These are the weather conditions at sea, you do NOT see in the cruise line commericals
You can pay for a great cabin, you can pay for a great meal, and you can pay for a great drink. But you can't pay for great weather.
"Rough Seas Ahead".
Crossing from Hawaii to Japan on the Crystal Harmony, while encountering some rough seas that delayed the cruise around 14 hours. It was early 2005.
Between Denmark and Norway with M/F Color Festival in January 2007, with 17 meter high waves.
In this video, the action is slow in the beginning. But keep your eye on that palm tree in the pot, about center of the screen in the video. When the leaves begin to sway, this is when it really begins to heat up in the cruise ship dining room. There are numerous waves of destruction here, each more severe than the one before. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does.
Carnival Splendor vs. Mother Nature. Very high winds and rough seas kept Carnival Splendor from docking at Grand Turk on November 19, 2008.
The MSC Fantasia on Friday, March 6, 2009 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Cruise ship passengers have been rescued from the sea after strong winds broke a gangway linking the vessel to its dock.
This is a selection of rough weather conditions on Grand Cayman. They are sorted by date, so you can see what the weather might be during the season your cruise ship visits this port of call.