20 Ft Waves On Cruise Ship

Madrid Spain CNN-- Two passengers aboard a cruise ship were killed when 26-foot waves crashed into the vessel Wednesday off northeast Spain officials said.

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Its not uncommon for a cruise ship to routinely travel through areas with waves of 10 or 15 feet and large modern cruise ships handle waves like this without incident. The ship Anthem of the Seas carrying more than 4500 guests and 1600 crew members was heading to Port Canaveral in Florida but was forced to turn back and return to New Jersey due to the rough weather. A passenger on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship who performs on ships all the time said this is what his view normally looks like.

We had some 20 foot seas on our cruise aboard the Carnival Conquest a couple of. By Kara Godfrey 1055 Thu Oct 19. On 1 February 2007 Holland Americas cruise ship MS Prinsendam was hit by two 12-meter 39 ft tall rogue waves near Cape Horn.

Michelle Galletta took a video of the waves out of the window in her stateroom aboard the Royal Caribbean ship Anthem of the Seas as it was in the middle of. There were around 40 injuries with some requiring hospitalization. Cruise ships are surprisingly well prepared for all the bad weather one can expect out at sea.

But this time the ship carrying more than 4500 guests and 1600 crew members heading to Port Canaveral in Florida. That would be 1 ft 8 in. A lot also depends on the individual ship and where on the ship you are located.

As a cruise passenger you may feel the waves as you try to walk about the ship and those suffering from sea-sickness will certainly feel it but this is usually the extent of the problems. The video shows a cruise passenger looking out the window as 30ft waves submerged the vessel during the hurricane force storm. A Norwegian cruise ship was hit by a 70 ft.