Passengers onboard the Norwegian Majesty said yesterday they had mixed experiences on board the liner during the storm, but were all happy to be spending an extra day in Bermuda.

The ship was hit by drama on Thursday when it broke its moorings at Ordnance island, St. George's and spun around. ripping a bollard from the dock.

It was towed to Penno's Wharf, but because of the stormy conditions, the ship is set to sail today rather than Friday.

Speaking about life onboard the ship during Thursday's storm, Tom Humsader of New Hampshire said: "There was a vibration from the tug or maybe the engines were running, which isn't normal when the ship is in port. I don't have a tight schedule so an extra day in Bermuda would be fine by us."

Edward Caputo of Connecticut said: "It was extremely rough in certain areas last night. We could see the tug boat pushed against the boat. It was pretty intense, you could feel it hitting against the dock. It kept us drinking."

His wife Michelle added: "It made for an exciting night, that's for sure."

But David Sayers of Maine was less worried by the weather. "You wouldn't know if it was bad unless you looked outside the windows," he said.

Scuba divers from onboard the ship checked the underside of the vessel to see if it had sustained any damage after breaking free of its moorings on Thursday. Scuba diver Barry Raw told The Royal Gazette yesterday: "It is the prudent thing to do these checks when this happens, but there was no damage. Denise Worobey and Mark Walbeck, of New England, had only praise for the Marine and Ports workers who came to the boat's aid.

"They did a superb job, there was great boatsmanship from the men on the tug," said Mr. Walbeck.

Mr. Walbeck, who took a walk, last evening, on one of the ship's upper decks, said it was very windy and that on the higher decks it was hard to keep one's balance. But otherwise, there was little affect from the storm felt on board.

Mr. Walbeck added: "It has been an incredible experience (to see the storm). If we can't have sunshine then we would choose to see something exciting, like this."

Fellow passenger Lynn Horsley said she had also been to the Island before. This was her second visit, and although this trip, and the previous visit, were marred by bad weather, she said she would come back.

: "I will give the Island a third try," she said."