[VIDEO]: Cruise Ship Passengers Tossed Around in Heavy Seas

By Hal Amen On September 8, 2010 · 10 Comments

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Matador Change addressed some potential issues with cruise trip travel in Overboard?: The Environmental & Cultural Impact of Cruises. Here’s something else to consider:

Source: LiveLeak.com

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Hal Amen

Freelance writer Hal Amen edits Matador Trips. His personal travel blog is at WayWorded.

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http://vagabonderz.com Carlo

Funny how music can totally change the mood…this looks scary as hell but with this song it’s almost beautiful.
http://www.candicedoestheworld.com Candice

I absolutely love the music choice here.
http://exoticvisitors.com Mike Collins

There is NO excuse for that with today’s navigation and weather monitoring technology.
http://www.bearshapedsphere.blogspot.com Eileen

I got seasick from here. I’m a landlubber, I guess.
http://lanarenee.com Lana

I preferred it with the music muted.. techno would have been good.
What cruise line/ocean/time of year is this?

http://wayworded.blogspot.com/ Hal Amen

Lana, according to the source site:
Pacific Sun Cruise
“off New Zealand”
July 30

http://michelleschusterman.com Michelle Schusterman

Gah, my mom emailed me this this morning! So glad my husband’s done with his cruise gig. Although he said it was never ever like this.

http://wayworded.blogspot.com/ Hal Amen

Michelle! Totally forgot about your connection to this… Glad he’s home too.

DP

I thing the video is fake, stuff is sliding around but the floor is staying perfectly level.

Lauroon

I’m sure the camera is ceiling-mounted, which means it is constant in it’s relation to the floor and the perspective wouldn’t change at all.

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