hallways. Some rooms were so badly flooded that some passengers slept in the public spaces. Footage of the ordeal showed the sides of the ship being hit by waves as high as . At some points in the trip, the ship tilted so much that some passengers fell out of their beds. There was widespread damage to the interior as glasses fell out of shelves and some furniture toppled over. Paintings in the art gallery could be seen falling off the walls as the ship tilted due to the turbulent seas. Seasickness was widespread as guests could be seen vomiting. While Norwegian Cruise Line released a formal apology, the incident has sparked outrage with some guests were traumatized to the point of refusing to cruise again while others threatened a class action lawsuit. The ship's late arrival cut the following 14-day cruise short by one day. Naming The storm has received several different unofficial names from different media outlets. The Weather Channel, which names significant winter storms that have disruptive impacts on major cities, assigned the name Grayson to the winter storm. Other common names associated with the system include Blizzard of 2018 as well as Storm Brody. The National Weather Service has stated though that, unlike hurricanes, it does not name winter storms. The practice of winter storm naming remains controversial in the United States. See also 2017–18 North American cold wave – affected the United States at the same time 2017–18 North American winter January 2–4, 2014 North American blizzard – similar system that impacted the Northeastern United States around the same time frame four years earlier March 2014 nor'easter – A comparably powerful storm that impacted the United States East Coast and Eastern Canada February 2013 North American blizzard – powerful blizzard that formed and took a track in a similar matter to the nor'easter. March 2017 North American blizzard – significant blizzard that impacted much of the Northeastern United States nearly a year prior January 2022 North American blizzard – powerful nor'easter and blizzard that impacted the Northeastern United States four years later. References 2018 natural disasters Nor'easters Blizzard Blizzard 2018 natural disasters in the United States 2018 disasters in Canada 2018 in Florida 2018 in Georgia (U.S. state) 2018 in Virginia 2018 in North Carolina 2018 in South Carolina 2018 in Washington, D.C. 2018 in Maryland 2018 in Pennsylvania 2018 in New Jersey 2018 in