Fastest Cruise Ship

Liberty Suburban Chicago Newspapers The Worlds Fastest Cruise Ship not necessarily the Smoothest.

Fastest cruise ship. The average speed of a cruise ship is 18 to 22 knots 20 to 25 miles per hour. The Blue Riband is an unofficial accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest average speed. Here is our list of the worlds fastest cruise ships ranked in order of cruise ship speed in knots speed in miles and speed in kilometres.

The fastest cruise ship - - as opposed to ocean liner - - that I have encountered is Norwegian Gem. How fast a ship is able to sail depends on. The worlds only ocean liner the Queen Mary 2 has a top speed of a little over 30 knots but exceeded that in.

According to the Travel Channel the fastest cruise ship is the Olympia Voyager from Royal Olympia Cruises. In April 1912 the RMS Titanic was not only the largest passenger ship in the world but it was the largest ship ever built. The fastest a cruise ship can go is 27 knots and thats just for sea trials.

But that age is past and today cruise liners have no need to rush. The worlds fastest cruise ship title belongs to the Queen Mary 2. If you have ever wondered how fast a cruise ship goes.

JON HAMMOND on assignment. Twenty five would be the maximum allowable and many cruise ships are limited to 23 or 24. The fastest cruise ship in service today is Cunards Queen Mary 2 with a reported top speed of 30 knots or 345 mph.

The Queen Mary 2 holds the title of fastest cruise ship in the world with speeds of 30 knots. So the fastest passenger ship anywhere today is the 58 knot 1516 ton Francisco named after. Traveling at speeds of 34 miles per hour or the equivalent of 30 knots the speed is considered short of phenomenal compared to its gross ton size of 150000.