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Shackleton and his team did this on a boat rowing without navigation in 1915. What a beast!

She laughed when that big wave hit the window. Three hundred years ago sailors who were tough as nails used to tremble with fear.

I would absolutely LOVE this. Twice before while cruising we encountered near 30 foot swells and while others were sick and uncomfortable I was having the time of my life. I was born for the sea!

That is a well built ship, I’d rather be ejected out to space than into that ocean… any ocean. The dinnerware must be magnetic 😂

I'm unfamiliar with the conditions of the open ocean and I'm unsure of the perspective, but I expected bigger waves. I've seen a rougher ocean on Deadliest Catch. Bring on the waves!

I could never endure this ride but it’s fascinating to watch.

Imagine what mysteries and monsters lie beneath those treacherous waves

Thanks for posting. Brought back memories of my trip to Antarctica in 2017. The trip going south across Drake‘s. Pretty bad, but not as rough as yours. The second day our state room window shattered, and we had to move up a deck. It was a nightmare because I was sick. Trying to pack my stuff and navigating through the Ship under those circumstances was awful. That’s part of an adventure!

Happy I saw this video. I have heard of Drake's Passage, but never paid attention. Now I will always remember it.

Thanks for posting. Lots of videos discuss the Drake Passage, but seeing the raw footage really illustrates the reality of it.

My wife and I did a cruise around South America in 2019 on the Prinsendam and high on the bucket list was the crossing of Drakes"s Pasage to spend a week in Antarctic waters. We were so looking forward to experiencing the great seas and what did we get? Drake's Lake! It was a bloody millpond, what a let down. Other passengers were relieved that it was uneventful and could not understand our disapointment. But hey! Life's like that. Fabulous trip on a really great little ship.

In my opinion every person on that ship is brave as heck!!

Absolutely stunning.

I encountered a typhoon while serving on an aircraft carrier and I loved it. The Drake passage is on my bucket list.

Absolutely amazing! I have a new item to add to the bucket list!

Woowww, missing the seas. I really wanna board one of these ships one day soon!! Thanks for sharing 👍

Sailing this route in February aboard the Eclipse. Booked a balcony cabin midship because of this :) It looks like so much fun though!

We did South America and Antarctica in 2010 and the Drake Passage was like glass. But in May 2024 crossing from Japan to Alaska we had some heavy seas; occasionally waves splashed the windows of the Lido on deck 9.

My wife and I went across and back early this month. We had a max of five meter waves one way, and 3 meter waves the other. No biggie. It's all a matter of luck----but well worth the trip!!! While out in 18 ft Zodiac inflatables, we had a 40-ft humpback dive directly under us. He was only 10-12 feet down, and we could see his white underbelly as he flashed by. For an instant I worried he would surface under us and send everyone into the icy water, but he surfaced some yards away. The other big thing was watching a big iceberg collapse and then thrash around shedding more and more ice as it sought a new center of gravity. Our raft was a quarter mile away, but another was very close to the thing. They experienced the break-up and the resulting waves up close. It had to be scary and exhilarating at the same time!

This looks like a blast!

Thanks for posting

It’s amazing that they used to make this passage on smaller wooden sailing ships.

Wow. Great footage

Oh my goodness! When the waves hit the window! Agh! We are heading for a Southern Atlantic crossing soon and hope it’s not like that. Scary stuff.

That water is such an amazing turquoise color!

Amazing video!

Never been in this kind of ships cuz im not rich. But im amazed how stable the interior on that rough waves

Looks rough for sure. But I am curious about the dining room shot. I was on a ferry from Wales to Ireland and that sea was so rough glasses would have never remained on a tabletop like in this video.

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is what im reminded of.

I passed this passage twice. First time as chief officer in 2012 and later as Master in 2021. Keeping an eye on weather forecasts is important. Additionally this passage is available in particular months of the year and weather can become very severe in a few hours.

We did this cruise last year. We were so lucky! We got the Drake lake on both crossings. It looks like you got the Drake shake!!

Thank you for filming this! Absolutely incredible. I wonder what lurks below the waves...

I’d love it! Though my landsickness would probably be killer. I don’t get seasick at all but put me on land after a few sea days and I’ll be ranking it up there with wishing I’d made different life choices.

so beautiful yet deadly

The Drake passage no joke....😢

Bro this is heaven 😍

So unbelievably powerful Incredible that mankind can build a ship that strong

I Have been in 25ft waves in 45 kns winds in the Tasman Sea , in a 36 ft sailing boat . and that was Wild !

I’m just reading “The Wager” and imaging how scary it would be on an 18th century sail boat in these waters.

Thanks for the vid, i would like to join next trip..

I've never been on a cruise, but I'd do this even with some sea sickness. The price you pay for the beauty of Antarctica.

Sorry you weren't on Eclipse - we had 25 ft waves but the oversized stabilizers meant we could go drinking, eating, etc. as it felt like five footers. Just saying - how could I resist? 🙂

This looks incredible. Which ship/ cruise line was this?

Wild ride

Lots of trust on those wine glasses on the table lmao😂

Really curious how the Beyond would do with its stabalizer fins.

I'm booked for this trip but really nervous about the Drake Passage. I have only been seasick once and it was on a pretty small boat. But this seems like huge risk, considering the length of time it takes to cross. It it was a couple hours that would be one thing. I want to go but just not sure I can handle that ride.

The view from the “fourth floor” was wild, everyone lower must have been underwater, yikes!

Looks kinda fun actually lol but would probably get over it pretty quick

Why did i watch this vlog🙈😂 We booked our Antarctica cruise jan 2026. Now im really nervous lol Did the captain restrict everyone to their stateroom for safety precautions? Thanks

Holy wow!

If you're traveling with a solo (we are going with our son who will be in a solo sharing with a random person) will he be allowed to leave his room to join us?

I am pretty sure I would be nervous during such high waves. How did you feel?

The fact that in the Vendee Globe race, people have to sail this route in a sailboat solo day and night! no advanced nav, no nothing

were the passengers briefed about the Drake passage before you got underway or while underway?

Seen worse ferry to Newfoundland, sometimes they can't get into port

That looks less violent than I imagined

The waves are 40 ft high now and then, we see the choppiness of the water constantly - yet somehow the glasses and plates stay perfectly fine on the tables. It's either counter weights on the tables 😅 or magnets on the table wear or magic because I'm so confused right now 😅 How long does it take to cross, btw?

I think the Southern Ocean to the Ross Sea is worse especially during the winter

Amazing the dinner ware didn't even move.

These waves are no joke but what would concern me is an 80 ft rouge wave.

I would love to do that.

What deck of the ship was your cabin on?

I do the north sea England to Sweden cruise in December every year... this looks easy 😂😂

I was impressed no one was vomiting over the side!

Wow 😯

2:57 Wish I could watch those waves for hours...

I was today years old when I realized why it's referred to as the "high sea".😳

Scary but in a weird way beautiful

What month was that? What is the name of the cruise?

The water looks nice, but very scared for everyone on the ships.

What Ship? I am going Jan '24 on HAL Oosterdam

These people are very calm. My friend was on an Aircraft Carrier and thought the ship was going to sink when they hit a typhoon

how strong are the ship to handle these waves

Don’t you get sea sick or motion sickness where you would be throwing out all day???

how many days does it take to cross drake passage

As much as I know it would mess with my body big time I kind of want to do this now. Anyone as crazy as me on this?

Wtf speed of those waves seem insane

If I was ever to become really suicidal I’d sail the Drake passage If I lived perhaps I’d have a new appreciation of life

I can’t believe the glasses didn’t even jiggle!!

Proof of why the Panama Canal was needed, besides being a short cut.

What's name of this cruise?

How in heavens name did Shackleton cross all that in a 7metre whaler? Answer is: he had no choice.

I grew up fishing and boating on the Great South Bay and would love something like this, but I'm prone to motion sickness, and it stinks. My half brother was on the USS Enterprise (aka the USS Neverdock), and he would just let the rocking motion put him to sleep.

A stormy day in October on Norway is worse

The blessings of technology, now even the glasses don’t shake with waves inside the ship

What ship were you on?

Think about it, people have once sailed through this on wooden ships.

Hope they had lots of Dramamine.

Makasih dah 😅

Isn't it supposed to be freezing there? They're wearing tshirts and standing on the deck.

Were motion sickness pills readily available?😮

We were lucky we had the Drake lake.

I'd love to swim in that water.

Let’s ask Kendrick

Times like this make me happy I have severe Thalassophobia.

watching it already gives me anxiety

It's very scary

I want to swim there