Wow. The Tasman Sea

Tuesday was quite a night. The Captain told us to expect weather as we were going to encounter a storm heading from NZ to Australia.
And did we ever.
Winds sustained at 60 MPH with gusts to 150 starting at midnight and continuing until after noon the next day. Nobody on this ship slept a wink. We were told to stay on our cabins and breakfast and lunch were brought to us.
The rocking and rolling was impressive. And the anchor and anchor chain, which go up the inside of the ship behind our cabin since we are up front now, banged fiercely against the ship all night long. Waves were 9 meters high (30 feet).
We haven’t experienced anything like this before.
The crew had plenty to clean up when things calmed down as a lot of things were falling and breaking. Luckily, just 2 minor injuries, one to a crew member and one to a passenger.
The General Manager told us in his 18 years with Viking they had never made passengers stay in the cabin or had a 100% room service meal, let alone 2 back to back.
The Viking Sky has another story to tell and we will always remember this crossing of the Tasman Sea.Read more