Passengers on a cruise ship headed for New York City will have to remain at sea for at least another day and possibly more.
Norwegian Cruise Line's Gem was on a nine-day eastern Caribbean cruise sailing round-trip from New York. The ship departed New York Oct. 20 and was scheduled to return today, but can't because all area ports are closed.
"All passengers on the ship are comfortable and we have opened up phone lines and Internet so passengers can make complimentary calls and emails as needed," Vanessa Lane, a spokeswoman for the cruise line, told ABC News.
"What makes this situation unusual," she said, "is the size of the storm. Usually a ship would just head to another port -- but that's not possible."
She added that while some passengers might see the extra sea days as an inconvenience, others would see it as an extended vacation.
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Hurricane Sandy Strands Cruise Passengers at Sea - ABC News
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