A sudden storm hit a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, sending passengers running for cover as furniture flew around the deck.
Passengers had just boarded the Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas docked in Port Canaveral in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and were about to depart for the Bahamas when gusts of hurricane-like winds hit the ship.
Videos shared on social media show lounge chairs and tables flying across the deck.
One video captured the terrifying moment when a lounge chair narrowly misses a woman carrying a small child and hitting her stroller. Fortunately, the stroller was empty.
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Another video shows cruise guests running from the turbulent weather.
A spokesperson for Royal Caribbean said the storm did not last long and there were no serious injuries reported.
The cruise was able depart for the Bahamas and arrived at CocoCay on time, the spokesperson said.
