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Passengers on Quark Expeditions' Ocean Explorer ship got rocked with waves up to 40 feet on a recent cruise, rocking those onboard....                        ...                        ...                            ...Passengers on a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login sailing through rough seas got more than they bargained for when waves up to 40 feet rocked passengers onboard.......Video posted to Instagram shows massive waves hitting the Quark Expeditions' Ocean Explorer ship, which was traveling between Antartica and the tip of South Africa, known as the Drake Passage, according to the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......."Imagine if you signed up for a 48 hour rollercoaster," one You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login wrote on Instagram. "Yes, we were safe and it was insane...and at times, even fun? 1000% worth it for this trip of a lifetime!"......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Lesley Anne Murphy, a travel blogger, said that crew on the ship had told passengers to stay in their cabins until the ship was no longer being rocked by the waves.......Quark Expeditions said the Drake Passage has "fierce weather and extremely powerful waves," since it's an area where the Pacific, Atlantic, and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login flow.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The company said its ships are "built to navigate such waters."......"I am proud to say we survived not one but two Drake Shakes," Murphy wrote. "If you're lucky, you get the 'Drake Lake.' If you're like us, you get the 'Drake Shake' with 35-foot waves."...