Carnival Cruise Line said that cruises on three of its ships leaving the Port of Galveston on Saturday and Sunday will be shortened because of impacts from Hurricane Harvey.
The port is currently closed to marine traffic. Carnival's ships the Carnival Valor and the Carnival Freedom are currently keeping a safe distance from the storm as they make their way back to Galveston, it said, while the Carnival Breeze is currently docked in Cozumel and will now overnight there.
The Breeze will head for Galveston Saturday afternoon to be in position to debark guests when the port reopens.
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Carnival said its intention is to dock in Galveston as soon as port officials have reopened the port. The next cruises on the Valor and the Freedom were scheduled for Saturday departures, with the Breeze on a Sunday departure schedule.
Carnival said those cruises will be shortened and details of their revised itineraries will be finalized once it has confirmed its ships' arrivals into Galveston.
Passengers on the affected cruises will get a pro-rated refund for the missed days, plus any pre-booked shore excursions or drinks packages. Gratuities will be adjusted also. Guests may also cancel for a full refund.
The only other ship using Galveston this weekend is Royal Caribbean International's Liberty of the Seas, which departs on Sunday. In its most recent statement, Royal said the Liberty of the Seas is keeping a safe distance behind the storm and Royal is actively monitoring the path and progression of Hurricane Harvey and will inform guests of any itinerary changes.