‘Saw the tidal waves’: Massive waves rock Florida cruise ships sailing from Port Canaveral

Violent ocean swells battered Florida-based cruise ships sailing between Port Canaveral and the Bahamas this week, sending pool water cascading across open decks and forcing some cruise lines to alter itineraries.Florida cruise ships rockCruisers navigating Atlantic waters faced intense turbulence as heavy swells tossed vessels along the Space Coast sailing corridor.Royal Caribbean passenger Matthew Gillespie documented the chaotic voyage aboard Utopia of the Seas as surging water poured over pool ledges."That’s when I saw the tidal waves occurring inside the pool and the water being drained without anybody draining it," Gillespie said. "We started swaying back and forth."Water from the rocking swells reached private guest quarters high above the waterline."I’m on the 14th floor and I was getting wet out on my balcony," Gillespie said. "Definitely an experience that I hope to not experience again anytime soon."Crew members staged sickness bags throughout passenger stairwells to help tr