Cruise Passengers Share Scary Videos from Storm at Sea

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"The sound of us crashing into the swells could be heard over the music playing" at the show he was at, he said. "Stage lights mounted on the ceiling began to shake, the disco ball started swinging and the LED wall on the stage… began rolling side by side on its own." "The aftermath aboard Carnival Sunshine after a severe storm," the tweet said.

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One video shared on Twitter by the Crew Center account showed doors broken off their hinges, destroyed furniture, and water flooding hallways and rooms. Pete Peterson, owner of Storybook Cruises, which is affiliated with Cruise Planners, said cruise ships keep a close eye on weather developments and will adjust their itinerary depending on the severity of the storm. “Waves were hitting the boat so hard that it was like an earthquake experience, jarring you like a really rough roller coaster — even in the middle floor,” Branham said.

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By dinner time, public decks had been closed off, and plates and cups were flying off the buffet areas, he recalled. Several containers stranded between Tranum and Slette beach, northern Norway, on December 23, 2023 after being lost in the North Sea during storm Pia. After rocking up and down more and more ferociously, the ship was finally struck across the bow by an enormous wave. “No fun on the Maud just now,” the person behind the camera captioned the footage.

Carnival passengers recount ‘nightmare’ cruise as storm floods ship

Jerry Pike, a photographer and Florida local, told Insider he watched the storm hit the Independence of the Seas while sitting in a car in Jetty Park facing the port. Though the storm lasted only minutes, he said it was "exceptionally strong." The ship departed for the Bahamas despite the storm and arrived at CocoCay on time, according to a Royal Caribbean statement to Insider.

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‘Following ongoing safety checks and technical assessments, given the weather conditions, we decided to amend the planned sailing route. Across the fleet, there are thorough operational protocols in place and we always prioritise the safety of those onboard. The ship’s 266 passengers and 131 crew members were safe, Danish rescuers have confirmed. “I’ll be honest, there was about 20 minutes yesterday where I thought the ship might capsize, it was rolling so heavily and we didn’t have any idea what had happened,” she said. "Just a fun evening leaving Port Canaveral this past Friday. No announcement from the captain before or after, also no mention of what happened. Just pretend like it didn't happen I guess," wrote TikTok user Lucassparrow1110. The ship reportedly arrived safely at Coco Cay, an island used by Royal Caribbean about 55 miles north of Nassau.

Another TikTok post from a user claiming to be a passenger complained about the response from the crew. In the video, guests can be seen running in all directions as chairs on the deck begin blowing into the air . Some guests on the upper deck are seen clutching railings as they crawl across the deck in an attempt to get out of the area. The footage has been viewed more than 4 million times on TikTok and has amassed over 142,000 likes on Instagram.

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Despite the significant damage and a delay in schedule, Carnival Sunshine embarked on its next five-day Bahama sailing on Saturday. Some Carnival Sunshine guests reported feeling sick during the storm, according to WCIV-TV. Others, including passengers Christa Seifert-alicea and Daniel Taylor, told WCIV-TV that they didn't receive communication or updates on the storm from the Sunshine's crew for over 12 hours. This is the terrifying moment a UK-bound cruise ship was smashed by a wave strong enough to knock its power out and send passengers sliding around. In another post, he accused the cruise ship's management of putting passengers' lives in danger and said some crew members had been injured. Several of them shared videos on social media showing the damage to the Carnival Sunshine as it encountered severe weather on Saturday while returning to Charleston, South Carolina, from The Bahamas at the weekend.

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Matthew Branham and his fiancée, Madison Davis, were lying by a Carnival Sunshine pool on Friday aboard a cruise returning to Charleston, S.C., from the Bahamas when an announcement came over the loudspeaker. The captain was expecting rougher weather that evening, but there was nothing to worry about. The storm is just one of many expected to hit the Florida coast as hurricane season begins in the Atlantic Ocean, which runs from the beginning of June to November 30. Pike estimated winds reached between 40 and 50 miles per hour at the height of the storm, which he added was "terrifying" to watch.

But most of them are very brave and find it very interesting,” he wrote on Facebook. “This could have ruined somebody’s cruise experience where they’ll never take another cruise again,” the travel agent added. “You can see the rain line pushing towards us, and the Indy was completely gone from view due to the rain shortly after this,” he added. "What we endured is indescribable, not only to feel it yourself but to hear and see it set in on every single person around you from adult, child and the elderly is something I will never forget," she said.

Passengers on board shared details and footage of the chaos and destruction caused by the storm on social media. Thankfully, Carnival told PEOPLE in a statement provided below that "no one was seriously injured." "Hands down, one of the scariest nights of my life in gale force winds and 11 meter (36 feet) waves." A rogue wave terrified cruise ship passengers on the North Sea on Thursday as it towered over and tossed the ship, Tour Operator Thorsten Hansen told TMX. En route back to Charleston Friday night into Saturday, the Carnival Sunshine navigated into a strong storm system that battered the southeast over the holiday weekend.

Christa Seifert-Alicea, another passenger, told ABC News 4 that passengers did not receive communication for over 12 hours. At that point, the captain "turned the ship from sailing northwest toward Charleston to head north/northeast heading directly into the eye of the storm system," Taylor said. Footage filmed by passengers on board of the Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas shows flooded balconies and sunbeds piled up on the deck. In 2016, Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas returned to port after cruising into a “bomb cyclone,” which damaged the ship amid winds gusting to 100 mph. The ship sailed into the remnants of Hurricane Hermine seven months later, causing additional problems.

The company called the storm "brief" and said there were no serious injuries to crewmembers or passengers. One passenger posted a video of the interior of a cabin as the storm pounded the ship, adding that guests had been evacuated from one of the bars after over 30 liquor bottles fell off the bar and broke. "The aftermath aboard Carnival Sunshine after a severe storm," the post read. "The crew from Deck 0-4 evacuated to the theater, and anywhere they could rest… the crew bar destroyed."

While Walker said passengers should make their complaints known to Carnival, he doesn’t believe filing a lawsuit would be an efficient next step. Instead, impacted passengers can ask Carnival for a refund or a credit for another cruise, although there’s no guarantee the cruise line will grant such requests. Water damage and broken glass were left in the hallways and rooms following the storm.

"This was also around the time our internet went out, so we weren't able to look at the weather online, or contact anyone." They packed up their belongings when their floor started to flood and took shelter in a main lobby area. “What we endured is indescribable, not only to feel it yourself but to hear and see it set in on every single person around you from adult, child and the elderly is something I will never forget,” Seifer-Alicea said. One traveler described being able to “smell people being sick walking down the halls,” the Daily Mail Reported. Travis Hair, a passenger on the Royal Caribbean vessel, filmed as the balcony of his room on the Voyager Of The Seas was swamped.

The purple shows the path of the ship from Norway to 120 miles off the coast of Denmark. The ship was about 125 miles off the coast of Denmark on a trip from Norway to England. ‘At this time, the ship has confirmed that no serious guest or crew injuries have been sustained as a result of the incident.