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20,000 stuck at sea in cruise ships as Galveston hunkers down for Hurricane Harvey
By Keri Blakinger and Andrea Rumbaugh | Chron
Aug 25, 2017
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With 20,000 vacationers waiting at sea on cruise ships and beach parks shuttered for the weekend, Galveston is hunkering down for the storm. But city officials were confident Friday that the island is ready for Hurricane Harvey's wrath, even as the National Weather Service announced a tornado warning Friday afternoon for Galveston, Texas City and La Marque.

"We have a lot of experience in dealing with these issues," Mayor James Yarbrough told reporters Friday. "Galveston's official position is we are prepared. We're not panicking."

But for the thousands of passengers stuck at sea on four cruise ships set to dock over the weekend - three Carnival cruises and one Royal Caribbean boat - the incoming storm could throw a wrench in the week's plans. With the port shut down to ship traffic, cruise-goers are forced to head to other ports or wait offshore - possibly all the way until Tuesday or Wednesday, according to Roger Quiroga, the Port of Galveston's external affairs director.