Passengers Kept Drinking as a Cruise Ship Fought a Violent Storm
A powerful Atlantic storm forced the P&O cruise ship Ventura to abandon its docking attempt near Cherbourg in November 2019 — and turn straight into the waves instead. Furniture slid, pool water sprayed across the deck… and passengers just kept drinking. This is the full story of that night, plus the other time, back in 2012, when a Ventura storm actually cracked the ship's hull. 🌊⚓ Episodes: 0:00 - Chaos on deck, calm at the table 0:35 - The ship and the journey: who Ventura is, the Cherbourg trip 1:30 - Why the captain called off docking 2:40 - What it was like on board: the pool, the pitching, the flooding 4:00 - Passengers who didn't move: drinks in hand through the storm 5:00 - The "stiff upper lip" angle 5:50 - The 2012 Bay of Biscay hull crack 7:15 - Two storms side-by-side #Ventura #POCruises #AtlanticStorm #BayOfBiscay #CruiseShip