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Pilot gets off cruise ship after piloting Carnival Dream out of the harbor at Freeport Bahamas

published on 7 December 2022 - 79 -

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Found on YouTube. Created by "Cruising to Lose Weight". Originally published on 2022-12-07.

Watch as a pilot boat approaches and picks up the pilot after escorting the carnival dream from the harbor in Freeport Bahamas

Freeport

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