The calm after the storm: In the morning, a passenger of the "Carnival Sunshine" showed what it looked like after the restless night on deck. © Screenshot/Twitter
"Eleven hours of pure hell" was what passengers had to survive on the "Carnival Sunshine". The cruise ship steered into a storm. Dramatic videos are circulating.
Charleston – This boat trip to Charleston, South Carolina, turned out to be an ordeal for everyone on board. The cruise ship "Carnival Sunshine" got caught in a storm overnight. Passengers speak of a nightmare. Water broke in, crew members had to leave their rooms and travelers apparently spent the restless night in the dark for a long time.
"Surprised I'm still alive": Cruise passenger describes storm scenes from "Carnival Sunshine"
"Everything was shaking, everything was rocking. It was eleven hours of pure hell," reports Sharon Tutrone in an interview with ntv. "I really thought we were capsizing. It was terrifying." The "Carnvial Sunshine" had apparently set sail despite uncertain weather conditions and was then caught by a storm. The ship rocked for hours and was therefore unable to dock at its destination port for a long time.
"I'm surprised I'm still alive," a Bill Hassler, also a passenger, told CNN. Other fellow travelers are said to have been "white as ghosts".
Violent images of cruise ship: chaos and flooded aisles on the "Carnival Sunshine"
"The wind was howling. All I could see was a dense wall of spray water and rain. The balcony boundary next to our cabin door broke out of its anchorage and hit terribly forwards and backwards," says Hassler, describing the scene.
"The ceiling and walls creaked. The ship made terrible noises and sometimes vibrated violently, as if the engine were fighting against the surging waves," he explains. The news service "Crew Center" published a video of the flooded corridors.
"What we have endured is indescribable": Cruise passenger criticizes crew after storm
"What we've been through is indescribable," another passenger tells abcnews4.com, "not only to feel it for ourselves, but also to see and hear how it affects every single person around you – adults, children and the elderly. I'll never forget that."
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"They didn't calm us down, didn't tell us what was going on, they could have brought us up to date and told us something," he criticizes the cruise crew. There was probably only a life jacket alarm, then many passengers were on their own.
Cruise ship "Carnival Sunshine" gets into a storm: organizer reports no injuries
The organizer said some passengers received medical treatment during the storm. However, no one was seriously injured. "Our medical staff helped a small number of guests and crew members who needed minor assistance. The lingering impact of the weather on the Charleston region delayed the ship's arrival on Sunday, so embarkation for the next voyage was also delayed. We thank all our guests for their patience and understanding," a spokesperson told News 4.
After the storm incident, the travelers certainly had good reason to complain. Passengers sometimes complain about absurd things, as cruise staff reveals. Some guests also have bad habits. (moe)
