I don’t normally write about shocking travel stories. But this one is all over my social media feeds since it’s local-ish to me.
Yesterday, there was a brawl in Carnival’s Galveston cruise port terminal as passengers were collecting their luggage at the end of a 7-night cruise on Carnival Jubilee:
Carnival’s statement to Cruise Hive about the incident: “The incident occurred in the debarkation area under the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. The matter has been turned over to law enforcement. We will not tolerate such behavior, and 24 people have been placed on our Do Not Sail list. They can go on another cruise line if they want but are never welcome back with us.“
This fight happened just a few days after an incident on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas, where a man was beaten over a dispute in an elevator.
Is Cruising Safe?
Incidences like these give cruising a bad rap. It’s very unfortunate, since cruising is one of my favorite types of travel.
My family has sailed on Disney, Royal Caribbean, MSC, Carnival and Holland America with no major issues with fighting on board. However, there were a few more minor squabbles on our Carnival cruise out of Miami that we witnessed from afar. When you mix alcohol with late nights, things happen.
From my experience, it’s easy to avoid drama on cruise ships. These altercations won’t prevent me from booking future cruises.
Author: Nancy
Nancy lives near Dallas, Texas, with her husband and three kids. Her favorite vacations include the beach, cruising and everything Disney.
Trash on Trash brawl…..!😆
The YouTube video won’t load for me on my Android phone currently. But I was able to use Google and see a pair of video clips of the violence and chaos. I hope with that video evidence a number of people are charged with riot and felonious assault.
I didn’t like seeing the comment “The usual suspects” but unfortunately it is accurate.
Did anyone actually need to see the video to know who was involved?
I’m no Carnival fan but… what exactly did they do wrong here? The incident occurred at the end of a cruise, where former passengers were collecting luggage.
There are idiots on every cruise line.
Shame on Carnival they should ban, hold and put passengers off of the cruise ship on the next port; no one should feel unsafe on their vacation when cash mean more than the care and safety of your customer it’s time to book elsewhere.
It will prevent me from booking cruises on Carnival. Yes, incidents can and do happen on any cruise line (or anywhere else), but Carnival is the undisputed king.
@projectx I understand. I sailed on Carnival twice with those “free” cruise benefits from status matching. But when I’m paying cash for a cruise, I’ll pick another cruise line.
The usual suspects…