Storms At Sea On Cruise Ships

Many passengers had been dreaming of sandy shores and a much needed vacation.

Storms at sea on cruise ships. However large cruise ships are amongst the least vulnerable with their high sides and low centre of gravity. Luxury liners are built to withstand extreme weather as they regularly encounter fierce storms at sea. People on the upper decks can be shifted around quite a bit.

But these ships are still very tall. Cruise ships battling storms when out at sea are a common occurrence. Examining Ship Engine Failures on Stormy Seas.

Of course ships can be damaged or even capsize in heavy wind seas. Violent storm BATTERS ship in Baltic Sea. The front of the ship was completely submerged by a monster wave.

On this video you see water breaking the window and filling. It would not do any harm to ships at sea regardless of size. Storms at sea are harrowing experiences.

Towering walls of water driven by powerful winds slam into the ship. When faced with a hurricane or other storm in its path a cruise ship will try to sail around the bad weather which was the case with Anthem of the Seas. Tropical Storm Isaias is heading for the Bahamas and the Florida east coast as cruise ships head for calmer waters.

YOUTUBE Carnival Cruise Line. Filmed at night the now-viral video. Moreover if there is a storm in the area Royal Caribbean will change the itinerary to avoid ever getting near the path of the storm.