I'm never going on a cruise!

[Simba]

I love being on a boat in rough weather, reminds me of when I was in Zante, we went on a cruise to an inaccessible part of the island, a little cove. Half way round the weather turned and the waves were huge, I went and stood at the bow and had some fun.

 

[Piemaster]

I love being on a boat in rough weather, reminds me of when I was in Zante, we went on a cruise to an inaccessible part of the island, a little cove. Half way round the weather turned and the waves were huge, I went and stood at the bow and had some fun.

Try days on end of it during the winter in the North sea and you might feel differently.....

 

[Dave Davenport]

The ship in that second video looked to be in some kind of trouble to me - surely the stabilisers wouldn't normally allow that much roll?

Stabilisers are about as much use as a chocolate fireguard in a sea like that.

 

[Arch]

Oh dear, I shouldn't but I did laugh at the original video. Mainly due to that portly crew member who kept trying to grab hold of the young lady...

I too, like to know I'm on a boat - a flat calm ferry crossing is very dull. Had a night crossing from Le Havre last year, it was blowing a gale (well, nearly a gale) at the port, once in our bunks it was 'head higher than feet, feet higher then head, head higher than feet', etc all the way, with the occasional plummeting lurch as the ferry dropped into a wave trough. Great!

I can see how the novelty could wear off though.

 

[summerdays]

I'm not that fond of really rough crossings though seem to have a better stomach than some of my family. The worst crossing I ever remember making was one winter from Cairnryan/Stranraer to either Belfast or Larne. It was really stormy and they had real problems docking at the other end, and they gave it one last go before they were about to turn around and go back to Cairnryan (more sheltered dock). It was the last crossing for a week!!!

(I was a child so some facts may not be entirely true ... it may only have been for a few days before they re-opened the crossing). It was horrendous, all my family including me were sick and quite a few of the others on board too.

 

[buggi]

[sup]i used to go out with a right tosser. one time on holiday, after a particularly bad row, his way of apologising was to take me on a boat to see the whales.

the sea was calm... but it didn't stop him being sea sick all the way. Best pay back ever. I think God was having some fun with him. [/sup]

 

[Archie_tect]

Had a very rough overnight crossing back to Newcastle from Denmark before DFDS stopped the route. The ferry was cork screwing from the stern forwards due to a strong swell from the east which cause havoc [the children's entertainer's magic table had to be restrained by a crew member lying on the floor holding the table legs while the magician staggered about trying to keep going- the children thought it was hilarious.] The bow kept slamming into the troughs sending water over the top... fantastic!
I was Ok on the ferry but when we got off, it took a few days for the rolling sensation to pass.

 

[ArDee]

And it is a good idea to keep clear of the windows! Here are some pics of a cruise ship and the wave damage it suffered early this morning. Topical eh?

I came across the channel on the Dieppe/Newhaven Ferry the night the Penlee life boat was lost.

They put metal shutters across the outside of the windows protect them from the waves before we left Dieppe Harbour.

 

[Renard]

Cruises came up as a topic of conversation at work today. General concensus was that no-one really fancied being cooped up with a bunch of OAPs and that it seemed the best way of getting a dose of the squirts. Imagine a low budget version of the Poseidon Adventure where the most dramatic scene is where everyone has the squirts and there's a queue for the toilet!