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That’s a tug boat spraying water from its fire hoses to ceremoniously welcome a cruise ship into port.
It started as a custom welcoming transatlantic passengers. It’s now just a thing the cruise ships have their tugs do.
It is a fireboat, built to fight fires on ships and shorelines.
In the images, it is likely just because it looks cool. It is not uncommon to use them for different celebrations, I would not be surprised if that is the maiden voyage of that ship. It is also done sometimes with airplanes and airport fire trucks.
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It’s commonly used as like a salute or to wave hello/goodbye. Just a nautical tradition thing
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