The Port of Galveston announced the Captain of the Port has opened the Port of Galveston (Galveston Ship Channel) and surrounding area to all inbound/outbound vessels with a draft of 33ft or less in daylight only.

The re-opening of the port means cruise ships, like Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas, are able to dock there once again following the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Liberty of the Seas is on her way back to Galveston, and is due to arrive on Friday morning.    Royal Caribbean is expecting Liberty of the Seas' next sailing to take place on Sunday, September 3rd. 

Royal Caribbean recommends those traveling to Liberty of the Seas review the latest information on road conditions at the Texas Department of Transportation’s website.

Both of Houston's airports, George Bush International Airport and Hobby Airport, resumed operations with limited domestic airline passenger service yesterday afternoon.  Authorities at both airports are expecting to resume full service by this weekend.

Royal Caribbean's Chief Meteorologist, James Van Fleet is onboard Liberty of the Seas and will continue to monitor the situation in the Galveston/Houston area.

Royal Caribbean has a phone number open for guests that have questions about their upcoming Liberty of the Seas sailing, or if you are coping with significant storm impacts that affect your ability to get away for your cruise. The phone number is 1-800-256-6649.

Royal Caribbean has diverted Liberty of the Seas to Miami, Florida after being unable to dock in Galveston, Texas due to Hurricane Harvey.

Liberty of the Seas will arrive in Miami, Florida on Tuesday morning instead to reprovision the ship. Liberty of the Seas will then return to Galveston on Friday, September 1. Guests on Liberty of the Seas will have the option to disembark in Miami, if they desire.

Due to the delays, the August 27 sailing of Liberty of the Seas is cancelled. 

It appears Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas is planning to arrive back to Galveston as scheduled on Sunday, but depart a day late to provide extra time for guests to get to the ship.

Royal Caribbean indicated that Hurricane Harvey and weather conditions around the Galveston/Houston area, as well as the port's current closure, Liberty of the Seas will arrive to the Port of Galveston tomorrow later than originally scheduled. Because of this, boarding for the next cruise will now take place on Monday, August 28 between noon and 3 p.m. The cruise line is asking that guests not arrive to the port before noon.

Royal Caribbean's Chief Meteorologist, James Van Fleet, shared a number of updates via Twitter that provided details. Port of Galveston Pilots & U.S. Coast Guard will head out at day break to confirm if it is safe for arrival. If everything is confirmed safe and cleared, Royal Caribbean would have delayed arrival around early afternoon in Port for debarkation.

Forecast is favorable for arrival tomorrow, with Galveston not flooded and roads clear at this time. Additional rainfall around 1"-3" poss pic.twitter.com/f9hYhkXsnz

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 27, 2017

Pilots & Coast Guard will head out at day break to confirm if it is safe for arrival. We follow that with conference call 9:30 central with pic.twitter.com/tbp8BSLGhD

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 27, 2017

Port Authorities. If everything is confirmed safe and cleared, we would have delayed arrival around early afternoon in Port for Debark

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 27, 2017

Next Cruise will be delayed 1 day to allow time for current guests to safely debark pic.twitter.com/prUqcUrcba

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 27, 2017

For those coming to next Cruise, we will be delayed 1 day for embark leaving Monday. We will be offering 1 day missed cruise credit plus pic.twitter.com/9ZZv2DbpqN

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 27, 2017

25% off future cruise credit. You will also have an option to cancel completely & receive 100% future cruise credit (if impacted by Harvey)

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 27, 2017

Embark on Monday is anticipated to be same time as it would have been on Sunday, allowing extra time for future cruisers to get to Port

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 27, 2017

Guests sailing on the next Liberty of the Seas sailing will recieve 25% off future cruise credit. They will also have an option to cancel completely and receive 100% future cruise credit (if impacted by Harvey).

Royal Caribbean issued a new update to its guests at around 3 p.m. CT today with regards to Liberty of the Seas.

The cruise line indicated that guests sailing on the next scheduled Liberty of the Seas cruise should not proceed to the Port of Galveston until instructed to by the cruise line.

Weather looking favorable tonight and tomorrow. Need to verify infrastructure is safe Port/Island on a 7pm conference call, then will update https://t.co/wXSiMZV7b2

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 26, 2017

New weather video just arrived on #LibertyoftheSeas for guests. Red marker is where Liberty is safely positioned. Conference call w/ Port 1p pic.twitter.com/Og6eSbfoBh

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 26, 2017

Royal Caribbean will provide another update on August 26 at 9 p.m. CT.

Royal Caribbean has issued a new update to guests that are onboard the current sailing of Liberty of the Seas, as well as the upcoming sailing on Sunday.

The cruise line has made no changes to Liberty of the Seas' schedule, but is actively monitoring the path of Hurricane Harvey.

Royal Caribbean's Chief Meteorologist, James Van Fleet, provided a bit more detail into what the cruise line is seeing.

1) If we can safely get #LibertyOfTheSeas in #Sunday we will. Port of Galveston is expected to close down today, however, pic.twitter.com/zN2VDf5r48

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 25, 2017

we are in constant communication w/ them to see if there will be a window to open up on Sunday. More updates through the day @RoyalCaribbean pic.twitter.com/nbyopj3wCv

— James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) August 25, 2017

Royal Caribbean will post another update on Saturday, August 26, 2017 by 12:00 PM CT.

The Port of Galveston issued an update today regarding the forecasted path of Hurricane Harvey and its impact on Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas.

The Port of Galveston issued an update on their Facebook Page to indicate no changes have been made yet to Liberty of the Seas' itinerary, but Royal Caribbean is monitoring the path.  At this time, Liberty of the Seas will keep her original schedule for Sunday’s turnaround in Galveston, TX. Should the cruise line make any changes to Liberty of the Sea’s itinerary, Royal Caribbean will make sure to inform their guests and travel partners.

Royal Caribbean will provide an update tomorrow, August 25th by 12:00 PM EST.