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I had 2 friends on that ship.
It was a weird feeling to actually have known people who got hit with a 70ft wave.
It was a weird feeling to actually have known people who got hit with a 70ft wave.
For those wondering what heavy seas look like...
So far, no rogue waves or anything over 30 feet max in the past 13 weeks for me.
Here are some videos I took.
A little background. Ok story time.
On 04-16, after leaving Port Everglades, Florida. The seas got very rough with the gauges reporting 14-26'. Buoy reports confirm these numbers. I took the time to get some of this on video with my SD20.
NOTE: The system that produced this heavy weather was the same one that affected Norwegian Dawn. We were quite far south of the really bad stuff. We did have a meeting Friday night about the potential for rough weather, however. If they call for 20' seas, the TV gets unplugged and sits on the floor!
First from the bridge looking straight over the bow of the ship:
Straight on
The wind was to our backs and the anemometer was still showing 30 mph gusts coming towards us. We're doing 21.4 knots at the time this was taken so that equals to 54 mph gusts actual. This is a strong breeze!
Heading back to our cabin I decided to take some out our window. This shot is panned as far aft (towards the stern or back of the ship - keep in mind we're down fairly low on deck four and far back - with the rest of the slaves. )
Looking aft from quarters.
A wave splashed our window nice making a nice slap like a book slapping the ground! I grabbed my camera to see if another would slap us but (of course) it didn't come as close. This looks much blurrier since the window now is dripping from water running down. Waves were hitting deck 3 for a good hour perhaps two after this. Things settled down considerably by dinner time, however.
Straight out from our window moments after wave hit window
Finally, most ships have swimming pools. What happens when seas start to get rough? The pools become wave pools! In the case of this video, we were leaving Nassau and got squalled pretty hard. Winds up to 40 knots and we were headed right into them so we had hurricane force winds in gusts across the decks. I have no idea how many chairs were lost but it isn't safe to walk around in those conditions.
Pool closed early tonight!
So far, no rogue waves or anything over 30 feet max in the past 13 weeks for me.
Here are some videos I took.
A little background. Ok story time.
On 04-16, after leaving Port Everglades, Florida. The seas got very rough with the gauges reporting 14-26'. Buoy reports confirm these numbers. I took the time to get some of this on video with my SD20.
NOTE: The system that produced this heavy weather was the same one that affected Norwegian Dawn. We were quite far south of the really bad stuff. We did have a meeting Friday night about the potential for rough weather, however. If they call for 20' seas, the TV gets unplugged and sits on the floor!
First from the bridge looking straight over the bow of the ship:
Straight on
The wind was to our backs and the anemometer was still showing 30 mph gusts coming towards us. We're doing 21.4 knots at the time this was taken so that equals to 54 mph gusts actual. This is a strong breeze!
Heading back to our cabin I decided to take some out our window. This shot is panned as far aft (towards the stern or back of the ship - keep in mind we're down fairly low on deck four and far back - with the rest of the slaves.
)Looking aft from quarters.
A wave splashed our window nice making a nice slap like a book slapping the ground! I grabbed my camera to see if another would slap us but (of course) it didn't come as close. This looks much blurrier since the window now is dripping from water running down. Waves were hitting deck 3 for a good hour perhaps two after this. Things settled down considerably by dinner time, however.
Straight out from our window moments after wave hit window
Finally, most ships have swimming pools. What happens when seas start to get rough? The pools become wave pools! In the case of this video, we were leaving Nassau and got squalled pretty hard. Winds up to 40 knots and we were headed right into them so we had hurricane force winds in gusts across the decks. I have no idea how many chairs were lost but it isn't safe to walk around in those conditions.
Pool closed early tonight!
The movies I have from mine are worse. You should have seen the smokestack swaying against the clouds. It made you dizzy just looking at it.
Of course it will *appear* worse the higher up you are. Even on a near calm day it's quite noticeable looking at the funnel against the sky. On rough days you don't do this unless you like an instant replay of your last meal or want to take a quick trip to the drink!
We're down quite low and minor things happen such as drawers that are not latched will open and a glass may slide on the table. (Or like my mouse slid, hit a chair and made it in the water pitcher!)
Go up to Hemispheres on Deck 12 and stuff really is sliding. Definitely blurs the difference between those who have had too much to drink and those who haven't touched a drink. Some actually walk around better after a few drinks it seems. We call them recips which is short for reciprocal walkers.
Also it's important to remember that M/V Century is smaller than your typical "megaliner" class vessel: LOA-815', Beam-105', 70,605 Tonnes
There is no ATOT section on that ship.
>begin shameless HAL plug<
You like blues music? Check this out. That's a nice cruise on a great ship.
>end plug<
And probably the same passengers would have been PO'ed and wanting a refund if it had gone around it and was late getting back...
Even on *VERY* tranquil days such as yesterday evening, movement is still noticeable if you watch the waterline...
Near flat seas
Pitch very obvious in that video. However most people hardly notice this when walking around and doing "normal" things people do on these ships...
Umm so what is your point?
Near flat seas
Pitch very obvious in that video. However most people hardly notice this when walking around and doing "normal" things people do on these ships...
Umm so what is your point?
As long as the waves don't kill the flames of the BBQ on the ATOT gay cruise, everything will be fine.
And there's sh!t all over the remote controls in most hotel rooms. That's the price we have to pay for using the same rooms occupied by little choads like you.
Nonsense.
I suggest you start reading up on the CDC Vessel Sanitation Program and understand the industry. You are at greater risk of getting sick from eating at a restaurant or fast food joint than you are on a cruise ship.
VSP Homepage
If there is one reported case of GI on any ship that makes one stop at a U.S. port, the ship is REQUIRED to report this incident to the CDC. This does not apply to hotels and other land based establishments. You only see cases of illness on cruise ships in the news for this reason.
It's not much different than computer viruses and malware. This is a people problem folks. If people had better personal hygeine, things like this would not happen as often as they do. Wash your hands with soap and warm water when you finish your business. You should do this everywhere and everytime anyways. If you do not, THAT is disgusting. Don't blame the ship for YOUR lack of cleanliness. If you are sick and are booked, STAY THE HELL HOME! We don't want your damn germs! :|
I've heard of a coral reef about 150miles off the coast west of south cali where some of the world class surfers go - 70 foot waves are the norm there
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