plot explanation - How did they get to Singapore in Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End?

I imagine it's safe to assume Pirates of the Caribbean is based in the Caribbean.

Do we assume that when they go to Singapore at the beginning of the film that they sailed all the way down around the bottom of South America?

Just wondering as this seems like an awful long way for a pirate ship to travel.

Answer

This is based on the following logical points:

• The Black Pearl is a fast gallon that sails at 10 knots (historically they sailed around 8 knots, but the Pearl is special and it makes the math easier)




• Assuming 10% of the trip is spent on re-supply




• A knot is 1.15MPH




• They used the common trade route of Caribbean to Portugal around Africa hugging the coast all the way to Singapore (thanks to source)




• The distance between Cuba and Singapore using the above route (thanks to free map tools for mapping) is roughly 17,000 miles

So the two answers are:

1. What route did they take? See above for trade route


2. How long did it take? 10 knots or 11.5MPH * 17,000 miles = 1478 hours plus resupply of 147.8 hours = 1625.8 hours or 67.7 days