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Trapped Between a Hurricane and a Cruise Ship Vacation | Empress of the Seas

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👁️ 515 views📅 2 weeks ago⏱️ 9:42
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsCruise Vlog🥉Knowledgeable Creator
Caribbean · Fall · 5 nightsFrom Miami

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

The deck beneath your feet tilts and shudders. Rain drives sideways across the rail in warm stinging sheets.

The sea was running 13-to-15-foot swells. The deck was heaving. Rain drove in horizontally.

The ship's crew lowered a lifeboat and rescued both men. Two fishermen aboard had been adrift for 20 days.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat happened to the Empress of the Seas during Hurricane Michael?
QHow do cruise ships handle approaching hurricanes?
QWhat are some notable historical incidents involving the Empress of the Seas?

Topics Covered

Safety Medical1 Happy BaconShip Condition2½ Sad BaconItinerary Route1½ Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Grand Cayman2½ Sad Bacon
Havana1 Happy Bacon
Top: Rides in 1950 Chevrolets through Havana's colonial streets
Miami
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YouTube Video Description

In October 2018, Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas caught the outer edge of Hurricane Michael during a Miami-to-Havana cruise. Chapters: 1:21 - From Miami to Havana 2:30 - Storm Forming In The Gulf 3:41 - Storm Encounter 6:13 - Hurricane Michael 7:20 - Other Notable Incidents #Storm #CruiseShip #EmpressOfTheSeas #Hurricane