Royal at High Speed

[need2cruisesoon]

She passed us (NCL Bliss) with relative ease, we are at 20 knots.

[mcrcruiser]

1 hour ago, need2cruisesoon said:

She passed us (NCL Bliss) with relative ease, we are at 20 knots.

She is a sight to behold .Gorgeous ship inside & out 

[elliair]

I can't wait to book a cruise on the Royal again.  We're on the Coral in a couple of days will book for a future cruise. She is a beautiful ship inside and out.

[DushiDushi]

Saw you as we passed by. We were really moving!

[need2cruisesoon]

1 hour ago, DushiDushi said:

Saw you as we passed by. We were really moving!

Thanks that was me waving from the H20/Spice bar:)

[EastBay Cruisers]

We were on the Emerald to Alaska, and this NCL flew past us. We were sitting at the window in the MDR, and the waiter told us that this NCL ship always runs really fast.  -- EBC

[garycarla]

5 hours ago, EastBay Cruisers said:

We were on the Emerald to Alaska, and this NCL flew past us. We were sitting at the window in the MDR, and the waiter told us that this NCL ship always runs really fast.  -- EBC

 

Maybe, maybe not.

 

Speed is often figured in our heads on perception.

 

Your ship could be moving even faster, but you really do not feel that much.  You can EASILY see the movement of the other ship.

 

Said another way. If both ships are moving at exactly 20 knots, then the relative difference between the ships is 40 knots.  If your mind can visually see the other ship moving, and fools you into thinking you are barely moving, the perception is the other ship is really moving fast.

[Essiesmom]

4 hours ago, garycarla said:

 

Maybe, maybe not.

 

Speed is often figured in our heads on perception.

 

Your ship could be moving even faster, but you really do not feel that much.  You can EASILY see the movement of the other ship.

 

Said another way. If both ships are moving at exactly 20 knots, then the relative difference between the ships is 40 knots.  If your mind can visually see the other ship moving, and fools you into thinking you are barely moving, the perception is the other ship is really moving fast.

 

That would apply if they were going in opposite directions.  But these two were both heading the same direction, Royal to FLL and Bliss to MIA.  Both in port today.  EM

[daka]

We saw this also, all of a sudden there is another big cruise ship off the starboard....and we passed her 

[rkacruiser]

It's always fun to sight another cruise ship near mine.  Unless the ship has a distinctive profile, which few do these days, I wonder:  who might that be?