Vacationers on board Liberty of the Seas can enjoy bold adventures, from Tidal Wave, the first boomerang-style slide at sea, to The Perfect Storm racing waterslides; as well as plenty of nightlife and dining for every kind of guest.
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Starboard is positioned the “Tidal Wave” (raft slide). It provides Independence cruise ship passengers with the unique opportunity to ride in rafts plummeting down a very steep drop. Then the rafts shot up a nearly vertical wall into the air for experiencing the sensation of weightlessness and free fall.
However, whether a cruise ship is in any danger largely depends on its location. Experts agree that a cruise ship sailing out over a body of water is not likely to feel any impacts from a tsunami's waves.
The cruise ships MS Bremen and MS Caledonian Star, both with Bahamian registrations, were both struck by a 100-foot rogue wave in the South Atlantic Ocean in 2001.
At sea: nothing.They will likely not even notice it, as the tsunami wave is very small (a couple of feet) and travels at every high speed (500mph or even more). While in port: if there is enough notice, the ship will try to leave and get into open, deep waters. The deeper the water, the less impact there is.
The most stable part of the ship is its lowest point of gravity, so on a lower deck, at the center. You'd feel a lot less motion here than, say, in a stateroom on the upper decks a long way forward or aft (towards the back of the ship).
Get ready to chart a thrill-filled course for adventure on the longest waterslide at sea — The Blaster® aqua coaster. Team up on a tandem tube as five waterjet blasters propel you along more than 800 feet of dips, drops and straightaways.
The sinking of RMS Titanic in April 1912 remains the worst, and the most infamous, cruise ship disaster in history. The sinking of the biggest passenger ship ever built at the time resulted in the death of more than 1,500 of the 2,208 people onboard.
Over the past 100 years since the RMS Titanic sank in 1912, only 18 cruise ships and some ocean liners have been publicly known to have sunk. And, over the past 50 years, only four cruise ships have sunk while navigating on a cruise.
In a dire scenario, a cruise ship could sink in a hurricane. But before you cancel all your future cruise plans, know this: it's highly unlikely. Cruise ships are built like fortresses.