Most terrifying cruise ship videos that could put you off cruises for life

Cruise itineraries stick to calm waters, but rough seas can be unavoidable
This selection of video clips shows the effects that bad weather can have
This week passengers were stranded on ship due to extremely dense fog

Emily Payne for MailOnline

Published:
04:26 EST, 27 February 2015

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07:11 EST, 27 February 2015

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It is perhaps one of the most romantic ways to travel, taking to see on a ship with nothing but the horizon stretching out ahead.

But not all cruise holidays are as idyllic as planned. Despite becoming the fastest-growing area of tourism, the success of a cruise holiday is very dependent on the weather.

It’s not always plain sailing, especially when the storms sweep in, the waves start crashing over the deck and passengers suddenly become quite green.

Extreme weather warning: Passengers steer clear as rough seas cause tidal waves in this swimming pool

The water in the pool is seen being slammed from side to side as Carnival Splendor is tossed about in rough seas

On its website, Cruise Lines International Association assures potential cruisers that ‘popular cruise itineraries ply some of the calmest waters in the world.’

However, this week 2000 passengers were stranded on board Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas when it was forced to circle the Gulf of Mexico for nearly two days due to extremely dense fog.

Royal Caribbean International Cruise Law News reported a fire earlier this month, which led to Jewel of the seas having no air conditioning for five hours.

Young children on board one cruise ship are filmed playing the waves created in the pool by the rough seas

Meanwhile, back on the Pacific Sun cruise ship, workers and passengers are seen stumbling as they try to stay on their feet during the huge swells

Thankfully, these incidents were resolved safely.

This selection of video clips reveals the power of mother nature; from crockery smashing in rough seas, to swimming pools flooding over and water flooding a stairwell.

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In one clip, barmen in the restaurant of a Pacific Sun Cruise ship watch as tables, chairs and even passengers dramatically slide past them.

Crew members and passengers struggle to get from one side of the room to the other, grabbing pillars to steady them and several people fall to the ground and are tossed to and fro.

Tables, chairs and even passengers dramatically slide past across the floor on this Pacific Sun Cruise ship

Most cruises run smoothly with little incident; but there are exceptions as these video clips illustrate

Another video shows the force of rough seas on Carnival Splendor’s swimming pool, during a storm.

The huge ship, which carries around 3,000 passengers, is seen being tossed around like a cork, sending the huge waves in the pool slamming from side to side.

Another turbulent pool is shown on a separate, unnamed, ship where children splash around and play in the waves created by the motion of the vessel in the sea.

The swimmers don’t appear to be concerned as the rocking motion creates huge waves, which crash onto the deck.

RECENT CRUISE SHIP MISHAPS

Just this week more than 2000 passengers were stranded on board Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas ship when it was forced to circle the Gulf of Mexico for nearly two days due to extremely dense fog which enveloped the ship.

Last Friday, Royal Caribbean ship Rhapsody of the Seas was tracked right in the heart of Cyclone Marcia, a category five cyclone off the coast of Queensland.

Royal Caribbean International Cruise Law News reported a fire earlier this month, which led to Jewel of the seas having no air conditioning for five hours.

In January, Cruise Critic reported that a man dived overboard on Princess Cruises Sapphire Princess.

Back on board Pacific Sun, the swells appear to have become even larger, throwing passengers, crew and even what appears to a hug filing cabinet across the deck from side to side.

The Holland America-Prinsendam also encounters a dramatic storm in a video by passenger Andrew Gruel.

The holidaymaker films an announcement by the captain as the ship braces for 40ft waves.

A waiter and a table of diners are shocked when a powerful wave causes the crockery in one ships’ dining area to smash.

The announcer can be heard saying: ‘Be very careful, sit down, don’t move and hold onto you chair, or your couch or your railings, to whatever is available’ before a huge crash is heard.

‘Oh boy, that was a bad one,’ exclaims a passenger.