What Happens on a Cruise Ship When a Storm Hits

What happens on a cruise ship when a storm hits? This cruise ship documentary follows one real cruise ship storm, the Anthem of the Seas storm of February 2016, when Royal Caribbean's ship was caught off the Carolinas on Super Bowl Sunday, told through real cruise ship storm footage filmed by passengers, and then shows what every big cruise ship and its crew do when the weather turns. The good news first: nobody was seriously hurt. We sail from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, with 4,529 guests, hear Captain Claus Andersen describe how fast the storm built, and watch from the Two70 lounge and from Stephen Burke's famous deck-three cabin window as winds on the ship's instruments pass 100 miles an hour and Anthem leans about 18 degrees. Then the routines behind it all: how cruise ships avoid storms with forecasts and routing, Royal Caribbean's chief meteorologist James Van Fleet, how cruise ship stabilizers work and why Anthem's were folded away that afternoon, why the pools get drained in rough seas, what happens in the galley and dining rooms, free help for seasickness on a cruise, and the best cabin for seasickness. Finally, how Anthem got home on one working propulsion pod, the full refund, and the storm-avoidance changes Royal Caribbean made. For anyone nervous about rough seas on a cruise, or curious how the biggest cruise ships keep guests safe and comfortable in bad weather. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:55 1. Saturday: leaving New Jersey 01:52 2. Sunday: the storm builds 02:59 3. A long night on board 04:41 4. Seeing a storm coming 06:16 5. The fins under the hull 06:59 6. Pools, decks and galleys 08:22 7. The best cabin in a storm 09:22 8. How Anthem got home 11:14 9. When a storm hits Have you sailed through a storm on a cruise ship? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe to Cruise Ship Uncovered for more from behind the scenes of cruise ships. SOURCES & FOOTAGE Sources include the Bahamas Maritime Authority's 2020 investigation report, the US Coast Guard, Royal Caribbean's statements and contemporary reporting. Footage: Royal Caribbean press footage (including the RCTV captain's broadcast, filmed on board by Sean Ferguson), ABC News, Associated Press, NJ.com, P&O Cruises / Carnival Australia. Music: original cues created for this channel. Independent documentary; not affiliated with Royal Caribbean or Carnival. Real passenger and press footage only; no AI-generated storm footage. #CruiseShip #AnthemOfTheSeas #CruiseStorm

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