Passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean ship experience an unexpected waterfall after the ship makes a hard turn to avoid a raft in the sea.
Video of the incident posted on social media shows the large spill flowing from an upper deck of the ship to another level of the ship.
The incident reportedly took place on the Harmony of the Seas as the cruise ship headed for Cozumel, Mexico.
Royal Caribbean officials confirmed in a statement to that no damage was reported and no one was injured in the incident.
Passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean ship witnessed an unexpected waterfall after the ship made a hard turn to avoid a raft in the sea
The stunning video documents the “waterfall” coming from the upper deck and landing on a lower deck as the floor begins to flood.
Passengers on the ship can be seen laughing, running and taking photos and videos as the water continues to fall.
The ship and its captain had taken emergency measures to avoid a suspected raft of refugees in the ocean after visiting CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s private Caribbean island, on Monday.
The turn caused the water from deck 15 of the pool to overflow and spill.
The water seeped onto deck 8 where there was another pool.
Video of the incident posted on social media shows the large spill flowing from an upper deck of the ship to another level of the ship
The incident reportedly took place on the Harmony of the Seas as the cruise ship headed for Cozumel, Mexico
Royal Caribbean officials confirmed in a statement to that no damage was reported and no one was injured in the incident
Some guests were unimpressed by the masses of water at their feet
A Royal Caribbean spokesman told the following statement on the incident on Monday:
“On Tuesday, January 3rd, the Harmony of the Seas spotted a raft at sea and maneuvered to render assistance. This maneuver unexpectedly resulted in water overflowing from the pool deck to a lower deck of the ship.
“Fortunately this was dealt with and cleaned up immediately by our crew and there was no injury or damage.
“The 7-night Caribbean cruise proceeded to the next destination as planned.
“The raft was empty and Royal Caribbean has provided details to the US Coast Guard.”
The unexpected waterfall spilled onto deck 8 of the ship, pictured here
According to Cruise Hive, the water most likely came from the beach pool on the ship’s starboard side
Fortunately, this was dealt with and cleaned up immediately by our crew and there were no injuries or damage,” said a Royal Caribbean spokesman
Cruise Hive reported that crew members spotted a potential refugee raft as it traveled through the Florida Straits.
According to the cruise-centric outlet, the water most likely came from the beach pool on the ship’s starboard side.
Some water may also have come from the Splashaway Bay Attraction, also on Deck 15.
Cruise Hive reported that the ship’s crew was seen after the incident “cleaning up the spill and drying the deck to minimize aftermath.”
This is the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean
The incident happened on January 3rd
No one was injured in the incident and there was no property damage
The video, shared by an Instagram user, has been viewed more than 84,000 times and received dozens of comments.
‘Wow! I’m so glad nobody got hurt. Gosh,” said another person.
“These people seem so calm. That would be very scary for me,” said one person commenting on the original video.
“So unnerving,” wrote another person.
‘New features on the Royal Caribbean ship. Central Park with waterfalls,” joked one commenter.