article_snippet.sent: The time of their lives has turned into the holiday from hell for up to 2500 passengers stranded on a cruise ship, the Carnival Spirit, outside Sydney Harbour and riding a constant flow of smashing waves of more than nine metres.
article_snippet.sent: their have been at the mercy of the wild seas since last night, as storms batter the east coast.
article_snippet.sent: 2500 passengers on board the Carnival Spirit are at the mercy of the wild seas the wild seas as storms batter the east coast - with the massive swell, seen from video images shot from on-board, showing just how treacherous and stomach churning the conditions are .
article_snippet.sent: The cyclonic winds battering Sydney have also caused drama for passengers on board cruise liner the Carnival Spirit which is heading south after being prevented from docking because of the heavy seas .
article_snippet.sent: the Carnival Spirit has 2500 passengers on board, stranded outside of Sydney Harbour because of the city's wild weather .
article_snippet.sent: Waves of nine metres have been battering the ship for the past 24 hours.
highlights_snippet.sent: Up to 2500 passengers and crew stranded outside Sydney Harbour as massive storm batters the city .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Passengers report large waves were crashing into Sydney Harbour right through the night and into Tuesday .
  