You can receive daily cruise news updates directly to your inbox, so you don't miss a thing! Go ahead and Subscribe here. Rogue waves are abnormally large and unpredictable surface waves.

The Drake Passage is the body of water between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica and is ...

Noah Mintz nearly lost his life when he was hit by a rogue wave, a wave over twice the size of those around it, while wading in knee-deep water in Mexico. He was eventually able to regain mobility, ...

These so-called "rogue" or "freak" waves have been seen from cruise ships, cargo vessels, oil platforms and beaches. A possible rogue wave captured the world's attention in 2022 after it broke ...

possibly by rogue waves. The Viking Polaris ship's next departure for the Antarctic, scheduled for Dec. 5, has been canceled “after careful consideration,” the cruise line said. Extreme storm ...

The world's "roughest sea" is home to such huge waves, cruise ships fear ... convergence of seas". Huge rogue waves have caused the deaths of passengers on ships there, as recently as 2022.

a suspected rogue wave smashed into a cruise ship sailing from Antarctica to Argentina, killing one passenger. Rogue waves can also form in large bodies of fresh water, said National Geographic.

According to Boxall, rogue waves and unpredictable ocean swells could be a major factor. These waves, which can reach up to twice the height of surrounding waves, are capable of sinking ships and ...