Seems to be a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking going on here, at least as far as the decision to go ahead with the cruise Friday night. The Mount has been out in worse weather and higher swells (they were 6 to 8 feet, not 8to 10). There was no reason to assume that the Big Boat wouldn't handle the ride just fine, therefore, there was no reason to cancel the cruise and disappoint the hundred or so people who had bought tickets. Would it be the smoothest cruise ever? Nope, probably not. Anyone from Lakes Region who was on that boat would have known full well that it had the potential to be a rocky ride. And as far the little old ladies from out of town, they could all see the rain and waves and hear the wind. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to add that up and come to the conclusion that things could be bouncin'. The crew was professional, responded immediately to all issues and acted in the best interest of all the passengers. Bottom line, no one was hurt and lots of people thought it was great! Sign me up for a cruise any day (especially a wild one!).
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