More horror vids emerge from battered cruise ship smashed by swell that sent ‘screaming’ passengers & grand piano flying
HORRIFYING videos have continued to emerge from inside a battered cruise that was left in chaos following powerful 85mph swells.
The packed ship appeared to tilt almost 45 degrees as it was struck by heavy winds that sent passengers screaming in terror as objects – including a grand piano – flew around the unstable vessel.
Travellers said they were left fearing they would “die like on the Titanic” as they rushed to send panicked text messages to loved ones.
Terrifying new footage shows how the Explorer of the Seas started to rock as the unexpected weather took a turn.
One shocking clip shows a person sat on a chair quickly beginning to slide around the lower deck as the boat continues to tilt.
As others begin to feel their feet give way under them many make a desperate dash to hold onto a surface to stay upright.
Several stores inside the ship were left trashed with all their products laid bare on the ground.
Jewellery boxes and sunglasses had all been getting tossed around the ship during the moments of horror.
Video from behind the bar in one of the ship’s restaurants even shows how the swells sent glass bottles flying.
Booze had broken loose from their containers and been sent smashing towards the ground.
Leaving piles of swirling liquids and shards of glass all across the backroom.
Uneaten food was also spotted left deserted on the floor.
A whole chicken laid bare among some chairs surrounded by silver tins, spoons and other spoilt grub.
Over in the casino staff were seen panicking as lights, chairs and tables all toppled over.
Passenger Randy Moore was in the theatre when the swells first hit and said he felt multiple surges.
He said: “First there was a lot of screaming going on in the theatre. Then 30 seconds later the ship tilted even more to one side.
“That’s when a lot of screaming started and stuff started to slide across the stage and it was kind of scary for a minute.”
Fellow cruise traveller Jonathon Parrish told CBS News: “Right then and there you could hear all the glass dropping from the bar and breaking.
“They had a grand piano that flew across the stage.”
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship was heading from Spain to Miami on November 7 when it was hit by freak weather and powerful 86mph winds off the coast of Africa.
The vessel was near Tenerife at the time.
There were 5,000 people on board, and the tilt held its terrifying angle for an agonising three minutes.
The Royal Caribbean confirmed one passenger was injured and required further medical attention.
The 12-night cruise was forced to stop off in Las Palmas, Spain, so the injured guest could be seen to.
Passenger Dan, from Toronto, Canada, was left thinking he was going to die and even went as far as to send last messages.
He recalled: “When I left the pub I could hear screaming sounds, glasses were falling around and the cruise had started tilting.
“You can see a whole advertisement sign hit a guy and he saves himself and grabs his girlfriend. He was in a state of shock.
“I wondered if this was a normal thing but the more I heard people screaming that’s when I got scared and had to turn the video off.
“It wasn’t the full tilt you see in the video, but around half way. It was like the Titanic.
“I was writing my last message thinking that I would die.”