I was in my early 30s and there were about 10 of us still in the nightclub. Suddenly, the ship lurched and we were thrown against the wall. The officer I was dancing with told me to get to my cabin and get my lifevest just in case. Then the alarm went off. I made it to my cabin and my roommate and I grabbed our jackets and lifevest.s The interior glass doors started closing. We headed to our muster station on deck. Most people arrived pretty quickly, but they were mostly in their pjs. We didn't know what was happening exactly, but the ship started to severely list on the port side. We were told we were headed back to a paper mill dock because the water was much shallower. So, we waited. Crew came and gave blankets to the elderly in their pjs. They also retrieved some essential medications for people. They were outstanding. The lifeboats were lowered but we didn't board them. We eventually made it back to the dock. We were told to follow our assigned officer and we went down the stairs. For me, this was the scariest part. The stairs were at a fairly extreme angle and inside the ship felt unsafe. We went down and were able to disembark. If you've ever seen photos of the Arizona, the tilt of the ship from shore looked like that. It eventually sank to the bottom on the port side, but I didn't see that.
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/08/14/The-luxury-cruise-ship-Sundancer-which-went-aground-on/1866461304000/
I know just how much the crew on ships practice, and it is a lot. My daughter worked as Technical Entertainment Manager on HAL and she told me.