What Happened on the Viking Sky? 

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Now that's an exciting trip. You get a free helicopter ride, high seas adventure, a free cruise and then a free voucher for more future cruises.

No matter how big your ship is. It’s still a toothpick in the ocean.

“Unfortunately only half of the people were saved… but they got the engines working.” Bro, that cutoff was devious 💀

Just 3 days before leaving on a family cruise, I got this relaxing video. Thanks algorithm.

shout out to the people who went down to the engine room and fixed it.

My anxiety after “only half of them were rescued”: 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈

As a 25 year Travel Consultant, I've personally observed that December seems to have the worst Atlantic - Caribbean sea storms, before, during & after the winter solstice time. So avoid this time for cruising & beach vacays. The late Winter - Spring time gets calmer. Do your weather homework, buy travel insurance. This past 2023 year was particularly bad.

Now for those who don't understand. When the ship's engines failed in the storm this caused her stabilizers to be offline. I'm not sure if this would have affected her ballast but that could have also been a factor. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but since they were in a heavy storm, and since cruise ships are not designed proportionally to the same standards of most ocean liners, those proportions make them a little more top heavy, and thus more prone to rolling. Ships are good at finding their equilibriums but sometimes the shifting weight can alter their buoyancy too much and then they're in danger of tipping over. That's probably why that crew member said go to midship, to shift the weight.

That pause before he explained that the others were safe is criminal

Imagine getting airlifted out and the boat just starts working normally again

It wasnt helicopters from 5 different countries, it was only from norway, where this happened! The rescue service here are great, but they could only take 20 passengers each time, so it took for ever. I lived there and watched the drama unfold, fortunantely it all went well.

I love how you put 2 different cruise ships in one video, the first one is the Viking the second one is the Norwegian escape.

The Crew really said “We aren’t having another titanic”

The wooden ship sailors in the past were absolutely nuts

so no one is going to talk about the camera man staying calm in such a situation and giving us all something to talk about

The pause after "Rescued half passengers" Literally killed me ☠️

I love that 5 countries came together for that rescue

People who stayed back and let others go were the real heroes.

I would never step foot on a cruise after that

camera man never dies

The sea is one of the scariest places to be imo, the absolute power it has over you is unmatched

For those wondering, the remaining passengers and crew were towed back to port by 2 tow vessels

Why oh WHY aren’t those tables & chairs somewhat secured to the ground?! This should be expected to happen on an ocean cruise liner!🤦‍♀️

True respect to the captain who obviously kept calm and guided the ship out of danger❤

its actually more amazing to know that the crew didnt stop operating the ship, and do their best to hold it down while fixing the problem

Major respect to those rescuers! They did that non-stop for 24 hours, that is some real dedication. Hopefully everyone involved in this situation got out withiut being injured.

Thanks to the engineers down below working hard to get the engines going again and the helicopter pilots a safe rescue was accomplished

Thank GOD They all were safe and rescued 🙏🙏🙏💙

Take a moment to congratulate the crew for working to get the engine's running while the ship was being evacuated. Brave souls.

The remaining passengers went through every single emotion

Imagine all the stress you go through when your ship turns side wards those guys must have been so relieved after getting hooked to that helicopter

Bro playing around with them jump cuts 💀

Nature will humble you quicker than anything.

The cleaning lady wasn't even bothered to put her bucket and mop down. What a legend 👏🏻

Carnival: how about half off your next cruise for this small inconvenience? Me: my lawyers will be in touch very soon! Beotch! 😅

Amazing rescue crews & ships crew. What always gets me is the panic anxiety reaction that gets out of control in some people. This only makes rescue harder.

If a cruise ship is called “The VIKING Sky Ship” it better be able to take on those waves. 💀

We really don’t give enough credit to all of the staff and crew staying calm and putting their guests as first priority when danger looks them in the eye. And to the ones rescuing by helicopter, hats off to you as well

They were about to recreate history 💀

This is top notch rescue executive💯💯💯. ❤❤ the storm did not even sink the ship. Mankind is actually our biggest threat to crew ships being sank.

Half of them were rescued. The other half: they got to enjoy a quieter and emptier ship. "More oysters buffet for me."

Imagine being one of the first people off thinking “I survived. All my stuff is gone but I survived” then later watching the boat pull up to dock like nothing happened

That's terrifying. I'm glad no one was harmed or worse. It would definitely be an unforgettable memory for the people on the ship.

Gotta say, that would make the vacation worth it to have that story the rest of my life.

“Go on a cruise they said. It’ll help me relax and feel refreshed they said.”

Shout out to the rescuers working 24 hours straight

Thanks for this video 2 days before I go on a cruise🙂

Its cool how several countries came together to help save people

I love that 5 different countries worked together on rescuing all these people. Great job, guys, this is how humanity SHOULD be

I love it when multiple countries come together to save lives

I’ve been on cruises and this would be a exciting set of events for a change 😂😂

Imagine how scared the other half who weren’t rescued were thinking they were gonna perish

That awkward moment when nature reminds you who the boss really is lol.

you purchase the viking cruise, you get the viking experience👍

Leaving for my honeymoon/cruise tomorrow……. I can’t wait to fall asleep with this in my head!🤦🏻‍♀️

i love getting this very reassuring video when in going on a cruise in July 🥰

A real viking experience.

Half were rescued, the other half had to continue their cruise. Hearts to the families.

That pause at the end was the longest moment of my life

I been on the same situation, glad that almost everyone in the passenger ship praying for everybody safety.

“Half them were rescued” made my heart stop until they said engines came back

At least this time, no one died, and the captain didn't abandon the ship while people were still on board 🙄

Seriously my heart fell for a sec. There when he said only half of them were rescued...but what a relief..

That one kid in the bathroom being left out🫡

On Japanese ferries, all furniture is bolted or chained to the floor, to prevent this from happening in rough seas.

"Only half of them were rescued..." "...thankfully...", bro I almost had a heart attack

I screamed WHAT when you said only half were rescued then straight away relief when the rest were okay. That was a wild ride

In the mid 60’s we crossed the Atlantic from England to Halifax on The Cunard Line. Hit hurricane weather and it left us 3 days late arriving in Halifax. Everyone was seasick but for my sister. Not been a cruise fan since.

When the Viking Sky sails you all the way to Valhalla

For those who weren't air lifted and sailed into port: "Thank you for choosing Viking Cruises, we hope you enjoyed your trip and will join us again soon"

This right here is why i have no desire to go on a cruise. Every time I think about it, i get flashes of Titanic 😅

Thank God everyone made it. That must of been terrifying.

God that would be terrifying. I'd be like well, this is my titanic moment. Someone pass me the violin.

Can't get on a cruise named the Viking Sky and not expect Jormungandr to come and say hi

Wow, bold the furniture and all to the floor to begin with, so that it doesn't fly around! Happy to hear all people were safe!

That looks like an awesome cruise. Sign me up!

That ship just had an emotional breakdown. She recovered, cleaned up her mascara, and told everyone she was fine and continued with her day.

I'm so glad everyone was okay. I can't even imagine how scary that must have been for everyone!

Thank God they were all safe🙏

That sounds better than a normal cruise ship

Most passengers were actually more concerned whether the buffet was going to be salvageable, especially the soup

I like that the crew seemed to be calm when passengers clearly needed it. I honestly think I’d be panicking also I’ve experienced the rocky cruise ship but not that extreme 😩

Glad everyone survived 🙏🏽

Not gonna lie this would be exciting!!! That's a badass story to tell!! ❤

That lady with the mop with the most chill crew I have seen

This incident took place in March 2019 during a two-week cruise ‘In Search of the Northern Lights’ voyage, starting and ending in Tilbury. The Viking Sky was only two years old, carrying 915 passengers and 458 crew, making her a relatively small cruise ship.The basic price for the cruise was around £4,000, or about £300 per person per day, making it a relatively expensive voyage. The ship suffered an engine failure off the coast of Norway. Unable to make progress or steer, it was hit by extreme waves, with passengers’ belongings thrown around their cabins. An emergency was declared. Passengers put on life jackets and went to the muster stations. It was at one of these locations that a huge wave smashed windows, with a large inflow of water that swept a number of passengers off their feet and caused injuries, including broken limbs. A helicopter evacuation began, with the injured, wet and cold passengers winched off the ship individually and taken in batches of 15 to 20 to the nearby city of Molde. By morning, 479 passengers had been airlifted from the ship. The vessel finally docked under its own power in the port of Molde at 4.30pm, local time.

Had this happen on a cruise when I was 15....hurricane coming down the coast was tossing the ship so bad, the chairs were going into the ocean and the pools on the upper decks were spilling. Extremely scary. My dad just dying inside because there was no "dadding" and saving his family to be done.

Oh crap that is dangerous and thank you for putting in all the work to get us to safety

I think being air lifted onto that helicopter by one cable looks more terrifying than staying on board.

The janitor needs a raise

A few hours before leaving for a cruise and I got this amazing video and I already have an anxiety

That woman be like: let me change seats real quick

You know you're gonna be ok when, even in a shipwreck, a 5 foot 2 Filipina wants you to clear the room so she can mop up.

When the name of its ship tells you what you're in for. A rocky Viking trip on the waters, then a trip through the sky.

There’s always at least one person crippled by fear hysterical and having a nervous breakdown. That’s where staff need to lie and be like “oh honey this is nothing I’ve been through this 3 times, no big deal, here have a cocktail and come on to the deck we’re having a little storm..”

So good watching u guy's!!!!! We need more footage please 🙏

when he said only half of the passengers were rescued, my heart almost stopped. Glad the ship was able to take the rest to safety

A real Viking experience. Those left on the boat were Viking material

Bruh if woulda been pissed if I got rescued and taken to land and they're like "oh the boats working again"