Key West Arrival Time - The DIS Discussion Forums

e_s_jones · 03-20-2011, 10:18 AM

Does anyone know why the Magic arrives so late in Key West? Does the trip down from Port Canaveral really take that long?

mjruane · 03-21-2011, 10:54 AM

I would like to know the answer as well... anyone?

mmouse37 · 03-21-2011, 11:48 AM

Not sure why but it always has arrived that time.....sometimes, though, they do stay until much later (usually when they are giving the crew some needed extra time off). This may not be announced ahead of time...just something that may happen once you are onboard.

MJ

lbgraves · 03-21-2011, 01:37 PM

We heard from a CM yesterday late afternoon that they were going to stay overnight in Key West last night. He was very happy about it.

MoserFamily · 03-21-2011, 03:10 PM

I would imagine it's that time because it takes that long. When we went in February, we had to stop because the ship saw a boat of Cuban refugees. We had to wait for the Coast Guard for an hour and a half or so, and were late docking in Key West as a result. I would assume if they could get there quicker, they would.

clten · 03-21-2011, 03:29 PM

It does take that long. I knew it was a few hundred nautical miles but couldn't remember exactly how many. I did find a port distance calculation and it calculated it out to 320 nautical miles from Port Canaveral to Key West.

If they sail on time, they usually aren't out of the channel and "up to speed" until 6pm. Then when they arrive in Key West area around 11am, it's pretty slow going from that time into the port. That leaves about 17 hours of travel at speed (I know they go slower until after dinner the first night and they speed up overnight) but that still calculates out to an average speed of just under 19 knots and that sounds about right.

e_s_jones · 03-21-2011, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lbgraves

We heard from a CM yesterday late afternoon that they were going to stay overnight in Key West last night. He was very happy about it.

I was watching the ship on the Westin webcam last night, and was wondering why it was still there at 10PM!

lbgraves · 03-21-2011, 08:38 PM

LOL!!! Yes, they went to Sloppy Joe's I think and did some shopping.

03-20-2011, 10:18 AM	#1
e_s_jones Disney Dad Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 77	Key West Arrival Time Does anyone know why the Magic arrives so late in Key West? Does the trip down from Port Canaveral really take that long? __________________ DCL Completed Cruises: (#1) May 18-22, 2008 Wonder w/2 calls at CC (#2) Apr 2-9, 2011 Magic Western Caribbean

03-21-2011, 11:48 AM	#3
mmouse37 Mickey for Me! Likes surprises Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Too far from the Magic!! Posts: 24,928	Not sure why but it always has arrived that time.....sometimes, though, they do stay until much later (usually when they are giving the crew some needed extra time off). This may not be announced ahead of time...just something that may happen once you are onboard. MJ __________________ *Co-Moderator of the Cruise Board - 29 DCL Cruises and Counting!* - Sailed on the official Maiden Voyage of the Magic (July 30, 1998) and official Maiden Voyage of the Dream (January 26, 2011)“DON'T BE SAD IT'S OVER, BE HAPPY IT HAPPENED!!

03-21-2011, 01:37 PM	#4
lbgraves Little Cinderella's Mommy The bad news is...they are driving me nuts!!! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 44,784	We heard from a CM yesterday late afternoon that they were going to stay overnight in Key West last night. He was very happy about it. __________________ Lisa Magic: E 11/15/2003, W 12/4/2004, E 12/10/2005, W 12/9/2006, EBPC 8/2008, W 1/8/2011 Wonder: 3N 1/11/2010, Alaska 7/26/11 Fantasy: MV 3/31/2012, E 3/23/2013

03-21-2011, 08:38 PM	#8
lbgraves Little Cinderella's Mommy The bad news is...they are driving me nuts!!! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 44,784	LOL!!! Yes, they went to Sloppy Joe's I think and did some shopping. __________________ Lisa Magic: E 11/15/2003, W 12/4/2004, E 12/10/2005, W 12/9/2006, EBPC 8/2008, W 1/8/2011 Wonder: 3N 1/11/2010, Alaska 7/26/11 Fantasy: MV 3/31/2012, E 3/23/2013

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03-21-2011, 10:54 AM	#2
mjruane Earning My Ears Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 48	I would like to know the answer as well... anyone?

03-21-2011, 03:10 PM	#5
MoserFamily Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 61	I would imagine it's that time because it takes that long. When we went in February, we had to stop because the ship saw a boat of Cuban refugees. We had to wait for the Coast Guard for an hour and a half or so, and were late docking in Key West as a result. I would assume if they could get there quicker, they would.

03-21-2011, 03:29 PM	#6
clten DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,519	It does take that long. I knew it was a few hundred nautical miles but couldn't remember exactly how many. I did find a port distance calculation and it calculated it out to 320 nautical miles from Port Canaveral to Key West. If they sail on time, they usually aren't out of the channel and "up to speed" until 6pm. Then when they arrive in Key West area around 11am, it's pretty slow going from that time into the port. That leaves about 17 hours of travel at speed (I know they go slower until after dinner the first night and they speed up overnight) but that still calculates out to an average speed of just under 19 knots and that sounds about right.