This has sworn me off of cruises for at least a few years. A nightmare of mine is being on a cruise ship and having the whole thing keel over. On my first cruise there was 40 to 50 ft waves. I remember being on the 4th floor and having the waves actually crash over top of the window of my cabin. That was messed up.
Also.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...r-6290337.html
He apparently wanted to "show-off" to a captain buddy of his on the Island. That is why he overrode the computer and took the boat closer to shore.