Grand Princess leaving Port Everglades in a thunderstorm (video)

[PortFever]

 

Not something you see (or hear) every day! Recorded earlier this afternoon by the Port Everglades Webcam.

 

David.

www.portfever.com

[seastar2]

Nice shots of her before the refit....glad that wasn't my sailaway last month!!!:eek:

[srpilo]

Very Cool !!!

 

 

 

 

It's great you could capture the moment

Srpilo

[Iamcruzin]

I noticed they had M.U.T.S playing. Who would sit in a thunderstorm and watch a movie. I guess we can call in Movies Under The Storm. :D

[RickEk]

Coolness abounds... I love how she "materializes" in the beginning. :)

[Toto2Kansas]

She looks like a Ghost ship. :eek:

[Astro Flyer]

Coolness abounds... I love how she "materializes" in the beginning. :)

Me too...she looks like a ghostly Pirate ship appearing from out of nowhere. :eek:

 

OPPS...too slow to beat Toto. :o

[Spender Nui]

Thanks for posting. We love to sail in thunderstorms.

[rdsqrl]

Loved it -- two of my favourite sounds: ship's horn and thunder! The beginning was spooky cool. Thanks so much for posting this.

[4cats4me]

Creepy:eek:

[lovingretirement]

We have friends on that cruise. I'm sure that wasn't an exciting way to begin a cruise, but it beats being left at home.:D

[ssbeagle]

Wow! First you don't see it then you do like a ghost ship. She sure looked close to shore. It's a shame that the people on board had such nasty weather for what is a real nice sail-away usually. The way MUTS showed up almost looked like something was wrong on top.

[SiBreeze]

Loved it -- two of my favourite sounds: ship's horn and thunder! The beginning was spooky cool. Thanks so much for posting this.

 

Ditto! :D

[KruzPrincess]

I love how she materializes. I thought 'ghost ship', too, especially with the first horn. Spooky. Thanks for posting.

[fredman]

Not so nice for sail-away, but kind of neat. I love thunderstorms and have been waiting for a big one every time we cruise and haven't hit one yet!

 

Sitting in a Balcony Stateroom or an Ocean view all cozy, would be so cool to watch the lightening and hear the thunder from the safety of your room! :D

 

So cool of a video with the Grand coming into view out of the white-out of the sheets of rain!

[treesah]

That was a "juicy" thunderstorm. I love them but we seldom get them in So Calif. I sure enjoy them when we're sailing and the skies open up. Thanks for posting. Do you live in those high rise condos?

[snoodqueen]

Fantastic - very creepy! It was glorious and sunny when we sailed out on her last November but this would have been very cool - love a storm!

[UpcountryTravelers]

It was raining when we sailed from Port Everglades on the Grand this January. But not a thunderstorm. Great video - that's a keeper.

[PortFever]

... Do you live in those high rise condos?

 

Unfortunately, I don't live there but the Port Everglades Webcam used to make this video is owned and operated from one of those buildings. I live in NorCal and manage archiving plus other aspects of the webcam operation.

 

Glad so many of you liked this recording which was a speculative "try it and see" effort.

 

David.

[kikidots]

very cool! Thanks for posting. I will never get tired of hearing the ship's horn. It gives me goose bumps, I love it!

[sun&sea]

very cool! Thanks for posting. I will never get tired of hearing the ship's horn. It gives me goose bumps, I love it!

 

Me too!! Love the horn!! Cool video.

 

Janet

[Nylsor]

Aah - I loved this video. Not because of the thunderstorm but because I could see the balcony where we spent many happy times on our recent cruise on the Grand. Happy ship - great cruise. Can't wait to go on her again.

[lovelyjubbly]

Couldn't see anyone on their balcony :rolleyes: Great video, glad our sailaways a few weeks ago weren't anything like that.

[michigan tim]

PortFever, could you please explain some of the techical stuff going on there? Camera, who operates it. Remote access? Etc...

 

FWIW, I'd love a sailaway like that! Closest we ever came was some drizzly showers when sailing out of New Orleans, which was just boring.

[MTJSR]

Great video of one of my favorite ships. I will bet sky walkers was stuffed to the gills for sail away viewing:eek: