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I noticed in the schedule that there are two sea days between Miami and Ocho Rios. I've been on a lot of cruises and usually there is just one sea day between embarkation and the first port of call. Does the ship go super slow?

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I noticed in the schedule that there are two sea days between Miami and Ocho Rios. I've been on a lot of cruises and usually there is just one sea day between embarkation and the first port of call. Does the ship go super slow?

 

Who cares! Sit back and relax. Sit by the pool, have some cocktails, have a great meal, see a show and go to the casino. It doesn't matter how slow the ship goes your on vacation and at sea. It couldn't get any better than that.

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To get to Ocho Rios with one sea day would require about 20 knots for nearly 30 hours. With two sea days, it is more like 12-13 knots for 60 hours. Believe it or not, the slower, longer passage saves about 100-150 metric tons of fuel. At $900/ton that means $90,000-135,000 bucks.

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To get to Ocho Rios with one sea day would require about 20 knots for nearly 30 hours. With two sea days, it is more like 12-13 knots for 60 hours. Believe it or not, the slower, longer passage saves about 100-150 metric tons of fuel. At $900/ton that means $90,000-135,000 bucks.

 

Isn't it a smoother ride too chengkp75? We don't have any issues with seasickness or anything but I know some pax do so I'd think it would make a lot more comfortable for them. JMHO :)

 

 

Ahhhh, more sea days... just what we need.. ::sigh:: :D

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Who cares! Sit back and relax. Sit by the pool, have some cocktails, have a great meal, see a show and go to the casino. It doesn't matter how slow the ship goes your on vacation and at sea. It couldn't get any better than that.

 

Absolutely!

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To get to Ocho Rios with one sea day would require about 20 knots for nearly 30 hours. With two sea days, it is more like 12-13 knots for 60 hours. Believe it or not, the slower, longer passage saves about 100-150 metric tons of fuel. At $900/ton that means $90,000-135,000 bucks.

 

That's quite interesting!

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Fuel consumption for a ship tends to be parabolic. The last couple of knots of speed requires nearly twice as much fuel. If the ship (not sure which one OP is referring to) has 6 generators, then the 20 knot run would require probably 5 of the 6 to be running, while the 12-13 knot run would only require 2-3 generators.

 

Not sure that the ride would be any smoother, that would depend on the seas. Pounding happens when the ship speed is way out of synch with the wave period, so you ideally want to match the speed (and the ship's length, and a few other factors) to the time between waves to smooth the ride as much as possible. This could be 12 knots, or 18 knots, depending. Also, the stabilizers work to prevent rolling better the faster the ship goes.

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The ship is NCL's EPIC, and it looks like its pretty standard for two sea days from Miami to Ocho Rios looking at other cruise lines. I'm finding all this very fascinating in how the cruise ship operates! Thanks for the info!

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The ship is NCL's EPIC, and it looks like its pretty standard for two sea days from Miami to Ocho Rios looking at other cruise lines. I'm finding all this very fascinating in how the cruise ship operates! Thanks for the info!

 

The ships prefer to stay in the 15 knot range, unless the itinerary requires it, and since that would put arrival in the middle of the night, they slow down to make the timed arrival.

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The ship is NCL's EPIC, and it looks like its pretty standard for two sea days from Miami to Ocho Rios looking at other cruise lines. I'm finding all this very fascinating in how the cruise ship operates! Thanks for the info!

 

 

Mikey, you'll have tons to do (if you want to) on the Epic. It's a really fun ship with a bazillion, maybe a bazillion and a half, things to keep you occupied.

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My wife and I will be on the Pearl in two weeks. Our cruise leaves Miami and has only one day at sea until we reach Montego Bay. Next day is Ocho Rios. We have only one day at sea from Ocho Rios back to Miami.

 

Northbound you will get the advantage of the Gulf Stream at 4-6 knots, so the ship can still cruise at 15 knots power and still make 18 knots or better.

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Mikey, you'll have tons to do (if you want to) on the Epic. It's a really fun ship with a bazillion, maybe a bazillion and a half, things to keep you occupied.

 

Bazillion reminds me of an old joke about President Bush (43) but I forgot the punchline!

 

I'm looking forward to cruising on the Epic!

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My wife and I will be on the Pearl in two weeks. Our cruise leaves Miami and has only one day at sea until we reach Montego Bay. Next day is Ocho Rios. We have only one day at sea from Ocho Rios back to Miami.

 

Maybe because its a charter, they're jammin' up the speed to get you there & back in five days!

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Well there is one minor problem - travel most directly from A to B is somewhat

hindered by this large country Cuba.

Venture too close and who knows what might happen.

NCL would rather not upset the restless natives there you know government

protocol and all that sort of stuff.

Or was it that you wanted the ship to be up on plane so that you could do

some water skiing/surfing - you realize that if you drop the rope or fall the

ship will have to pick you up on the way back. After all this is not a runabout

which can turn on a dime and rescue you from your ill confounded pleasures.

Ah something about Vacation and Relaxing ! You are not there yet !

Need to go to the mental Spa to get a V & R transfusion !

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TWO SEA DAYS!!??!!??!!

 

Yes, please! I see that as two days of play on the Epic before 3 days at port!!

 

Blue Man Group! Dinner parties! Water Slides. Cirque of Dreams! Sunsets! Casino! Sun Tanning! SPA! and soo much more!

 

Enjoy it!!!

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I'm no "boat" authority, other than sailed some years ago. However, boats have a "hull speed". (you can Google it) That speed is based mostly on the boat's waterline length. The longer the boat, the higher the "hull speed". When that hull speed is reached, then the drag created by the wave action being pulled along is so great, that to increase even a few knots faster takes a huge amount of additional power (and fuel consumption). The small airplanes that I fly have a similar drag issue. To double the cruise speed takes four times the power. And...that's more than you ever wanted to know about that.

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I was on the Epic in January and it was 2 sea days on Eastern Caribbean before we reached the first port of St Maarten

 

I enjoy those 2 sea days to really get into the cruise life

 

I am getting more excited about going on Escape next October and travelling with no ports of call...10 Sea Days!! :)

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There's so much to do on the epic you will appreciate the two sea days. :)

 

While I really enjoy cruising, I found myself bored in the afternoons on my last cruise because a lot of the activities that used to happen were no longer happening! However, it was my third time taking that ship and itinerary. I'm looking forward to the EPIC!

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I was on the Epic in January and it was 2 sea days on Eastern Caribbean before we reached the first port of St Maarten

 

I enjoy those 2 sea days to really get into the cruise life

 

I am getting more excited about going on Escape next October and travelling with no ports of call...10 Sea Days!! :)

 

Sounds awesome!

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