During the Antarctic voyage, a large number of waves hit a cruise ship, a videotape displayed by passengers.
Lesley Anne Murphy posted the clip on Instagram on March 26, which appears to show the boat swaying back and forth, a woman sliding on the floor while the TV hits a wall while the boat tilted. At some point, almost all the water you can see from the windows is all.
Guests saw 35 feet of waves as they crossed the Drake Passage, a notoriously dangerous waterway between Antarctica and South America. “Yes, we’re safe, it’s crazy…and sometimes it’s even fun?” Murphy wrote on Instagram. “1000% worth the trip!”
The travel reporter also compared the experience to the “48-hour roller coaster” as the contestant. At that time, Murphy was the Marine Explorer ship of the Quark Explorer.
“Quark Expeditions has more than 30 years of experience to navigate polar waters through specially built ice-class fleets and expert staff,” a spokesperson told USA Today in an emailed statement. “Safety remains our top priority, ensuring that guests are well cared for in all situations. The ships, crew and passengers complete their polar voyage safely without any incidents.”
Murphy did not immediately respond to USA Today’s request for comment.
Most expeditions cruised to Antarctica, crossing the Drake Passage for about two days. Travelers can experience “Drake shakes” like Murphy or the sleek “Drake Lake”. She said on Instagram that the ship had experienced two “Drake shakes” during the trip.
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I sailed to Antarctica on Aurora Expedition in 2023, and my own experience along the way was somewhere in the middle with waves about 13 feet high.
Some cruise operators offer flights on the Drake channel. But Kristin Winkaffe, a luxury travel designer and founder of Winkaffe Global Travel, told USA Today last year that the itineraries were “extendedly expensive” and that they were both expensive and unreliable due to unpredictable weather in the region.
Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA Today in Nashville. You can contact him at ndiller@usatoday.com.
The video shows that this article originally appeared in USA Today: Antarctic Parade.
