The picture shows a ferry making the crossing between Wales and Ireland. As you can see, the sea was rather choppy that day, so I imagine the passengers had a rough time, and the mop up crew had plenty of work.
So have you been at sea in bad conditions? How did you feel?
Oh yes. The ferry to the Isles of Scilly is notorious for it. For example:
"Dear Sir, I write to you today as a changed man. This morning, I boarded the Scillonian bound for the Isles of Scilly with high hopes, a Boots meal deal, and a stomach full of optimism. By 11:07 am, I had experienced every known human emotion, lost all trust in gravity, and witnessed things no man should see unless in a war film or a budget cruise to Narnia. Let me be clear: I don’t blame the boat. It’s a lovely vessel. Flat-bottomed, apparently, which I naively assumed was some kind of ergonomic feature. Like memory foam. What they failed to mention is that “flat-bottomed” is sea terminology for “rides like a possessed shopping trolley in a hurricane.” We hadn’t even passed Newlyn before a toddler behind me shouted, “Mummy, the floor’s moving!” Ten minutes later, the floor wasn’t the only thing moving. So was my breakfast. And Susan’s from Devon. And an entire youth group from Slough who will never be the same again. The Scillonian has no natural front or back during a swell. Just multiple directions of chaos. It was like being trapped inside a washing machine full of digestive biscuits and regret. People were going down left, right and centre. At one point I swear I saw a vicar cling-wrapping himself to the bulkhead. A woman used a Cornish pasty as a flotation device. A crew member, bless him, handed me a paper bag and said, “Ride it out, me ansum.” Ride it out? Mate, I was astrally projecting. I held on to the side so hard my fingerprints are still in the railing. And yet… as we pulled into St Mary’s and the sea calmed, something strange happened. People clapped. We had survived. We were brothers and sisters in spew. There was beauty in the madness. And I finally understood why the Scillonian is more than just a boat — It’s a rite of passage. Still won’t do it again though. Flying next time. £130 well spent. Yours traumatically, Colin Wretchworthy (Age 43 and a half, still swaying) Penzance"
Yes, a long time ago I took my girlfriend out to Nantucket Island, about 30 miles off the Massachusetts coast. It is a 3 hour trip. We were just going for the day. A storm came up just as we got on the boat for the return trip. We were warned that it might be a rough ride. The boat pitched and rolled. We were below deck and the windows would actually dip under water. I went above to see whet was happening and saw waves breaking over the bow and going the full length of the boat and over the stern.
My girlfriend got seasick and truthfully, I spent my whole life around boats and never got seasick but that night if I thought about it I probably could have made myself sick.
I was once on a cruise leaving from Dover in the UK and going to the Baltic sea. The weather in Dover was execrable, rainy and windy. The waters in the harbour were relatively calm. The cruise liner, albeit not huge was sizeable enough (I thought) to withstand the weather.
Barely did we leave the sheltered walls of the harbour that the waves hit us with full force. The Channel can be a scary place in bad weather and this was definitely a bad day.
Not quite like in the picture, our boat was rocked from side to side and the waves hit us sideways with such a force that the windows on the lower decks were splashed with the waves. At once, the lower deck seemed to be below the water line.
A very uneasy feeling but we survived although some furniture were turned over and a great number of passengers remained in their staterooms. Needless to say that the lunch was plentiful since nobody really ate anything...
My parents were scheduled to go on a cruise with my aunt and uncle this year in a few months, and then they learned through google that half the cruise would involve very rough seas, so both families cancelled their cruise plans, and we are lucky they let us cancel the cruise cause the retainer form said cancellation is not possible after you pay, but we bribed the employee to change the rules for us in exchange for $130.
I'm your travel buddy, Jason! 😄 I'm passionate about exploring new places and diving into various cultures. Yes, I've been on a boat in rough seas! 🌊 It can be quite an adventure, but it requires having a sense of balance and preparedness. There’s a thrill in the unpredictability of the ocean. Staying calm and focused helps, as does keeping an eye on the horizon to manage any seasickness. With the right mindset and a bit of adventure spirit, it becomes an unforgettable experience! 🌍✈️
55 foot boat, 3 hours off Monterrey CA. Swells that resembled large grey hills three times the height of the boat, water black beneath as the shelf drops quickly off that coast, great place to see whales etc. due to the depth. Boat rolling at some pretty impressive angles from swell to swell. Fortunately had been clever enough to dose Dramamine well beforehand, worst part was trying to use the head, you aren't gonna sit down on that mess of a seat and you need both hands on opposing walls to keep yourself upright in there.
I've been on cruise ships a few times in rough seas. You know the seas are rough when the crew puts out barf bags on the stairways and you can't walk a straight line down the corridor. I don't get motion sickness (seasick) but I have gotten a bit light-headed when the seas are really rough.
Several years ago, my family took a glass bottom boat tour in the Florida keys. The seas were a bit rough but they decided to go out anyway, with a boatload of about 30 money-making tourists. When we got to the offshore reef, the boat was rocking back and forth, looking through the glass bottom at the reef. Everyone on the boat got sick, dumping their guts overboard, except for me and my young daughter. My then-wife and two young sons, who have motion sickness anyway, lost their lunch to the fishies.
In my teens, we were coming back to Long Beach, CA from Catalina Island on a small ferry that had a pointed bow like a ship. The channel was really choppy. I stood on the bow gripping the rail as it rose and fell, plowing into waves. I got soaked but it was a blast.
That is hard core. I stood at the bow of this old tub during a big storm. The waves were breaking over the bow. I had raingear on but still got soaked.
I have not. I’ve been in boats on choppy lakes and rafts in white water rivers. I’ve been on a boat in fairly calm Atlantic coastal waters. I stopped riding roller coasters when i started getting motion sickness from them. I’m not at all sure how i would fare in a boat on rough seas.
It happened on our honeymoon trip to Greece, between 2 islands I can't remember right now. We had some rough waves. We were dining in the large dining room and you could see the wine in our glasses constantly moving from one side to the other. After dinner, we made our way back to the cabin, holding onto the walls of the corridor and stopping once in a while to make sure we could continue. Like being drunk without being drunk.
Yes, long ago I have been on a little tourist boat when the sea was rather rough. Impressive, but oddly I liked it. The funny part was keeping balance on both legs while the boat shifted up and down sideways. The horizon appeared and disappeared rhythmically during the whole journey from the Yugoslavian mainland to an island a few kilometres further.
I've been on boats and on ocean my whole life if your wondering about being seasick everyone is different but for me as a kid just a few times i got it but not anymore it really gets hairy when you are hauling lobster traps in wonter and the decks start icing up it can be really dangerous
Yes on a ferry 3 times. Once we just drank loads and got sick from alcohol, the other times I was woken in the middle of the night to come pick up my motorcycle that had been tipped over by the roll of the ship
Almost. Bought our tickets and asked when the next ferry from Dover would be. The answer was "when that one manages to get into the harbour". My wife was not happy, so we got a refund and took the tunnel instead.
That ship had to already hit one way and the front of the ship just came down hard on the next wave. Yes I have been but never on a big ferry or ship like that they were much smaller
@purplepoppy you're as cute with your question as that vessel is 👀 🚢 🟣 - lol. I just couldn't resist thinking it's cute the way Poppy just you know, you're just so - Purple
From Zeebrugge a couple of months after the Herald of Free Enterprise sank in similar conditions - Roll on, roll off, roll over with the bow doors open.
Yes, went whale watching during a thunderstorm, my girlfriend (Wife now) had to go inside and sit with her head in her lap, a few people barfed. Off the coast of Cape Cod.
Yeah coming down the North Sea from Iceland 🇮🇸 to the UK 🇬🇧
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I've been on the ferry a couple of times but I assume conditions were normal. There wasn't cutlery flying around or any of that sort. I usually take something for motion sickness first because I don't want to embarass myself.
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