Queen Mary 2 rough seas with Captains announcement

[@EJofLA]

That ship has some amazing stabilizers. You can tell by the horizon line it hardly moves in those rough seas.

[@fredread9216]

Wow, riding very nicely for those conditions. I have been in similar conditions in my 44’ sailboat. Oh yes, quite different. But the seas seem to be reasonably spaced. And the sky is filled with “wolf pack” cumulus clouds, which is good. Yeah, a VERY smooth ride for these conditions. Gales in the wide open ocean, barring contrary currents or undersea mounds, can be reasonably safe in a yacht, if not comfortable. And in the Queen Mary? Down right comfortable.

[@jwpirih1]

I rode the waves on QM2 in 2016 right after the remodel and I can be the witness that the ship handled very well as it was primarily designed to cross the pond in high seas.

[@dwa22204]

This brings back some nice memories. Crossed Southampton to New York July 2023. Hope to sail on her again some day.

[@chuckm6486]

Very steady - the horizon hardly seems to move! Nice to hear the captain advising to take care when outside on decks so presumably people were able to watch mother nature's show from their steamer chairs out on the promenade deck.

[@daveduffy2823]

I was on a cruise in the Pacific coming from Cozumel to LA. We hit a storm and it was a big one. Most passengers stayed in their cabin. My poor wife was seasick and stayed in bed. When I ate in the dining room, I could see the ship rocking in the waves. I had to hold my plate to eat. Stuff was sliding. I had to use the handrails. We were in no danger, but it was an experience. A good thing was there was no one at the bar but me, so service was A1.

[@markwerlein4733]

Did the crossing on QM2 November ‘23. Two days of rough seas put almost half the crew in bed. Second day we had a 3° list. We loved it. What a great ship.

[@jaex9617]

Stuck in bed with a migraine. Watching this really simulates the seasickness experience.

[@ajs11201]

I was on QM2 a few years back, and we had some rough seas as well. I'm not sure if they were as bad as this or not, but I dare say on board, we never felt them. We saw water tossing about, but never rocked a bit. She is, indeed, built to withstand these crossings. Thanks for the video!

[@josephforest7605]

I crossed on her 3 times , I was having fun with the girls serving tables in Commodores , during this type of weather .Some of the girl servers were feeling a bit ill, so I would remind the servers that , first we go up then we go down .They would ask me to please stop , saying that .

[@dogthewalker8071]

Love these rough seas videos.

[@johnlawrence2757]

Now there’s a man who knows how to summarise his purport in a few succinct words . Aye Aye Cap’n.

[@FraserAtSea]

I just love watching the rough weather from the windows onboard QM2 - along by the theatre (where I suspect you may have filmed this from) is SUCH a great view!

[@StephenSchreuder]

Yes, filmed this from deck 2 just beside the Royal Court Theatre

[@SamanthaW2023]

Loved our 3.5 months on QM2 last year. Sounds like the lovely Captain Andrew Hall ❤️

[@moltderenou]

Only 3.5 months ?

[@josephforest7605]

I crossed on The Q M 2 3 times and then on The Norwegian Escape .The Escape was just as good in the rough weather and way more fun , than The Q M 2

[@rebeccaespanol2505]

Was this the first trans-Atlantic crossing of 2024? We were on that one and had rough seas.

[@StephenSchreuder]

It was between Durban and Cape Town. The sea had been worse overnight but was still fun to watch when the sun came up.

[@JohnWerner-te5zy]

Was that Captain Christopher Rynd's voice? He was the ship's captain in early 2008 on the maiden round-the -world voyage of Queen Victoria that I was on. Smooth sailing all the way except for very rough passage between Corsica and Sardinia on Rome to Barcelona leg. I heard that Captain Rynd transferred to the bridge of QM2 some time later.

[@colinmontgomery1956]

Sounds like Captain Hall. He was master when I was aboard in my December crossing.

[@StephenSchreuder]

It was Captain Andrew Hall who was in charge on our route from Singapore back to Southampton.

[@watchtellyinuk]

When and where was this. I was on her last week and 6 weeks ago.

[@StephenSchreuder]

@@watchtellyinuk This was between Durban and Cape Town in April this year. Part of the world cruise.

[@mariamanos5461]

The ship doesnt move! Why the ship doesnt move?

[@michaelgothenburg364]

Because a force 9 gale and those small waves are peanuts for a proper ocean going ship. And stabilisers are good too

[@davekemo9683]

That's not rough , not really

[@figplucker908]

The quality of the ship make it appear so. It’s a force 9 gale ffs

[@fogsmart]

Looks like a normal winter day in Queen Charlotte Sound.

[@michaelgothenburg364]

Agree, a force 9 touching 10 is easy sailing for a proper ocean going vessel. A true mid force 11 is getting interesting. But windspeed alone is misleading actually, it's the sea state, the waves that can make it dangerous.