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Does the Valor sound it's horn when leaving SJU?


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Yes it will all ships do. They do it to alert other ships they are moving and wich direction they are going.

one short blast: “I am altering my course to starboard”

two short blasts: “I am altering my course to port”

three short blasts: “I am operating a stern propulsion”

five short blasts: “I am in doubt about your action taken to avoid collision”

one long blast: “I am nearing a bend where another vessel may be obscured by an intervening obstruction”

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Hello,

 

Just curious - do they use the ship horn that late at night? 10pm departure.

 

First time taking our kids and they are asking if they will hear it when we leave.

 

Thanks!

:p

 

I see others are saying yes, but I don't ever remember the horn blasting that late any time I've been there.

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Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't.

 

By the time Valor leaves at 10 p.m. (-or later 10:25 one night I was there)

the other two cruise ships over on the other side of the harbor are long gone

so there's no warning-toots necessary but...

If you're ever up on the forward superstructure (Sky Deck 14 near the waterslide)

when they blow that horn, it'll jump you out of your skin!!

 

As you look back to see where the fright came from

you realize... :eek: ...that you're right in line with said horn

mounted in that big hole at top center of the funnel!

 

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Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't.

 

By the time Valor leaves at 10 p.m. (-or later 10:25 one night I was there)

the other two cruise ships over on the other side of the harbor are long gone

so there's no warning-toots necessary but...

If you're ever up on the forward superstructure (Sky Deck 14 near the waterslide)

when they blow that horn, it'll jump you out of your skin!!

 

As you look back to see where the fright came from

you realize... :eek: ...that you're right in line with said horn

mounted in that big hole at top center of the funnel!

 

.

 

 

Lol I was in front of the forward horn one time on the elation leaving Cozumel when they blasted the horn. I thought I had just died lol

 

 

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