by Donald Wood
Last updated: 8:07 AM ET, Mon February 24, 2020
Update: The video of the incident posted to YouTube has since been taken down by the user.
A cruise ship and its passengers were pushed around by rough waters and high winds as they tried to sail into a Florida port last week.
According to CruiseRadio.net, Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's Grand Celebration was sailing toward the Port of Palm Beach in Florida on Friday when the wind speeds picked up and the sea became increasingly rough.
The since-removed footage of the incident, taken by PTZtv's Palm Beach Inlet Webcam, showed the former Carnival Cruise Line vessel sailing toward port before the ship begins swinging wildly from side to side.
Within a few seconds, the vessel had corrected its course and steadied again before pushing forward into the Florida port. Despite the adverse conditions, the captain of the ship maneuvered it through the rough seas efficiently.
The incident came just a few days after Norwegian Cruise Line announced it had canceled all sailings to Asia through the third quarter of 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China.
Norwegian revealed 40 itineraries across all three of the cruise line's brands would be canceled, modified or redeployed in the coming months.
In addition, travel agents and advisors are revealing the viral outbreak is impacting cruise vacations and causing them to avoid selling the itineraries to clients, with some reporting a drop in bookings by as much as 10 to 15 percent.
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