Why does the Jade cruise so slowly?

According to NCL web site, the cruising spped of the Jade is 25 knots which I reckon is about 28.8 miles per hour. On its current cruise from Venice it has travelled 377 miles but taken 28 hours which is about 13.5 miles per hour. Does it deliberately cruise slowly simply to get to Corfu at 8.00am?. If it speeded up it could dock longer in Corfu rather than depart at 3.30pm

The Jade MIGHT only be allowed to dock from 8:00 to 3:30 P.M. in Corfu. The authorities set the times Norwegian does not.

It's far more plesent to be on a ship doing 15 knots than a ship doing 20+ knots.

Same reason your car does 150mph but u drive at 55 to save fuel

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If it went faster it would use more fuel. If it docked for longer they would have top pay the port more. Neither of these charges will be swallowed by NCL. Port and fuel charges are all incorporated into the fares paid by the passengers.

Same reason your car does 150mph but u drive at 55 to save fuel

 

 

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And of course there are a wide range of issues with arrival, departure, buffer time, ship engineering that come into play.

So, bottom line, why does it cruise at xxx speed?

Because, it does.