(WPRI) — When thousands of passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship were relegated to their staterooms for hours during a violent winter storm this weekend, they used social media to document their frightening experience.
The Anthem of the Seas was heading to Florida from New Jersey when the ship sailed right into a storm that was packing intense winds and rain.
While Royal Caribbean said the ship was not damaged, pictures and video from passengers show otherwise.
Take a look at their first-hand accounts shared on Twitter and Instagram:
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