The gran, 73, spent four minutes trying to stay afloat in sub-zero water as she was being evacuated from the Ocean Countess after a trip to see the Northern Lights.
Janet, from Cumbria, had fallen seriously ill with internal bleeding and was being transferred by Norwegian authorities when the two ships moved apart.
She was eventually hauled back on to the lifeboat and taken to Bodo, north of the Arctic Circle, where she stopped breathing and needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. She was airlifted to Cumberland Hospital in Carlisle and last night was in intensive care.
Husband George, 78, said: “When they tried to move her on to the lifeboat the ship was still moving.
“They tried to keep the lifeboat close to the side but suddenly its rear end moved away from the main ship.
“There were six men on the stretcher but it went down and then Janet slipped into the sea. It was traumatic to see her fall. I thought I was going to lose her.”
Cruise and Maritime Voyages, which operates the service, has launched a probe into the incident on March 29.
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