Force 9 storm tosses huge luxury cruiser with 50 foot waves.

Run_to_da_hills

A luxury liner hits a force nine gale in the Bay of Biscay. Out with the sicky bags

It beats be why the captain had his ship was out in such conditions knowing the forecast. I would say there will be some lawsuits.

Good photos,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1129302/Pictured-Storm-tosses-massive-cruise-liner-like-toy-boat.html

Sponge Bob

Whinging Poms Take January Cruise and Then Hit Sneaky Froggy Storm ...:eek: Shock Mega Horror :eek:

Run_to_da_hills

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Whinging Poms Take January Cruise and Then Hit Sneaky Froggy Storm ...:eek: Shock Mega Horror :eek:

Because it was cheap.

Looks like it was a tabloid special cruise.

loyatemu

there are plans to bring in a Cork - Spain ferry route next year. Bay of Biscay is notorious for these storms... not sure I'd fancy the trip.

Run_to_da_hills

loyatemu wrote: »

there are plans to bring in a Cork - Spain ferry route next year. Bay of Biscay is notorious for these storms... not sure I'd fancy the trip.

I couldn't see it paying for itself, Stena is almost broke on cross channel crossings. I guess that was decided before the economic crunch, now obviously knocked on the head.

loyatemu

it was in the Irish Times on Saturday with a quote from the boss of Cork Port. Swansea-Cork is returning this summer and they hope to have Cork-Gijon for next summer.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2009/0124/1232474677101.html

Cookie_Monster

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

It beats be why the captain had his ship was out in such conditions knowing the forecast.

Probably because the ship is well capable of dealing with that kind of weather.

That looks like more fun than any amusements I've ever been to:pac:

Celticfire

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Probably because the ship is well capable of dealing with that kind of weather.

That looks like more fun than any amusements I've ever been to:pac:

Tell that to someone staying in a lower cabin looking out the porthole...sky...fish...sky....fish......sky......fish......toilet :eek:

bazzer06

anyone else think it was strange that in that article they picked out ballybunnion as affected by the loss of the swansea-cork route??

Capt'n Midnight

1400 passengers and 500 crew onboard heading for the Canary Islands on a £795 seven-day cruise.

£1,113,000 and I'm sure some people paid more

from the pics looks like the hull length and wave length were similar

Cookie_Monster

Celticfire wrote: »

Tell that to someone staying in a lower cabin looking out the porthole...sky...fish...sky....fish......sky......fish......toilet :eek:

/stands on top deck beer in hand in surfing style pose