Vision of the Seas & Disney Magic
The good thing about Magic being parked to starboard was that we had a good view of Goofy doing his paint touch ups on her pretty stern.  Everyone around us (and there was quite a crowd) kept saying how lovely she is.  She's really got a great presence even though she's on the small side compared to most of today's behemoths.  My mother and I thought it was ironic that she reminded us more of QE2 and the other Cunard liners than the new Queen Victoria did.
At around four o'clock we heard Vision of the Seas' horn, but we were busy taking pictures from close to 93 where we couldn't see her leave.  Four thirty, Magic's usual departure time, came and went, but we heard an announcement over her tannoy which said, "The captain is about to sound the ship's whistle."  Then a moment later the captain played the unmistakable, "When You Wish Upon A Star" whistle.  We all thought the ship would be underway but she waited another half hour in the blistering August heat before we noticed them dropping her lines.  At a little after 5pm the warning and the whistle played again (and I was able to get it on tape which I was very excited about).  She was off and I was able to get my favorite pictures of the day from this point as she was sailing out forward from 93 and turned down the channel.
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