The impact of massive waves that struck a cruise ship during a storm off New Zealand have been revealed by CCTV footage posted on the internet.

edcarrying 1732 passengers and 671 crew, was caught in a severe storm on July 30, 2008, encountering seven-metre swells and 50 knot winds.

Passengers who were aboard the journey were offered a 25 per cent reduction in the cost of a future cruise.

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Pretty scary actually, I pity the poor lady that face plants against the column in the center of the video.