Why Cruise Ships Can't Sail Faster Than 30 Knots?

Why Cruise Ships Can't Sail Faster Than 30 Knots? If you're standing at the rail of a cruise ship, look at the engine room readouts on the bridge cam feed sometime. The engines down there can often produce far more power than the ship is actually using. And yet almost every cruise ship on Earth cruises along at somewhere between 18 and 24 knots, and even the fastest passenger ships ever built rarely push past 30. Not because the engines can't turn any harder. Not because of some maritime rulebook. It's something far stranger, a trap hiding in the water itself, and the ship's own hull is what springs it. By the end of this video, you'll understand why one of the most powerful ocean liners ever built once had to keep her true top speed a secret for decades, and why a fast-moving liner's own momentum once sliced a warship in half. This video features discussions on unverified information and speculative viewpoints sourced from the internet and various news outlets. Intended solely for educational and informational purposes, this content should not be regarded as confirmed facts or definitive truths. Our use of content complies with YouTube's Fair Use guidelines. According to Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act: "Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright." While this video may contain copyrighted clips, images, or photographs not specifically authorized by the copyright holder(s), we believe in good faith that these materials are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine. Below The Deck does not aim to defame, slander, or discredit any individuals or organizations mentioned in this video. The information is presented to encourage thoughtful discussion and critical thinking among viewers. We explicitly do not condone or promote any violent actions described in this video; such mentions are solely to provide context and understand the implications of certain events historically or in current affairs.