Gingee Posted May 29, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Due to the recent cruise fires I got to thinking how far do the ships sail when headed to Portland, St John, Halifax and Sydney? In other words how far from land are you in case of a emergency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted May 29, 2013 Author #2 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Oh we are cruising out of Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 29, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Not close enough to swim :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Rosebery Posted May 29, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Not as close as Costa Concordia. Seriously you will never be more than a few miles from shore. Maybe 70 miles at the most in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophy_23 Posted May 29, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Most of the time we couldn't see land between ports or if we could it was a speck onthe horizon, i'd say 25-50miles off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted May 30, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Concordia was very close. Didn't help them. Seventy miles is far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinCadie Posted May 30, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 30, 2013 One of the wits in our roll call has a quote in his signature about "no matter where you sail, you're never more than seven miles from land." When questioned about it, he said the ocean is no more than seven miles deep.;) Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrislc Posted May 30, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Concordia was very close. Didn't help them. Seventy miles is far. Well, there's being close to land and being too close to land . . . In all honesty, this is one of the better routes to sail if something happens given that you are relatively close to land should something happen. Imagine if you were on a transatlantic or on your way to/from Hawaii; help would be far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaja Posted May 30, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 30, 2013 One of the wits in our roll call has a quote in his signature about "no matter where you sail, you're never more than seven miles from land." When questioned about it, he said the ocean is no more than seven miles deep.;) Kathy :eek:....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted May 30, 2013 Author #10 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Seven miles deep? YIKES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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