Queen Elizabeth 2011 in an Atlantic Force 11 gale

New QE on the way to NY 2011

[@DIGITALSCREAMS]

Got to hand it to the engineers, they really know how to build a boat. Its amazing boats don't get ripped to shreds when you consider the battering they take over the years. Imagine the power of those waves, the forces involved. Wow. Much respect to the engineers.

[@rickyd8097]

Big time, I was thinking the same thing

[@xFD2x]

Well, when you build it big enough .... Size matters !

[@johnmcgahern3946]

@@xFD2x Nothing's bigger than the ocean.

[@cocosricos5541]

@@johnmcgahern3946 Earth is...

[@johnmcgahern3946]

@@cocosricos5541 I'm referring to a floating vessel, cretin.

[@panjoshua6251]

Everybody gangsta till the windows shatter

[@vonarg]

Everybody gangsta till the boat cut in half.

[@mikebarry2461]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Nice 1

[@rogerb5615]

80-foot wave ... Bwahahaha, another martini please, barkeep.

[@MaghrebProductions]

They all drank Vodka so that they wouldn’t be scared 😂

[@vpviper6273]

lol

[@Greezlybear1]

Да я когда в ванной пукну волны и поболее поднимаются! 😁

[@cindys9491]

The sea was probably laughing back at them

[@dbn52]

Nervous laughter at it's best

[@doh1959]

that my friends is the sound of wealthy laughter

[@etienneotto4153]

And I was thinking they think it’s funny.

[@hwiwo]

Lol

[@basstrip73]

They sounded relaxed and a bit startled, but not at all nervous.

[@user-dz6yw7th1y]

doh1959 I learn the new word

[@vaazig]

the size of the balls on the Vikings that discovered America. They did the route in wooden boats with simple sails...

[@jal5240]

Their testicles should have been as big as socser Balls...courageous people !

[@justicewarrior9187]

Vasco da Gama and Colombus bals!!

[@ASPASIA29ify]

You don' t know anything for ancient greek navigation....Vickings followed the ancient greeks' technique, constructing the ancient type of wooden boat named Triiris....take a look and you will find out many admirable things....

[@davidseo677]

Vikings discovered america??

[@ASPASIA29ify]

@@davidseo677 I don' t think so....Americo Vespuchi was in fact the discoverer of America, not Christopher Colombus! American History is full of inaccurate incidents: European emigrants wanted to live their original countries and find new land, that would provide them wealth! The first people who emigrate America, killed all the Indians, who where the original Americans and gave themselves the title of "American Citizens".... Well known things, about how this continent became great: full of lies and hypocrisy....

[@jotishoker9674]

Those laughs are from fear

[@craigcook1571]

Didn't sound like fear to me

[@budzag]

@@craigcook1571 Sounded like lets go to the bar for another drink

[@cornfilledscreamer614]

joti - not everybody is a woman's groin.

[@kaibe5241]

There's nervousness there, for sure.

[@sumswaggaming]

@@cornfilledscreamer614 precisely, some of us arent afraid of when our time comes.

[@PinacoladaMatthew]

There's kind of sick desperation in their laugh

[@Lalaika_Balalaika]

+justacondom ignorance impedes the assessment of the situation

[@babbitsmom]

+DoctorBohr - Lmao, so true.

[@HotRodKush]

@doctorBohr you know you can take a cruise for as little as a few hundred bucks, right?

[@einsteinboricua]

But this isn't a cruise. It's a transatlantic voyage, which differs from your traditional cruise. Cunard tailors its ships for luxury since its voyages are world cruises or transatlantic. Therefore, anyone traveling with Cunard has laid a decent amount of cash for more high end accommodations and amenities than your traditional cruise trip. Compare prices; Cunard is first class compared to the likes of Carnival, for example.

[@MacDaddie9]

lmao

[@soyounoat2814]

"...aaaahh HAHAHAHAHA...we are gonna DIE.... aaaaaahhhhhh hahahahaha"

[@jackyknr3320]

Mais non

[@chrisparkes]

Fun fact: I used to work on the QE2. Winter Atlantic crossings had unpredictable weather (from a layman’s perspective), but one storm was especially bad. People were throwing up in public areas and eventually they had to stay in their cabins. At one point at around 4pm the sky went almost black and the ship was tilted on its side at about a 20-30 degree angle for about 2 hours with the waves reaching 12 decks high: impressive stuff.

[@carmenfortesr.4512]

The crossing here had 30 ft waves , I was on it.

[@mco51193]

@@movalee Well, odds are that if you did go on a cruise, you wouldn’t see weather even remotely similar to this. People go on cruises in the Caribbean or the Mediterranean during months when the weather is known to be pleasant. I’ve been on several cruises and I can’t remember ever seeing much more than rain. This footage is of people crossing the North fricking Atlantic in the winter. Now, admittedly, they are doing it on one heck of a ship, one built to safely execute such a winter crossing…but if you cross the NA in winter, well, you know, you’re probably going to get what you signed up for as the weather goes. Typical cruise? All sunshine and blue skies. So don’t rule it out!

[@jacobbaumgardner3406]

My dads a sailor, and he’s said the only “cruise” you’ll get him on is QE2, though he admitted he’d probably ask to be on the bridge or down below in the engine room half the time.

[@smokejaguar67]

That would have been a proper adventure. thanks for sharing ✔

[@fitfirst4468]

@@smokejaguar67thanks for being a broke bum

[@alex29443]

I think liners are designed to do 'line voyages' over potentially rough seas and really long distances, so tend to be built more sleek and to a higher quality, with a deeper draught and weatherproofed decks and loads of fuel/stores, while cruise ships have a shallow drauht so they can enter shallower ports and more exposed decks for enjoying the sun etc. There's definately a spectrum though, some ships are in the middle, but I'd call the MSD a liner

[@hyperboreandesolation]

Laughing seems to be a coping-mechanism for fear of dying.

[@Labroidas]

In some people, yes

[@cindys9491]

Gallows humor

[@robertmajka9]

OMG, fear of dying? that's laughable on a ship that size.

[@robertmajka9]

@Brad Carter Not by those swells!

[@hughcapetien]

That QE II was a great ship! Rode her from Ensenada, Mexico to Hawaii back in the early 90's. There will never be another like her.

[@bacons4life6969]

That's the 2011 ms Queen Elizabeth

[@peterkoch3777]

QE2 is the only ship, that has a full album dedicated to her!

[@solent38]

This is the Queen Elizabeth, a cruise ship. The description actually refers to the New QE. I think some might be thinking that this is the Queen Elizabeth 2 which was an ocean liner, the QE2 was retired in 2008 and is now in Dubai. The Queen Mary 2, ocean liner, replaced the QE2 in her transatlantic sailings to New York. Both QE2 and QM2 would have taken a cleaner cut through these seas with their slim bows but that would have still been a rough passage even on those liners.

[@escormillos]

so that's what frightening laughter sounds like !!

[@perrooceaniko2005]

i would never laugh om any kind of rough weather ..... just in case ...

[@rustyblade9366]

i'd litteraly be terrified. i'd go to my room, get drunk as FUCK, and go to sleep. and hope to survive

[@openureyes929]

+Rusty Blade If ya do.. get a room in the middle of the ship. Doesn't move as much. Pivot point. :)

[@cojonco]

+Rusty Blade If you are truly terrified, going to your room and getting drunk is perhaps the very worst thing you could do. Then, if the boat has a problem, so do you. May I suggest thinking like a survivor? I spent twenty years sailing a fifty-seven foot ketch about the pacific, I encountered many gales and four hurricanes with the highest wind in excess of 82 knots and waves recorded at 38 feet. Not my judgement as people can be incorrect. This was recorded by the local US Coast Guard buoys. To survive at sea, one needs an attitude of calm and critical judgement, not your run, hide and get drunk method of escapism. I mean you nothing negative, I offer this only to dispel some common yet inaccurate thinking.

[@MazSix45]

+John Cook You must be fun at parties.

[@Sirbadone]

+Scarface 927 lol

[@larjkok1184]

+John Cook "...think like a survivor"? This wasn't a life or death situation.

[@awayfrom234........]

Granda at the beginning having flashbacks of the stories her Titanic survivor grandma used to tell her when she was a kid.

[@007TruthSeeker]

Thanks for posting this video. Such a huge ship sails relatively smoothly through the worst weather and waves, so it would be a terrific blast to watch from such a great vantage point as that observation deck. My idea of a cruise is rather different than this, though. Warm water & weather, tropical islands to visit for a few days at a time, if desired; great food, of course, and no noise not made by us.

[@07bigballs08]

ive been on the oriana on the atlantic crossing. and we hit a massive storm! never seen anything like it before, nor on tv, but in all fairness its amazing how well the ship copes with it! the swells were flooding deck 8 (the walk around deck) and then at the front coming over the captains bridge! i still felt quite safe considering these things are built for that. amazing sensation when you go down and then pop back up in nearly quarter of a million tons!

[@flemit35]

good ole barrow in furness engineering

[@qb6025]

Storm cruising is a potential attraction.

[@nicholashall4625]

I experienced this in a December 1998 crossing to New York on QE2. I am lucky I don't get seasick. I remember going into the dining room and there were only about 10 people at each meal. It went on for three days. It was scary but the ship rode the waves magnificently!

[@ajlisknillat]

fabolous!!! I really loved this video, the view is just fantastic, see the ocean swelling ahead of you and then it just shakes the whole ship! Fantastic video! Its something with those big ocean storms that I just cant get enough of!

[@carmenfortesr.4512]

I was on QE 2 for this crossing. We flew to England and traveled to Southampton to board her. I knew there was a storm heading East from Mexico and at some point we would run into it. Captain sailed in a Southernly route during the week. Mid way he came in the intercom and spoke to the passengers. He said I'm sure you have realized our route but we must now head due West. The QE2 is built for rough ocean crossing. Although I recommend the everyone stay in their cabin tonight. The outside doors will be closed, if you must be out of your cabin hold on with both hands to the rails. The pictures you see here is from the morning after. The night was frightening. During the daily announcements after the storm the captain said" We sustained Minor damage but we're fine. And oh , by the way, we're passing the area where the the Titanic went down" I kid you not!

[@nutsackmania]

Holy crap!

[@schutzemk2811]

Ah the captain that good old bean

[@sal8454]

I would of died of fright

[@dominicbuckley8309]

This wasn't the QE2: she was decommissioned in 2008. This is the "Queen Elizabeth" which came into service in 2010. She is a Vista class cruise ship (not designed as a liner), modified with thicker hull plating at the bow to cope with Atlantic weather.

[@carmenfortesr.4512]

My mistake, we sailed on the QM 2

[@lasuvidaboy]

The great N Atlantic liners of the past were often referred to as the 'Transatlantic Ferry'. A liner/ferry transports passengers between point A and point B. The QE2 and later QM2 were designed to be strong and fast N Atlantic liners/cruise ships. They were the last 'express liners' built and they of course were also designed to cruise the tropics in the 'off season' of the N Atlantic-usually the winter months.

[@darrenhayes4181]

It's an ocean liner and not a cruise ship. It is built for heavy seas.

[@AAmatt777]

No it's not. It's a modified vista class cruise ship with some hull strengthening in the bow. The QM2 is the only true ocean liner on service. There a difference.

[@darrenhayes4181]

+matt lol. When I posted that I actually thought I was looking at a video of QM2. Must learn to read!

[@Joseph-Dreams]

She is designed and perform like a cruise ship in force 8 not 11.

[@tonipekkala845]

wrong

[@FrancoisD551]

Wrong! She is a cruise ship. The Queen Mary is an ocean liner.

[@Subwaterfilm]

Wow,...that's really impressive! When we are filming our r/c modells in heavy weather, this is what we are looking for,... but those are models, tiny ones, this is the huge original! I would love to have experienced this... thanks for sharing!

[@AdamJohno1988]

Wow shows you the power of the ocean. Have to say that ship is remarkably steady considering how rough the sea is.

[@PorkyPiggles]

I love a good storm too! Nothing like the pounding of the swells on the hull to rock you asleep. It loses it's appeal though when we can't make port due to weather and we have another sea day.

[@surferdude8086]

I could watch that all day and night for day and days.

[@beths4934]

Gorgeous footage. TY. Note as you pan out a bit at the end QE is steady as she goes. Bravo, Cunard!

[@patriciamcdermott9589]

wow I can't believe they are laughing and taking pictures. i'd be in the room crying and praying.. I don't think i'm the cruise type. I love the ocean but I swear i'd die if I was on a ship in a storm like that.

[@N145PM]

Come on, Patricia . that's fun!

[@Ujuani68]

anthony ward I myself have been on the seas in pretty rough weather, one time a crew man hit his head in a stairwell, so we had to give him a couple of stiches on the forehead, the other time, a Swedih lady, who was very sea sick, kept falling off a bench, that she had chosen to lay down on. I settled her on some blankets on the floor, and sat with her, kept changing sickness bags for her, and gave her some tea with sugar in it later, when she was a little bit better. Just to make sure, that she didn´t get too dehyfrated. She actually insisted on paying me a small amount of money, when we reached the town of our destination. :-)

[@123TauruZ321]

Ujuani68 Seems like you have good work ethic.

[@agroppe]

It's one of the best thrills in the world riding an ocean liner through a big storm. Ships like the QE2 and now the QM2 really show what they're made of when the Atlantic throws its worst at them. Some folks do get sea sick with even a little bit of motion but many - myself included - are lulled to sleep by the gentle rocking effect to and fro.

[@chartphred1]

Take a trip to Antarctica on the Southern Ocean, its a fantastic voyage, that's where you will find the biggest waves (sorts out the true sailors 😂)

[@TheWrxcar70]

Like having a front row seat in a cinema. With best Dolby surround sound. With effects.

[@glassarthouse]

Looks cool and even beautiful, but I have been on one of these ships on an overnight crossing during a gale like this, and it's unnerving. I was on what amounts to the 12th floor in a berth of a super ferry traveling from Copenhagen to Oslo during a fierce winter storm. Waves and white spray were coming up the side of the ship every once in a while. Combine that with the rocking and rolling, and the water bottles and my suitcase sliding back and forth, and the feeling is more like dread than excitement.

[@Christine_x]

I don’t know why they are laughing .. I’d be crying in a corner rocking back and forth lmao

[@BillSikes.]

Amazing how stable she is

[@aliverse2966]

Look at the ocean's loud rage, it's so beautiful.

[@TheMilford99]

I was on the Elizabeth, in 2011, when it was about to dock in Piraeus, Greece, and we couldn`t enter the port as it was so rough, that of course was the Med. The Captain said it was the roughest he`d ever known. With 3 tugs pushing us against the harbour wall, all day. David Frost got on to do his regular stint. there. He actually died on the ship a few months later, on stage apparently.

[@AirelonTrading]

The North Atlantic run is actually a piece of history that I've always enjoyed exploring. HMS QE2 is something my wife and I have talked about doing simply for the Historical Significance of that run ...

[@RBH1945]

I was on board, in this lounge, on this day. One of the best day's experience I have had on the seas. Main concern was how to balance the G&T while holding the camera. Ah! The technology of the ship! Great clip, BTW. Later, the ship hit about three of these in a row and it almost brought it to a standstill. You could feel the power of the wave as it hit and sent a shudder through the ship. Yep - even at 90,000+ tons waves are still hard. QM2 would have handled it a bit better, though.

[@maseratifittipaldi]

Only so many repetitions. Then a little crack forms...

[@ArjeeBhajee]

@@maseratifittipaldi Don't worry, nothing a few more G&Ts can't fix.

[@ajlisknillat]

The mighty sea and the strong properly built liners

[@gray_mara]

I was in a storm much like this in a much smaller ship that berthed around 500. I couldn't walk around, I had to crawl, holding on to something because otherwise I slid all over the floor. All the crew went to their cabins and the doors to the outside were chained shut. I was pretty sure we weren't going to make it. I spent half the night praying for God to preserve us and the other half of the night chucking my guts up.

[@theartist124]

Wish this was longer.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

"Hey, Vikings, in a thousand years people will sail through this while sipping fine wine and laughing politely" "Holy shit, the people of the future must be hard as nails!"

[@gdcat777]

This reminds me of when I was aboard QE2 in April '04. Now that was fun.

[@Mgaffo222]

So lucky you managed to sail on her

[@t.c.x.s.t.x.2877]

awesome sound effects QE makes with the waves

[@el69tufi]

"hahahaha we are so rich hahahaha"

[@blossom12348]

😂😂😂😂

[@masofpitch]

Hahahsha. Sesli güldüm

[@KMT15]

Rich for being on a cruise? Is this a joke?

[@user-re9gj2zd5e]

@@KMT15 they in the bridge which means they have connnections or status

[@goldenshark3182]

@@KMT15 The Queen Elizabeth is an Ocean Liner for the rich, it’s not a Carnival Cruise ship for the middle class.

[@frodenorge]

Beautiful...I experienced this along the norwegian coast in wintertime; first day of the cruise; got seasick immediately; 10 days in cold stormy conditions; never been so scared; last day I was so glad I survived and thought: never again...But as soon I was home I was longing to go back; storm at sea is so fascinating, especially in the dark...

[@toddrisinger3623]

would love to be on that cruise! experience of a lifetime

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

Surprisingly stable considering the conditions, I guess this is what makes an ocean liner different from a cruise ship.

[@teilangsyiemiong3390]

Laughing from the outside. But dying from the inside.

[@edwardpate6128]

Those Cunard liners are built to take these seas unlike those floating barges used in the Carri bean!

[@bvanleeuwen254]

+Edward Pate Queen Mary 2 is, but Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth are just standard Vista-class cruise ships that are called ocean liners, but they are not. The only difference between a cruise ship and the QE and QV is a little bit more metal in the hull, nothing more.

[@gdcat777]

+Bob van Leeuwen Actually, the bow of QM2 is designed longer, the engines are faster, the boat deck is higher, she has a deeper draft, and there is a proper fan tail astern. So there are other elements than a thicker hull that denotes a true liner.

[@MrRb9325]

gdcat777 the qm2 is a liner though the other two are not because they only have more metal in the hull and no other ocean liner features

[@mitchellhogg4627]

Edward Pate carribean is one word buddy...but we appreciate your effort...

[@screamingpencil]

@@mitchellhogg4627 It's also spelled Caribbean...everyone's effort is appreciated...

[@SwarfCrawler]

It's amazing how man is able to build things to such an extent that it can laugh in the face of absolute terror.

[@MrPants1970]

I could sit and watch that for hours

[@stevem842]

Cruise lines typically change itinerary to avoid rough weather, but the ships are extremely large and can usually handle some chop when they run into it. Like when was the last time you heard of a cruise ship sinking due to weather (Costa Concordia doesn't count, obviously)? You could easily take a leisurely cruise to the Caribbean on glassy waters if you simply didn't book during hurricane season, or avoid cruises to areas known to have rough waters like in the video above. Doing a little research goes a long way

[@ivandrago8299]

I'd add to that; There's not one season for one region. 1st June to November 30th yes but Eastern and western Caribbean differ in storm frequency.

[@mikeprevost8650]

It's not that easy on an Atlantic crossing, which this was.

[@notgaryoldman1178]

Call that a storm?! HAHAHAHHA! *Bites cork off whiskey bottle* HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

[@wallyman292]

Awesome viewing from that platform!

[@robertnetzler7737]

There are a lot of nervous laughs when it almost fits! You become another wave that's so high that has another star with it. Into

[@netuserist]

-Are you fake laughing? -The tears are real. :D :D :D

[@ElDesmadreGriego]

Damn I'd do anything to be there!

[@marks6663]

except come up with the money for a ticket?

[@po_playz4356]

@@marks6663 lol I'd pay extra if I knew the weather would be like that

[@shaunh1986]

I'm in love with this video!!

[@semigamerjh0179]

Yoo the "booooofffmm" when the Shop comes down from the Wave.

[@binslick1000]

No ship can really handle mother nature when she's really angry. From the window, are Miles and miles of sea in the middle of nowhere. I have great respect and admiration for the sea.

[@toffthe]

That ship is steady as a rock. Incredible engineering.

[@DonTruman]

Pretty amazing, to be in the middle of a storm like that, out in the ocean, and laugh about it. That's quite a vessel to be able to knock right through it without concern.

[@ron3557]

The ship they're on, the queen mary, is an ocean liner, meaning it was built to cross the Atlantic Ocean. So yes, The queen mary 2 was constructed differently than cruise ships, so she can take any amount of battering by the waves and be fine. QM2 is a proper ship, unlike cruise ships which are just giant barges with a hotel on top.

[@AtrollLOL4Uu]

Imagine how loud that first wave really was on the ship

[@benjaminshamel9383]

I've been on QE2, QM2, and QV, and I have to say, QV is much more stable than people give her credit for. That being said, if you were to take this on all the time, then QE2 and QM2 would be the go-to's for me. Again, all that said, she still handles this weather pretty well compared to other regular cruise ships. I guess this is why they lengthened and strengthened both QV and QE here.

[@tammytam2000]

Wow i wish i was you

[@p0ttbitz247]

Queen Mary 2 is an Ocean Liner. Not a Cruise Ship.

[@preshmajesh]

Crossed to NY from Southampton Nov '88, on the QE2, gale force 12. Staff said only once in the Bermuda Triangle was it worse. A wave broke off the video cam of the bow, 110 feet above the water line. My last cruise.

[@xochitlpatriciaamezquitacu2210]

Oh, gracias por compartir

[@rocko073]

if this rough sea doing that to queen elizabeth i can imagine what it would be on a some bulk carrier ...blue grave

[@ETO0705]

Fully loaded bulk carrier has bigger draft, therefore bulk carrier would be safer... Less rolling... Same thing if you compare tanker with container ship...

[@juicynostalgia5557]

*Big wave hits* People: *laughs in I’m about to die*

[@aronb6746]

It becomes even scarier if you reimagine the angle of the view so that the horizon is the top of a single giant wave.

[@osmanpena4643]

I don't know why I find this so fascinating.

[@Ujuani68]

I am pretty sure, that the passengers probably are having a bit of a drink, and are laughing, because of the weather (scary) and at the same time, they see, that the crew are not evacuating , so they are relieved (not scary).

[@bkre]

The "shit in the pants" laughter

[@sabyegrp]

Had this experience on an aircreaft carrier in the Sea of Japan. I worked on the bridge, and the sea was impressive.

[@Abebe345]

When that first big wave hits... the shudder of the frame. 👍🏼

[@lasuvidaboy]

Most cruise ships can do a traditional 'line voyage' which is a service between point A and point B which would make them a 'liner'. Other than the Queen Mary 2 which was designed as a fast Transatlantic liner/cruise ship, the ships that are today's 'liners' tend to be ferries which transport passengers between two ports. QM2 was designed to handle the worst Atlantic storms and remain on schedule. Her unique design allows that (higher boats, thicker steel) where cruise ships don't.

[@marcus2s]

Cool! I was on Queen Victoria at the time and was watching you!

One of those waves could smash windows to bits.These are atlantic ocean build vessels but make no mistake the power of the ocean.The nervous laugh .

[@domingosantos1292]

Great video 📹 well done 👏✔

[@flemhawker9134]

Imagine the poor men who had to fight a war in that muck & in much, much smaller ships than that.

[@jawadad802]

well those were the days' without torpedos or air raids I guess....so..yeay?

[@SC-yx6wr]

I sailed with an old guy who was on Flower class Corvettes convoy duty across the Atlantic , and he said that one time the ship he was on actually did a 360 degree roll in a storm.

[@frankmiller95]

@@SC-yx6wr Well, he lied. Once any ship exceeds its righting moment, it will capsize and sink. The only vessels that can survive that are some USCG self righting designs and most, modern, deep keel sailboats. The sailboats will suffer extensive damage which may cause them to sink later.

[@SC-yx6wr]

@@frankmiller95 Well, he was probably too young and terrified at the time to know what actually happened to the ship.

[@Schaufelor]

These days some bored old fucks sit in huge ships, sipping their drink and laughing at the storm xD

[@viktorborisovych9210]

So much fun!!! HA-ha-ha-hah!!!!! I love this game!!!

[@mcsvls]

The new Queen Elizabeth is actually not an ocean liner, but a Vista class Cruise Ship the design coming from sister company Holland America Line, P&O and Costa. A good example of another Vista Class ship would be Holland America Eurodam. The Queen Elizabeth is actually a hybrid design of the Vista Class, and does include strengthened bow plating and a raised freeboard to allow for better Trans-Atlantic performance in rough weather. Queen Mary 2 is the only modern ocean liner sailing today. Got a chance to sail on Queen Elizabeth in 2017, circled the entire British Isles on this elegant lady.

[@petersawyer8044]

Fascinating and frightening at the same time.

[@MikeDelig]

yes yes laugh :P

[@paggodiablo01]

She's an ocean liner not a cruise ship, she is designed for this type of sea. not some quiet pond in the Caribbean

[@sealover5861]

Not exactly. She's an enlarged Vista-class cruise ship with a reinforced bow, that doesn't make her a real ocean liner. There is a true story from 2008 when the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Queen Victoria (sister ship to QE, they have the same hull size and design) did a transatlantic crossing together. They sailed into a storm and it was a little chaos onboard the QV but not on the QE2 even if the QV is a little longer and wider than the QE2. The Queen Mary 2 is the only active ocean liner in the world today.

[@jimcrawford5039]

There are no ocean liners as such any more. They are ALLcruise ships.

[@lbomb8]

I work on board ships as well but luckily nothing like that has ever happened to me. I love the choppy seas...rocks me to sleep!

[@fairnut6418]

I wouldn’t be laughing in their place. I would be in awe.

[@user-su6tk9ve8f]

Poseidon tentando afundar o navio... Rainha: " hohohoho nasci antes de ti e tá tentando me molhar hohohoh!"

[@rebandmike]

Notice how the ship is not rolling around... those stabilizers my company makes work really well

[@jimcrawford5039]

It’s because it is pitching into the weather, not broadside to it. stabilisers would not be deployed, they ar’nt much good in bad weather!

[@Outland9000]

The main difference is the hull and power, an ocean liner has a stronger hull with a higher draft (height from the water) and more powerful engines to push through bigger waves and reach higher speeds, the QM2 can reach 30 knots!

[@allgood6760]

I love the power of nature a big salute to ship designers 👍

[@daronandbill]

I'd have to clean my shorts after this.

[@alexburrows]

I'd have blown mine clean off

[@adelarsen9776]

"yes please, can I have a large beer ?"" Long live the Queen.

[@stevenvater2681]

Only G&T on Queen liz (lol)

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

Here’s the thing, I’d rather ride out a storm like this on QE2 than on any of the modern cruise ships, the QE2 is an ocean liner built for weather like this crossing the Atlantic, notice how stable she is even when the waves crash over, however these cruise ships are built for calm shallow waters around the Caribbean one little storm gets the whole ship sick from rocking and rolling

[@dominicbuckley8309]

This isn't the QE2, which decommissioned in 2008. She is the "Queen Elizabeth", which came into service in 2010. She is not a liner, but a Vista class cruise ship, with heavier hull plating at the bow to cope with the Atlantic.

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

During her service, the original Queen Mary encountered storms that were so bad the waves actually went down into her funnels. On one crossing in 1937, a rogue wave hit her so hard that she came within 4 degrees of capsizing. One passenger onboard, author Paul Gallico, used the experience to write The Poseidon Adventure in 1969.

[@hellooohowareudoing]

The QE2 also came within a few degrees of capsizing once!

[@johannesbols57]

No, the waves DIDN'T enter her funnels. She would've capsized.

[@DIGITALSCREAMS]

I've been on a boat at night during a gale force 10 storm and it was total he'll. At least these people could look out the window and see what was coming and the horizon line. Remove all points of reference and you become sea sick very quickly. I'll never take a boat at night again

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

DIGITALSCREAMS Vomit and then back to battle stations🤯🦄

[@johnmorrison1448]

ANYONE WHO'S BEEN AT SEA IN A STORM DOESN'T COMMENT OR THINK HEY I MIGHT BE SEA SICK HERE, BEING SEA SICK IS THE LAST THING ANY SAILOR OR FISHERMAN THINKS OR WORRYS ABOUT AT SEA IN A STORM IT'S WILL WE GET OUT OF THIS ALIVE 😐

[@johnmorrison1448]

YOUR 100 % RIGHT ABOUT SEEING HORIZON AND HAVING REFERENCE POINTS TO NAVIGATE AND I'M NOT DOUGHTING YOUR STATEMENT BIT I'LL TAKE BEING GIVEN SICK IF WE SAIL THROUGH IT ☺

[@MilesNauticus]

Why go on holiday by sea with this fucking weather ?

[@peterhgalloway]

+Dennis Soprano you go to sea because of this weather !

[@f2animaciones35]

Tony Saitta Thats why people still goes on transatlantic voyages with cunard. To experience this

[@HappyJoyKill]

Family of mine went out from Auckland NZ on a trip in similiar vessel, the front of the ships bow was actually caved in by the impact of similiar waves etc...like the waves CAVED THE BOW IN...

[@minifiguresworld]

Respect for those guys and girls on this boat with this weather. 😱

[@theTRAILdriver]

i beeeet you that the captain did`t laugh !!! i work at the sea my self and this isn`t som thing to laugh at i work at olympic commander