[ 08-28-2003: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]

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Originally posted by gizmo:
These pictures are something! Makes one think twice about doing a trans-atlantic.

http://lknick33907.tripod.com/

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Gizmo,

I wonder who has set up that site.
I know that within HAL these pictures have been sent around, under embargo for not going to the outside world!

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Originally posted by PamM:
would have loved to have been on board
Pam

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...i want the same on an little 5000-Tonner like
Dalmacija or Royal Star.

That's funny!!

Best Midnight Buffet i ever had was on the Azur,
when from 660 Passengers are 12 appeared
to Gala Buffet.

11 others....

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Originally posted by gizmo:
These pictures are something! Makes one think twice about doing a trans-atlantic.

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We had 'Storm Force 10' on our winter QE2 Trans, last Christmas.

If you do undertake a crossing in winter, best pick a ship with a proper Ocean Going hull like the SS Norway or QE2!

Don't pick a barge!

[ 08-29-2003: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:

If you do undertake a crossing in winter, best pick a ship with a proper Ocean Going hull like the SS Norway or QE2!

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You mean a REAL ship as opposed to the wannabe ships that the cruise companies are inflicting on cruisers nowadays. Right?

[ 08-28-2003: Message edited by: Brian_O ]

On Brilliance of the Seas a few weeks ago, going West from Corfu to the "heel" of Italy, we were in a spectacular lightning storm when the ship was hit by a 120kt gust of wind at about 5am.

The ship listed some eight degrees (on board later, rumour said it was 20 degrees!). There was a fair bit of cleaning up to do in the Windjammer afterwards ... plates and glasses went everywhere.

Hilarious the next morning, when a group of passengers were considering calling Messrs Sue, Grabbit & Run about it. I don't quite know how they thought they had a case... "Well m'lud, we were on a ship ... in the sea ... and it bobbed about a bit ..."

[ 08-28-2003: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]

I was looking at the pictures from your cruise and it was nice to see they were able to get you into the same class of accomodations that you are used to.

[ 08-28-2003: Message edited by: CGT ]

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Originally posted by CGT:
How would the 1950's Rotterdam have handled this as opposed to the current Rotterdam? Any better? What say you, gohaze?

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In November 1959, on our voyage from New York to Rotterdam, we met a storm Beaufort 12 in the English Channel. We could not go in at Southampton, but had to wait outside. Passengers were later on disembarked by tender and passengers for Le Havre had to go with us to Rotterdam.
There were a lot of broken plates etc. down in the kitchens, but that was all. No damage to the ship or passengers.
The ship made some listing. If you know how width the corridors are, when your feet were down in the right corner, your head touched the left side.

Just to let you know that probably one of the biggest waves that ever hit a liner was last year on December...(I think) when the brand new Costa Europa was cruising from Morocco towards Madeira...according to some friends (as I am not the agent for Costa, unfortunately) a 12 / 15 m wave hit directly ahead of the ship...as a result, much damage was caused...I saw live when she arrived many broken windows, also much furniture broken sent to garbage...further, many passengers had to be assisted on local clinic and most of them wanted to disembark...they were very unlucky...because Costa Europa is a fantastic ship...

Apparently it was not a storm because the weather on Atlantic was perfect but the reason was due to an earthquake on the bottom of the ocean...

Kind regards,

Dimas Almada

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Originally posted by SHIPPING AGENT:
Dear friends,

Apparently it was not a storm because the weather on Atlantic was perfect but the reason was due to an earthquake on the bottom of the ocean...

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Shades of "The Poseiden Adventure"....I thought that was impossible?

[ 08-29-2003: Message edited by: CGT ]

The Master and Chief Officer were on the bridge and heard this extraordinary noise, turning to look they saw this huge wave bearing down on them. It hit the starb'd quarter and the ship took a big plunging roll to port, estimated at over 40 degrees. The Master later said he thought it was at least 100ft high.

It was fortunate that it happened early in the morning as all the passengers were in their cabins, and whilst there were many injuries, none were too serious.