dmwnc1959 Posted April 22 #1 Share Posted April 22 I was watching the Norwegian Encore on Marine Traffic and on her bridge cam this morning, and once inside the Los Angeles Harbor breakwater she did a 180° pivot and backed all the way down the channel to Berth 92. Is this common for all cruise ships visiting San Pedro as a port of call? The Radiance of the Seas was on her turn-around day occupying the World Cruise Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarterman64 Posted April 22 #2 Share Posted April 22 generally, ships point their bow out for when they leave to make ite asy to leave. same with ports. same as why some people back into parking spots to make it easy to leave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted April 22 #3 Share Posted April 22 Returning to Pier 92 (next to the Iowa) back in Feb, we "drove straight in" on our return, but had backed out all the way down the channel on our way out a week earlier. This may be due to the fact that Pier 92 is where the ship docks in the channel, so does not afford an easy way to turn around. We have also left Pier 93 many times, which is in the small cutout and on those trips, I'm pretty sure we always were able to back out and maneuver so that the ship was able to sail directly down the channel both departing and arriving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93yearsyoung Posted April 23 #4 Share Posted April 23 Yes it is common for Berth 92. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarterman64 Posted April 23 #5 Share Posted April 23 as you're coming in to dock, if you look out on the dock, you may see a light flashing, a blue light. that's where the bridge goes. THey put out a light indicating where they expect the bridge to go before they tie up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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