroll down to find the mail sound that you want either Windows or AOL usually. When it's highlighted, click the right arrow button below it to make sure that it's the sound that you want. If it is, then browse to your new ship's whistle sound and select it to add it.
Other versions of Windows will be similar. Macs? I have no idea.

Warning: as fun as the whistle sound is, it's gets old after the first 200 plays. I know that from experience.


Thank you so much for this. It will be a great feature to have until we cruise later this week!

I appreciate it Host Mick!
C

[nlcentralchmps03]

I would love to know if anyone would mind sending me the .wav file. I am not sure if any of these users post here anymore since this was a while ago.

I have cruised Disney three times, and am sailing the Mariner of the Seas tomorrow. I look foward to hearing that horn, as we are docked right next to each other. My email address is cubs03@hotmail.com. Thanks again!

[S.S.Oceanlover]

I sent it on to you. LMK if there is any problem.

Bill

[nlcentralchmps03]

I sent it on to you. LMK if there is any problem.

Bill
Thank you so much!


It worked perfectly.

[frosty52]

I have mine to play it when the computer powers up, wife thinks I'm an idiot :rolleyes:

Your wife would hate me - I hear it everytime my cell phone rings :-)

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Thank you so much!


It worked perfectly.

very good. Enjoy!:)

I hear it quite often as I use mine to let me know when I get new email.:p

Bill

[DonnaC1]

Thank you SO much for posting the link! My sister and I sailed on the Wonder in January, and the horn was one of the highlights of the trip! When they would announce that the horn was about to go, we ran up on deck in order to hear it more clearly! :D
And I should mention....we are two adults in our late '30s/early 40's who got so excited at the sound of the Disney horn. I just emailed the file to her and I know she will freak out when she hears it.
Now I just have to figure out how to set up my computer so it plays when I get an email. :p

Thanks again!

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Thank you SO much for posting the link! My sister and I sailed on the Wonder in January, and the horn was one of the highlights of the trip! When they would announce that the horn was about to go, we ran up on deck in order to hear it more clearly! :D
And I should mention....we are two adults in our late '30s/early 40's who got so excited at the sound of the Disney horn. I just emailed the file to her and I know she will freak out when she hears it.
Now I just have to figure out how to set up my computer so it plays when I get an email. :p

Thanks again!

Let's see if I can help with setting it up for your email.

This is if you are running windows XP

1.make a note of where you have the disney horn file saved
2. click on control panel
3.click sounds and audio devices
4.click on sounds
5.scroll down to New Mail Notification
6.clcik on browse and select the directory where you have the file saved

Hope that helps

Bill

[DonnaC1]

Bill, thanks for the clear instructions....I was able to follow them, except I think the problem is I don't have the horn file saved anywhere. I just have the link from this post, which I was able to 'copy and paste' into an email. But I can't figure out how to save the .wav file. I'm not too computer literate, so it's probably something obvious that I'm missing.

Donna

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Donna,
If you email me I can send you the file. Maybe you can save it that way because it's the actual file.

Bill

[DonnaC1]

OK, it's on its way!
Thanks

[S.S.Oceanlover]

sent the file. lmk how it works out.:)

Bill

[DonnaC1]

Hi Bill,
Ok, I saved the .wav file...and then followed your instructions and I thought I had everything set up perfectly. Then I sent myself a 'testing' email from my Yahoo mail to my Hotmail mail and expected to hear the horn. But, nothing...my speakers are on, the volume is up, but no horn.
Not sure what I've done wrong.....:confused:

Donna

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Hi Bill,
Ok, I saved the .wav file...and then followed your instructions and I thought I had everything set up perfectly. Then I sent myself a 'testing' email from my Yahoo mail to my Hotmail mail and expected to hear the horn. But, nothing...my speakers are on, the volume is up, but no horn.
Not sure what I've done wrong.....:confused:

Donna

When you check your hotmail acount do you check it through Outlook Express? If not that is the reason I believe. If you do and it doesn't work, I'm stumped.

One other thing I thought of. After you clciked browse and picked where the file was saved did you clcik apply or OK? You need to click apply.

Bill

[DonnaC1]

Ah, maybe that's it...no I don't check my Hotmail through Outlook express. I go directly into the msn site to get into my hotmail. Guess that's the problem. I did select 'apply' eventually but only after the first time when I only did 'ok'. So, I've tried both...
I'll keep playing around with this and see if I can figure it out.

Thanks

[head mouse]

I can't wait to hear this in person next year

[S.S.Oceanlover]

you can get the dclwhistle.wav on this page...
http://members.aol.com/entropym/

Bill

[Cruise4Life]

The only thing missing are the Casino's.....we skip DCL because of it...

[head mouse]

The only thing missing are the Casino's.....we skip DCL because of it...

I know thats some peoples cup of tea. but the lack of casino's was a HUGE selling point for us.

I mean it is Disney after all, Family's and all.

I don't understand the gym's. I mean I don't go on vacation to work out all day. LOL

[libertybelle41]

usually only when leaving Port Canaveral and upon arrival into a port. Special occassions I guess would account for more, but in the 5 cruises we have been on with DCL it was just leaving Port Canaveral and arriving in each port :)


Hey!!! We have the same name:eek: :)

[Cruise4Life]

Head Mouse...

We want to have some sort of an adult vacation on board. That is why we choose Celebrity.
We are Premium Annual Passholders for Disneyland - Anaheim, we stay at the Grand California..... so the kid thing gets taken care of at least 4 - 5 times a year. We just would try DCL if there were some after hour Adult activities...we prefer a little adult entertainment.:rolleyes:

But again...to each their own..

[head mouse]

Head Mouse...

We want to have some sort of an adult vacation on board. That is why we choose Celebrity.
We are Premium Annual Passholders for Disneyland - Anaheim, we stay at the Grand California..... so the kid thing gets taken care of at least 4 - 5 times a year. We just would try DCL if there were some after hour Adult activities...we prefer a little adult entertainment.:rolleyes:

But again...to each their own..


Oh, I understand. Didn't mean to sound condesending(sp).

[Host Mick]

Head Mouse...

We want to have some sort of an adult vacation on board. That is why we choose Celebrity.
We are Premium Annual Passholders for Disneyland - Anaheim, we stay at the Grand California..... so the kid thing gets taken care of at least 4 - 5 times a year. We just would try DCL if there were some after hour Adult activities...we prefer a little adult entertainment.:rolleyes:

But again...to each their own..

It seems that you've been misinformed.
When Disney created DCL they realized that they could not fill the ships year-round with families with small kids. They would have to attract adults with older kids, grandparents and adults without kids to fill the ships.
In order to do so, they set-up a large area for the kids clubs to keep many of them busy, they also designated adults only areas in the entertainment district, around a pool, a restaurant and an entire beach on their island. How many other lines have done that? The result is that ionically, on a ship where you expect to have a lot of kids, there are places to go to be without kids.
In addition, while the shows in the WD theater are all very family-oriented, they can get rather adult themed in the Rockin Bar-D after dinner when kids are not allowed. It's not Eddie Murphy Raw, but a lot of the jokes would have to be explained to most kids.

Boy, are we off-topic here. Happy birthday to this thread.
BYW, bulls have horns, ships have whistles.

[frosty52]

I have mine to play it when the computer powers up, wife thinks I'm an idiot :rolleyes:

I have it on my cell phone as a ringtone. I never have any doubts it is my phone when I hear that sound :D

[frosty52]

BYW, bulls have horns, ships have whistles.

And to think all my life living on the Great Lakes shippng channel we call them "Fog Horns" and not "Fog Whistles".... who knew ...lol

[Host Mick]

And to think all my life living on the Great Lakes shippng channel we call them "Fog Horns" and not "Fog Whistles".... who knew ...lol

I guess that there's an excepption to the rule. "Fog Whistle" just doesn't sound right. Who ever heard of Fogwhistle Leghorn? The last ship that I was on had a big box on the back of the bridge labeled "Fog Signal Control". Perhaps someone couldn't make up their mind.

[head mouse]

BYW, bulls have horns, ships have whistles.

They are refered to as AIR HORNS. ;)

Others are steam whistles.

Since the modern ships use air, not steam, then I woudl say they are horns. ;)

[Host Mick]

Since the modern ships use air, not steam, then I woudl say they are horns. ;)

Are you SURE that they are air??? Many modern ships are still built with steam systems. Slow-speed diesel ships use an uptake boiler to make steam for a turbo generator so that they can shut-down the diesel generators when underway.
The Disney Cruise Line ships use five generators to power two electric motors that drive the ship so they probably don't have a steam system aboard. The "horns":eek: are probably air. I've seen them go off and there was a little vapor coming out from the compressed air, not a whole cloud of steam as with a proper ship's whistle. I'm still stuck in the past when most ships had steam. I'll have to reconsider the cows analogy.:(

BTW, did anyone ever hear the ship's fancy hornwhistlesignaldevice on the first few voyages? It was AWFUL. It took a while for them to get the notes tuned. I was on Magic voyage 8 and we were on deck 10 during departure. When the fancy "when you wish upon a star" thingy went off a bunch of us looked at each other and said "What the heck was that?"

[kg66]

I sent you an e-mail for the file for the ship's horn. I went to the link, but it won't save. Any help? Thanks.

[S.S.Oceanlover]

I sent you an e-mail for the file for the ship's horn. I went to the link, but it won't save. Any help? Thanks.

when you get to the page where the link for the horn is don't "left click" and open the link. "Right click" it and pick "save target as" if you are using IE.
If using Firefox "right click" and pick "save link as".

Hope this helps

Bill

[Cruise4Life]

Oh, I understand. Didn't mean to sound condesending(sp).

Head Mouse.....Not taken that way....believe me.....I would love to try DCL....My friends are going on the DCL Med cruise...which is a longer cruise l...(good job DCL extending the itinerary) I will wait to hear their reviews....

Maybe someday....:p

Host Mick...I don't cruise for the shows/entertainment either...gambling is what I was referring to...:D

[Host Mick]

Head Mouse.....Not taken that way....believe me.....I would love to try DCL....My friends are going on the DCL Med cruise...which is a longer cruise l...(good job DCL extending the itinerary) I will wait to hear their reviews....

Maybe someday....:p

Host Mick...I don't cruise for the shows/entertainment either...gambling is what I was referring to...:D

Oh, THAT adult entertainment. Nope, no casino. There's bingo but it's just not the same. Perhaps a game of craps up on deck 10 or Liar's Dice in the Promenade Lounge is about as close as you're going to get. Then there is a casino in the Atlantis in Nassau if you need a quick fix.

[shiphorn]

BYW, bulls have horns, ships have whistles.

There is a lot of confusion surrounding this point. The reason you still hear people say "ship's whistle" is not because ships still have whistles, but rather because it's traditional nautical terminology for the ship's primary noisemaker, whether it's actually a whistle or not. The same is true for locomotives. Steam-powered ships and trains usually had steam whistles as their primary signalling device, but modern diesel vehicles do not.

None of what we call "cruise ships" have true whistles. Cruise ships all have either diaphragm air horns of the SuperTyfon design, or electric piston horns (a device where an electric motor reciprocates a piston at the end of a horn-shaped resonator). The Queen Mary II has horns of the older Tyfon design, which were originally designed for steam, and were often referred to as "whistles" for the above mentioned reasons. In much of Kockums and Leslie's own literature, the steam Tyfons are designated as horns, which they are (because they use a diaphragm and have a horn-shaped resonator).

The bottom line is this: you can call it "the whistle", but if you want to be the expert, you should know why you're calling a horn a whistle. And it's not wrong to call it the ship's horn(s), because they do have horns (resonators so-called for their geometrical resemblence to the animal protrusions of the same name).

[ricker]

This is a fun one when you're in port and a Disney ship comes in:

http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Sounds/MAGIC.wav

Rick J

[Dandy8]

Hi..we where on the Carnival Elation July 18,04 and we docked next to the Disney Magic in Cozumel..we they docked there horn or what ever they call it played "When you wish upon a star"..i was wondering how often do they honk the horn??

Thanks

They blew the horn when we were leaving each port and during the sea day (they usually make an annoucement before doing it). In fact I was sitting by the hot tub and couldn't hear what they were saying over the loud speaker...suddenly the horn sounded and I almost fell off the side. If you are on deck it is very loud!