Tropical Storm Harvey strands thousands aboard cruise ships in Gulf of Mexico

The cruise ship Carnival Spirit is seen docked in Sydney Harbor after monster seas. (PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images, KENS)

The cruise ship Carnival Spirit is seen docked in Sydney Harbor after monster seas. (PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images, KENS)

Travelers aboard four cruise ships may be stuck in the Gulf of Mexico most of the weekend as Tropical Storm Harvey batters East Texas.

The Port of Galveston is closed, and will remain closed until the storm passes and a post-storm assessment is completed, CBS affiliate KENS-TV in San Antonio, Texas, reported.

The Carnival Freedom and Carnival Valor are at see in the middle of their voyage. The ships will stop in New Orleans on Saturday to replenish fuel, water and food supplies. Travelers will be able to disembark or wait out the journey back to Galveston, Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer De La Cruz told the Miami Herald.

Carnival Breeze and Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas both in Cozumel, Mexico were scheduled to arrive Sunday in Galveston, the Herald reported.

The four vessels have a combined capacity of about 15,000 cruisers.

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