How far out....

[pejay]

How far away from land do the ships usually travel?

[CruiseFever]

I guess that would depend on where it's headed.

 

A transatlantic crossing= a long way from shore

 

Happy Cruising

 

Chris

 

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[jhannah]

Around the U.S., they have to be 12 miles out (International Waters) before they can open the casino. Some cruises will be within sight of land quite a bit. I think when we passed Cuba on the way to the Panama Canal they said we were 6 miles away.

 

'Vegas Jim

 

[pejay]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CruisingIsLife:

I guess that would depend on where it's headed.

 

A transatlantic crossing= a long way from shore

Chris

 

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

OK smart one:-)) Gee, can you tell I've only been on one cruise?? I'm referring to the Eastern Caribbean. I know we were close to some of the islands, but on sea days it seemed like land was miles away. Just wondering how far from land we actually were.

 

Peggy

[jhannah]

If you check the itinerary maps on the website, that might give you a fair idea. I believe a cruise ship tries to operate as efficiently as possible, and that requires the old "shortest distance between two points is a straight line" concept. (Only dodging to avoid territorial waters when there's no permit to sail in them.)

 

'Vegas Jim

 

[Coral]

In Alaska - it can be rather close. It is purely beautiful!