Congrats to all others who have gotten their ships, or about to get theirs!!! It is exciting to get your first one!
The orc ship is a nice ride. It seems to be much easier to get around on it at sea during battle and while moving. I really like the central mast, and direction that the sail faces on it. Also the placement of the binding pole on the orc ship is much better, one less thing to try to manipulate around.
One quirky bug that I did notice though... I had the additional ship rune locked down at my house before we left on our maiden voyage. Then when we crossed thru the server line- "POOF" I was no longer on the orc ship but instead standing in my house!!! That was interesting to say the least. We had made two or three pirate runs with the new orc ship before calling it a night, and that had only happened one time so far.
We have the deed for our second ship and just about all the pieces for our third. Soon we will have a mini fleet! But all in all it is usually just two or three of us, so will probably spend most of our time on a single ship. RAW will join us on occasion so during those times maybe we can add ship two and three. Although logistically it seems that repairing only one ship would certainly be easier and less costly. Soon we will be playing with Scalis and Corgal, so maybe can find a use for them there. Otherwise they can always be turned into fancy fishing boats!