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Story1mo ago
Carnival Cruise Line · Carnival Celebration · Deck 10, Cabin 10290

The dolphins that raced the ship for twenty minutes

Sea day, somewhere between Florida and the Bahamas. I was on the balcony working on my laptop (yes, I was working on vacation, I know) when I noticed something in the water. Dolphins. Not two or three — at least fifty, stretched across the water in a formation, matching the ship's speed. I called my wife. She called our kids. All four of us stood on that balcony watching in silence as this massive pod kept perfect pace with Carnival Celebration. They were jumping, spinning, playing in the bow wave. My eight-year-old whispered 'they're racing us' and nobody corrected him because it genuinely looked like they were. They stayed with us for twenty minutes before veeling off toward the horizon. My son talks about it every single day.

Dolphin Witness
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Story1mo ago
MSC Cruises · MSC Seashore · Deck 7, Cabin 7104

We watched a pod of dolphins for 40 minutes from this balcony

Nothing dramatic, nothing spicy. Just wanted to share that on our third morning at sea, somewhere in the Atlantic heading toward Lisbon, a massive pod of dolphins appeared off the port side and kept pace with the ship. Cabin 7104 faces port. We were on the balcony drinking espresso (MSC has great coffee machines in cabins) and had front-row seats for the whole thing. Counted at least 30 dolphins. Other balcony guests started appearing. Someone further aft started clapping. It lasted 40 minutes until they peeled off. Best thing that happened on the whole cruise.

Misty Watchman
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