Storm tosses massive cruise liner like a toy boat .

What was supposed to be a luxury cruise turned into a nightmare for holidaymakers when a ship was hit by 50ft waves.Two
Britons were taken to hospital after the Balmoral suffered a force nine
gale as it hit rough seas and 60mph winds in the Bay of Biscay The injured passengers were airlifted to a hospital in north west Spain where they were treated for broken bones.



Rough winds: The Balmoral was hit by 50ft waves in the Bay of Biscay
Passenger Caroline Richmond, who paid £750 for the ten-day trip, told the Mirror: 'Everyone felt sick.'The Fred Olsen liner dockedin the Spanish port of La Coruna after setting sail from Dover two Saturdays agoIt was forced to cancel scheduled stops in Lisbon and Tangiers but returned to the UK today.



Nightmare: Two Britons had to be airlifted to hospital after the force nine gale caused them to suffer broken bones




The Fred Olsen ship was forced to cancel the cruise and headed back to Dover

It
has since set sail on its next cruise, with 1400 passengers and 500
crew onboard heading for the Canary Islands on a £795 seven-day cruise.Formerly
the Norwegian Crown, the ship was bought from Norwegian Cruise Lines in
2007 and went straight into the shipyard to be stretched.The
ship was cut in half and a 30-metre mid-section inserted, making it
around 10,000 tons heavier than it had been (it is now 43,500 tons) and
capable of carrying many more passengers – just over 1,400 instead of
just under 1,000. The ship, one of five now owned by the company, took its inaugural voyage under Fred Olsen colours last February.



Now that would be fun!! well think so .....

oh my god..........there was me thinking about going on a cruise...lol

Ah that brings back some happy memories of the Bay of Biscay, Ive had a fewtrips like that on a bigger cruise ship than that one and on the old Island Commodore once, that was fun.