Tuesday, January 13, 2009

More about the Prinsendam

I found a number of fascinating stories and clips about the Prinsendam and about cruising in general:

About piracy and security issues aboard the Prinsendam as it sailed around Africa in 2008.
http://eptours.com/X-Africa-Circumnavigation-Cruise-III.pdf

About a rogue wave that hit the Prinsendam on February 1st in South America.
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=8983933&postcount=44
http://www.cruisebruise.com/High_Waves_Prinsendam_February_1_2007.html

About an award that the crew received for its weather reporting:
http://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/aug_08/awardsdetail.shtml?photo=15

About the history of the ship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Viking_Sun


An unrelated, scary video (forward 1min into it) about big waves hitting another cruise liner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMk6D11FAhg

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