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‘This Is Not Going To End Well:’ Norwegian Cruise Sailed Through Thick Of Winter Storm
cbs2NY ^ | 01/05/2018 | Andrea Grymes

Posted on 01/08/2018 7:46:02 AM PST by BenLurkin

Thursday’s winter storm was tough to take around the Tri-State Area, but imagine being in the thick of it on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

For 21 members of the Ross family, of Stony Brook, it was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime – cruising to the Bahamas for their patriarch’s 80th birthday.

Instead, they returned Friday after what they called a nightmare onboard the Norwegian Breakaway.

“I thought I’d never be in a situation where I would say that’s the scariest moment of my life. This was the worst moment of my life,” said Karoline Ross, speaking exclusively with CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff. 

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CBS2 asked Norwegian Cruise Line why the decision was made to sail back to New York in the middle of what was forecast to be a monster coastal storm.

The cruise line initially released a statement, apologizing to travelers that were delayed for the company’s next embarkment, but made no mention of those who weathered the storm.

(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: cruise; norwegian; storm
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1 posted on 01/08/2018 7:46:02 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Was the crew singing: “Valhala, I am coming!”?


2 posted on 01/08/2018 7:47:49 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: rjsimmon

“There’s got to be a morning after....”


3 posted on 01/08/2018 7:49:09 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: BenLurkin

When I was a kid, we called these “monster storms”, WINTER.


4 posted on 01/08/2018 7:49:29 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (2017 - The year the liberals' "sexual revolution" strikes back!)
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To: BenLurkin

That’s because the family has no sea expertise nor engineering reports about how strong the ship in in which conditions.

Sounds more like an adventure to me.

It’s not an adventure until something goes wrong.


5 posted on 01/08/2018 7:50:10 AM PST by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: BenLurkin

Some people pay more for these kinds of adventure.

“This ride is the same as an elevator dropping 20 stories”. Why would I want to pay for that?


6 posted on 01/08/2018 7:51:36 AM PST by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: dfwgator

Didn’t that show have Leslie Stevens playing the captain???


7 posted on 01/08/2018 7:51:59 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: rjsimmon

Surely you were thinking about Leslie Nielsen.


8 posted on 01/08/2018 7:53:38 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: FlingWingFlyer

“When I was a kid, we called these “monster storms”, WINTER.”

This WAS an unusual storm-——and I’ve lived through many of them.

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9 posted on 01/08/2018 7:54:48 AM PST by Mears
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To: cyclotic

Two inches of water in your cabin is not an adventure.


10 posted on 01/08/2018 7:54:58 AM PST by TexasGator (Z)
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To: rjsimmon
You're thinking of Leslie Nielsen in "The Poseidin Adventure" (1972). Was it reallly that long ago?
11 posted on 01/08/2018 7:56:54 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I was on a two week crossing of the Pacific back in the late 50s.
The swells were higher than our MSTS ship.

Soldiers below decks fought back gallons of barf sloshing back and forth...


12 posted on 01/08/2018 7:57:06 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: dfwgator

Yeah, sure, that’s the ticket...


13 posted on 01/08/2018 7:57:07 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: BenLurkin

I’d hate to see how these folks would handle a real sea emergency.

Yes I understand you paid for “luxury” vacation, and you had to deal with less than an ideal situation, but you made it home safe.

First world problems.


14 posted on 01/08/2018 7:58:06 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Menehune56
Was it reallly that long ago?

Yep, it was. BTW, love the UserID.

15 posted on 01/08/2018 7:58:27 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: Menehune56

And don’t call me Shirley.


16 posted on 01/08/2018 7:58:41 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: rjsimmon

Ahh haa! I’m on page 100 of 512 in Dirk Pitt series #16 Valhalla Rising.

Next book downloaded on the Nook is Crescent Dawn.


17 posted on 01/08/2018 7:59:20 AM PST by airdalechief
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To: BenLurkin

now they have a grand tale to tell their grandbrats..I wish I had been there...


18 posted on 01/08/2018 8:00:07 AM PST by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: dfwgator

And don’t call me Shirley!


19 posted on 01/08/2018 8:01:27 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: AppyPappy
For sure. Went to Martha's Vineyard about 20 years ago during the last Fall week of the season.

The night before we were supposed to leave a substantial storm started coming through and there was doubt the ferry was going to take us back to the mainland. They finally decide to go ahead and this big ferry 9could hold a number of semis in the hold) was bucking up and slamming down because the seas were so rough - wasn't terrified but did have some doubts about whether we should have gotten on it. Trying to picture a cruise liner doing the same thing on a larger scale doesn't make me want to go and 'experience the thrill"....

20 posted on 01/08/2018 8:03:05 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone? I think Trump may give it back...)
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