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Today tracking the vessel- it's sailing consistently at 18 knots. So whatever needed to be taken care of - this is a big change from Wednesday. They have traveled more distance is less time. Good on them.

Well, well, well. For those "experts" that said I didn't know what I was talking about yesterday- about the speed of the ship 9 knots as it sailed back to the shipyard. A resident took a photo of the ship - being towed into the harbor yesterday. So it obviously was having issues!

Still I can't wait until you spill the beans of what you know.

So you have the inside scoop cool. The fact that Johan and Lanette have answered every question (from both cheerleader and naysayers) but just can't answer a simple question "Are you founders" tells me that yes- they are. Another source said they are founders but was looking for confirmation. So Johan and Mike are buddies- maybe didn't know each other until this venture but they are buddies- and I'm sure Mike used the "hey, we are both Swedish" thing to cultivate the relationship. Johan and Lanette- if founders have spent a lot on this venture and have a vested interest to make sure it succeeds. So they have to protect this investment and definitely signed some sort of NDA. First rule of VVR is don't say anything "proprietary" about VVR.

Well- even though they have direct access to CEO- they are just as ill-informed about the dates and timeline for the most part LOL.

I've repeatedly asked Johan and Lanette if they are "founders" and they probably don't like me, but haven't answered. Why?

You are right

Yeah- if they get the certifications and sign off by the insurance company and public health by the end of next week (the 27th)- they could sail from Belfast to the Caribbean at 17 knots and would arrive in roughly 8 days. So the earliest would be around October 6. For the sake of these long suffering passengers- I hope their dreams come true.

My point was that 12-13 knots will not suffice to make the current schedule.

If the vessel sails at 12 knots (22 km per hour) for 24 hours a day- to sail from Portugal to Bermuda (5004 kilometers)- at that rate it would take 9 days to sail to Bermuda. If they pick up speed to their maximum speed of 17 knots- the journey will take 6.7 days

Just seems odd that a ship larger than VVR is sailing faster and they are both in the same area- near the shipyard. The Stena Ferry is going 15 knots and VVR is sailing 9 knots. Time will tell if they are ready for rough conditions. They plan to do the Atlantic first- so they better be ready for that.

Interesting. Average speed appears to be around 16 knots- 20 knots with cruise ships. Top speed (which is one of the things done during trials) should be closer to 24 knots. This ship is sailing in the most pristine conditions as well. They have yet to take it out to the Atlantic. For instance, the Borealis (smaller than Braemar) is in similar conditions sailing at 17 knots.

The ship is sailing between 12-13 knots. Cruise ships generally sail at around 18-20 knots. This tells me there is an issue.

Just odd that no one seems to know the Captain of the vessel. Reason I asked is because they are still in Belfast and the first Captain- Jozo Glavic left in May and is working for Disney as a Staff Captain. Then Valentin Giuglea took his place. Since there has been such a long delay- I wondered if that Captain left as well. They have interviewed the Chef (Panos) and the housekeeping guy. I'm curious as to why the leader of the vessel, which is always the Captain isn't interviewed by VVR.

Thank you for the responses. The World only has one ship in their fleet, which indicates to me that the concept wasn't wildly successful. Had it been there would have been more. Residential cruise lines probably break even- is a guess.