GinMcNaughton Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 Hi there! This is more in the nature of a curiosity question. The distance between Nassau and CocoCay is pretty short overall. If the cruise ships leaves Nassau at 5pm and arrives at CocoCay at 7am is it just cruising really slowly? I can’t see that the ship would expend extra fuel if it didn’t need to. OR does it dock much earlier, in the middle of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 Welcome to the message boards! Your assumption is correct, the ships sail at very slow speeds between Nassau and CocoCay. They won't dock early, just take their sweet time getting there. WAAAYTOOO and RCIfan1912 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinMcNaughton Posted September 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Matt said: Welcome to the message boards! Your assumption is correct, the ships sail at very slow speeds between Nassau and CocoCay. They won't dock early, just take their sweet time getting there. Thanks for confirming, @Matt. I was partially curious as the only other cruise we’ve done is the Alaskan Inside Passage. I found that my motion sickness really increased when we topped 20 knots so a slower speed is awesome news to me. One of the reasons we’re trying Oasis in April is to see if a larger ship will affect me less. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qeyton Dude Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 I will add that leaving a port is generally at a good clip, so as to get out past the country's boarder, so the casino can open, then as Matt said, as slow as the can to make the next port. I swear there have been times it felt like we were were not even moving. tingtang, GinMcNaughton and WAYNO 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 Generally a bridge crew will operate just above a required speed calculated for that leg until they are far enough along to be certain they'll make it on time without any doubt then they reduce speed to arrive at the time specified by the local pilot to reach the pilot station. Specific to Nassau to CocoCay I've seen a ship come to a stop with no propulsion and I've seen a ship do lazy patterns to keep moving at a slow pace. If they need to cycle the environmental tanks that requires motion I believe. It they are in or near a busy shipping channel they may keep some speed on for maneuverability in case another ship comes too close for comfort. RCIfan1912 and GinMcNaughton 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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