Storm Ciaran Bay of Biscay 1 Nov 2023

[@iCE2sKY]

Bay of Biscay is a very special place, I hope I can sail there one day!!! ⛵⛵⛵

[@BritsAbroadTravelCruise]

Such a distinctive aft lido deck with those terraces, that we spotted this as Balmoral. This was great to watch.

[@kennethgrindrod6438]

As an ex seaman you soon learn you are only a small dot on a mighty ocean no matter what size vessel you may be on

[@peterwaugh9416]

5.5 meter swells were the biggest I've had on a cruise ship. It's amazing that a 160,000 tonne ship rolls up & down the waves like that. I always feel safe on a cruise ship as I know they are built to handle much worse than that. I remember a captain once said his ship was built to handle a force 10 gale but it was his intention to never test that claim out.

[@2eldeano]

I don't think Balmoral is anywhere near 160,000 tonnes IIRC

[@reddevil3874]

Went through the bay of Biscay on the IOTS with 12 mtr swells, not a great intro to cruising but didnt put me off. The Capt said that usually only professional sailors would sail through that. There was a cctv image of one of the ships stabilisers actually out of the water.

[@coralgwyn-williams9933]

that's terrifying..makes me rethink the whole cruise thing

[@kendavid4386]

My working life was at sea I experinced many scary days and nights in storms with great magnatude.

[@lyndawest5329]

What cruise ship is this, please? Thank you.

[@trevorharrison9617]

was on the Iona at the same time

[@ronarchibald666]

Wooooo!Good times!😢

[@anneleal7682]

What ship?

[@Edgetravelguy]

What ship were you on?

[@THX_Tex]

Cabin 1025?

[@magwaus]

Yup 😁

[@THX_Tex]

@@magwaus We were in that cabin in September. Hardly used it! Got an inside, lower decks cabin for our next trip.

[@magwaus]

@@THX_Tex Balconies always seem like a great idea, but in reality often little used. I take photos from them & on this last trip sat down for all of 2 minutes LOL... so a waste indeed

[@WaterWorld1]

Nice video Pam, but what ship is it? Looks like Olsen observatory carpet.

[@magwaus]

Thanks; indeed Malcolm :) nothing gets past you LOL - Balmoral

[@XY_Dude]

Very nice videos. But - I'll watch on YT and not cruise there, thank you very much!!

[@sylvievidil6490]

Franchement ce serait pas zen du tout moi je penserai trop à Titanic avec cette mer 😮

[@peterjansen7854]

Best thing ,just go to sleep till all over

[@sahajasam]

Is that terrible ‘elevator music’ playing all the time ? I’d have thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of the storm but that music would have driven me nuts!!!

[@magwaus]

😆 thankfully not! It was a few seconds of some advert/jingle on the cabin TV. We would all have jumped overboard whatever the weather if it had gone on continuously 😉

[@sahajasam]

😂🤣😂🙏🏽🌊@@magwaus

[@ВолодимирТкаченко-г4т]

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