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Disney Wonder - pilot boat approaches to drop off the Mississippi River boat pilot

published on 23 February 2022 - 35 -

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Found on YouTube. Created by "MadLens". Originally published on 2022-02-20.

Eerie fog envelops the Disney Wonder as the cruise ship enters the mouth of the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico. A pilot boat approaches to drop off the Mississippi River boat pilot.
The eerie fog made it look like the ship somehow transported to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
No sign of Captain Jack Sparrow, but he has to be hiding somewhere. Maybe he's at the Crown & Fin Pub having a tot of Navy Strength Pusser's Rum.

Video taken from deck 10 aft near the Palo restaurant.

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