hospitals will not be able to deal with it. not just they won't be able to care for the folks with covid, they won't be able to deal with the kinds of things that i take care of like heart attacks, people with strokes who have difficulty finding beds. that's what's at stake now. >> all of this is causing major disruptions during one of the busiest travel times during the year. there were nearly 1500 flights canceled and some cruise ships were forced to return to port. alison kosik is in new york with more on the cruise ships. first let's go to nadia ramiro with details on the flight cancellations. >> reporter: some frustration here for flights delayed or canceled. one was canceled from atlanta to wyoming. she has to go back to work and get back to her normal routine. that can't happen because of that canceled flight. that flight one of more than