They were cruising for a bruising. Passengers freaked out as 40-foot waves slammed into a cruise liner navigating a treacherous stretch of ocean off Antarctica, as seen in freaky footage on Instagram.

T he Drake Passage, located between the southern tip of South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula, is known for being one of the most dangerous stretches of ocean on Earth.With waves reaching ...

which blow unimpeded from west to east around Antarctica before they reach the Drake Passage. As winds funnel through the passage, they whisk up huge waves, some of which can be dangerous — and ...

Footage recently went viral of a cruise ship being tossed around by massive waves leaving passengers stumbling and sliding ...

Why it's incredible: The passage is one of the world's most dangerous ocean crossings. The Drake Passage is an ocean channel between the southern tip of South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula.