>> Whit: AS YOU NOTED, ALL THOSE PEOPLE NEEDING TO FIND A NEW PLACE TO LIVE. NEW PLACE TO LIVE. ALEX, THANK YOU. ALEX, THANK YOU. NEXT TO HIM BEFORE GETTING INTO NEXT TO HIM BEFORE GETTING INTO A HOLIDAY CRUISE. A HOLIDAY CRUISE. CARNIVAL'S SUNSHINE WAS HEADED CARNIVAL'S SUNSHINE WAS HEADED BACK TO CHARLESTON, BACK TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN IT SAILED SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN IT SAILED RIGHT INTO A STORM. RIGHT INTO A STORM. CHOPPY SEAS AND WHITECAPPED CHOPPY SEAS AND WHITECAPPED WAVES BATTERING THE CHIP FOR WAVES BATTERING THE CHIP FOR HOURS. HOURS. PASSENGER IS RECORDING WATER PASSENGER IS RECORDING WATER DRIPPING FROM THE CEILING OF DRIPPING FROM THE CEILING OF THEIR ROOMS AND SOGGY CARPETS IN THEIR ROOMS AND SOGGY CARPETS IN THE HALLWAYS. THE HALLWAYS. SOME CLAIMING THEY HEARD NOTHING SOME CLAIMING THEY HEARD NOTHING FROM THE CAPTAIN OR THE CREW FOR FROM THE CAPTAIN OR THE CREW FOR HOURS. HOURS. HERE'S ABC'S VICTOR OQUENDO. HERE'S ABC'S VICTOR OQUENDO. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, DRAMATIC >> Reporter: TONIGHT, DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWING THE VIDEO SHOWING THE CARNIVAL CRUISE SUNSHINE CARNIVAL CRUISE SUNSHINE BATTLING HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS. BATTLING HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS. SAILING STRAIGHT INTO A SAILING STRAIGHT INTO A DANGEROUS STORM FRIDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS STORM FRIDAY NIGHT. BECAUSE THOSE WINDS KICKING UP BECAUSE THOSE WINDS KICKING UP ENORMOUS WAVES, SENDING SEA ENORMOUS WAVES, SENDING SEA SPRAY, EVEN TO THE UPPER DECKS. SPRAY, EVEN TO THE UPPER DECKS. AND HISSING PAST PORTHOLES. AND HISSING PAST PORTHOLES. WHITECAPS AS FAR AS THE EYE WHITECAPS AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE. COULD SEE. >> I WAS FULLY PREPARED THAT WE >> I WAS FULLY PREPARED THAT WE WERE GOING TO HEAR THAT CALL WERE GOING TO HEAR THAT CALL OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER TO ABANDON OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER TO ABANDON SHIP. SHIP. >> Reporter: SALTWATER >> Reporter: SALTWATER STREAMING INTO CABINS. STREAMING INTO CABINS. >> OH, MY GOD. >> OH, MY GOD. >> Reporter: PASSENGERS LEFT >> Reporter: PASSENGERS LEFT TO SLOSH THROUGH HALLS. TO SLOSH THROUGH HALLS. THE SUNSHINE ATTEMPTING TO THE SUNSHINE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN FROM THE BAHAMAS TO ITS RETURN FROM THE BAHAMAS TO ITS CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, PORT. PORT. AMONG THE NEARLY 3,000 AMONG THE NEARLY 3,000 PASSENGERS AND 1,000 CREW PASSENGERS AND 1,000 CREW MEMBERS WERE A.J. AND HIS MEMBERS WERE A.J. AND HIS FIANCEE TRACY TRYING TO FIANCEE TRACY TRYING TO CELEBRATE THEIR ENGAGEMENT. CELEBRATE THEIR ENGAGEMENT. >> IT WAS SHAKING US, WE >> IT WAS SHAKING US, WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. WE DIDN'T EAT ANY RESTAURANTS. WE DIDN'T EAT ANY RESTAURANTS. WE HAD NO RELAXATION, NOTHING AT WE HAD NO RELAXATION, NOTHING AT ALL. ALL. >> PLEASE, HOLD THE HANDRAILS >> PLEASE, HOLD THE HANDRAILS WHEN POSSIBLE. WHEN POSSIBLE. >> Reporter: AFTER WARNING THE >> Reporter: AFTER WARNING THE SHIP WAS HEADING INTO A STORM, SHIP WAS HEADING INTO A STORM, VACATIONERS SAY THE CREW LEFT VACATIONERS SAY THE CREW LEFT THEM FOR HOURS WITHOUT AN THEM FOR HOURS WITHOUT AN UPDATE. UPDATE. >> AFTER THE WEATHER GOT REALLY >> AFTER THE WEATHER GOT REALLY BAD, NO ONE BRIEFED. BAD, NO ONE BRIEFED. THERE WAS SILENCE OVER THE THERE WAS SILENCE OVER THE INTERCOM SYSTEM. INTERCOM SYSTEM. NO ONE WAS ON THE INTERCOM. NO ONE WAS ON THE INTERCOM. THE CAPTAIN, THE CRUISE THE CAPTAIN, THE CRUISE DIRECTOR, ANYONE. DIRECTOR, ANYONE. >> Reporter: WE JUST GOT THIS >> Reporter: WE JUST GOT THIS AND FROM A SHIP'S CAPTAIN, AND FROM A SHIP'S CAPTAIN, SAYING THEY MADE SEVERAL SAYING THEY MADE SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THE WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THE WEATHER AND THE DELAY IN RETURNING TO AND THE DELAY IN RETURNING TO CHARLESTON BUT ADDED THAT SOME CHARLESTON BUT ADDED THAT SOME OF THE WORST WEATHER OCCURRED IN OF THE WORST WEATHER OCCURRED IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHEN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHEN ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE NOT TYPICALLY ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE NOT TYPICALLY MADE. MADE. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE