Death by 1000 Cuts
In the wee hours between Thursday night and Friday morning, we hit rough seas. Very rough seas.
The Captain had told us Thursday night that we would be experiencing high winds of about 40 – 45 knots. At 2:30 I woke up to fairly severe rocking. But strangely, it wasn’t uncomfortable. Yes, the ship was pitching and yawing and at times it even felt like our bed was rocking in a circular motion, but neither of us got seasick. Nevertheless, sleep was impossible. Shortly after 6:00 a.m. the ship slammed down hard on the water, and then we heard from the Captain. Now normally, none of the ship’s announcements are heard in your cabin so as not to disturb you. However, the Captain began his announcement like this:
“I do apologize, but I’m quite sure you’re all awake.” I think he was right. Turns out the winds were a little higher than predicted, blowing at 90 knots (about 100 MILES per hour) and the waves were reaching 30 feet. So those poor slobs who pay extra for the outside cabins with balconies were getting a view of the ocean up close and very personal. And the slamming was the result of a rogue wave. He called it that, though he said that’s not really the correct term for it. However, this large wave seemed to come out of nowhere and wasn’t in sync with the other waves, giving the ship an unusual lurch. But overall, it was okay.
“Oh darn,” said Teddy and I in unison when I called to confirm our lap pool was closed. Almost all the pools had been emptied due to the sloshing.
While it was still rocking a bit around noon, it had quieted substantially and so, alas, it didn’t interfere with our appetites.
And both us ladies were glad we had shaved our legs the night before because trying to do it during the ship’s rocking would have been death by 1000 cuts.
The Captain had told us Thursday night that we would be experiencing high winds of about 40 – 45 knots. At 2:30 I woke up to fairly severe rocking. But strangely, it wasn’t uncomfortable. Yes, the ship was pitching and yawing and at times it even felt like our bed was rocking in a circular motion, but neither of us got seasick. Nevertheless, sleep was impossible. Shortly after 6:00 a.m. the ship slammed down hard on the water, and then we heard from the Captain. Now normally, none of the ship’s announcements are heard in your cabin so as not to disturb you. However, the Captain began his announcement like this:
“I do apologize, but I’m quite sure you’re all awake.” I think he was right. Turns out the winds were a little higher than predicted, blowing at 90 knots (about 100 MILES per hour) and the waves were reaching 30 feet. So those poor slobs who pay extra for the outside cabins with balconies were getting a view of the ocean up close and very personal. And the slamming was the result of a rogue wave. He called it that, though he said that’s not really the correct term for it. However, this large wave seemed to come out of nowhere and wasn’t in sync with the other waves, giving the ship an unusual lurch. But overall, it was okay.
“Oh darn,” said Teddy and I in unison when I called to confirm our lap pool was closed. Almost all the pools had been emptied due to the sloshing.
While it was still rocking a bit around noon, it had quieted substantially and so, alas, it didn’t interfere with our appetites.
And both us ladies were glad we had shaved our legs the night before because trying to do it during the ship’s rocking would have been death by 1000 cuts.
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