Perhaps Zeefaring will become more useful with future updates.
I must say, I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us. Both the Khanate (further Intrigues, other quarters,…) and the rest of the Zee (e.g. Gaider’s Mourn, but there are so many other places to go) have huge potential.
And I’m more than sure that Irem will have been the crowning jewel once it was implemented to never not have been available to us.