Question about sailing out of New Orleans

[travelplus]

I was wondering how long does it take from the port of New Orleans to the Atlantic Ocean on the way to the Azores? Is it 2-3 days sailing in the Gulf? Do we swing around Key West to the Atlantic towards Bermuda to the Azores?

Thanks

[BillB48]

Of course you will have the 8 hours down the river from NOLA to the Gulf. The track you suggested certainly looks to me as the most logical and I think time in Gulf would be less than 2 days before rounding Key West.

[clarea]

Yes, it's two days from New Orleans to the tip of Florida at the speeds they normally run. Some of the westbound TA's stop in Nassau and then have 2 sea days before they get to New Orleans or Galveston.