10 Stories That Shocked Us

It’s been a loopy 12 months for cruise information, with outrageous tales starting from baggage occurring a wild cruise of its personal to fights over the silliest issues to large post-cruise payments that might have been prevented. What number of of those Prime 10 tales do you bear in mind from 2025?

Stolen Baggage Takes Cruises of Its Personal

Following a February cruise on Carnival Magic, one household’s missing suitcase set sail on its own for several weeks. Because of Apple AirPods within the lacking bag, they had been capable of monitor their belongings that remained on the ship lengthy after their debarkation on February 16.

It was the AirPod’s serial quantity that lastly helped crew members establish the lacking baggage, which had been taken by one other visitor and claimed as their very own. Whereas the back-to-back-to-back thief was not recognized, they did endure the results and at the moment are banned from all future Carnival sailings.

Roaming Fees Add Up Quick At Sea

Many company finances fastidiously for a cruise trip, even planning for some “extras” like souvenirs, enjoyable within the on line casino, or a bigger-than-expected bar tab. However do you finances for a cellphone invoice?

One Royal Caribbean visitor ought to have achieved precisely that, as they misunderstood that the onboard web service didn’t embrace mobile community entry. As an alternative, their cellphone spent the week-long cruise updating, accessing areas, and in any other case racking up $1,300 in roaming fees.

Sadly, the visitor was on the hook for the invoice, which was not from the cruise line however from their cellphone firm. A straightforward answer for future cruises? Put your cellphone is in airplane mode as quickly as you step onboard!

Cruise Passengers Struggle Over Hen Tenders

I really like rooster tender as a lot as anybody, however I don’t suppose I really like them sufficient to come back to blows. For some company onboard an unidentified Carnival ship, the late-night snack was worth fighting over with a brawl that included profanity, tackles, and even flying sneakers.

It’s unclear precisely why rooster tenders sparked such violence. Maybe one visitor took the final tender, or one other visitor didn’t admire the obtainable sauces, or perhaps somebody was simply too rooster to confess they had been a wee bit hangry. That’s no excuse, nevertheless, and the brawl’s members had been doubtless banned from the cruise line.

Mayor Faces Down Cruise Ship

Many cruise locations are imposing restrictions on cruise ships, both capping numbers of company permitted to go to, general variety of ships, or the gross tonnage of vessels allowed to anchor or dock. However what occurs when a ship ignores restrictions?

In Good, France, the mayor was not so “good” when Voyager of the Seas visited in July, simply three days after the brand new restrictions had been activated. When the ship anchored, the mayor took a police boat out to confront the cruise ship’s captain, claiming prosecution would observe if the ship didn’t depart.

Whereas Voyager of the Seas did stay for the port go to, such unfriendly habits and stricter enforcement of cruise ship limits may trigger itinerary changes sooner or later.

Quick Struggle Results in Homeport Return

Surprise of the Seas didn’t have an exquisite begin to her September 15, 2025 departure when an onboard battle resulted in such extreme accidents that the Oasis-class ship needed to return to PortMiami to debark two injured guests.

Native authorities had been notified however it’s unclear if costs had been filed for the incident, and undoubtedly, Royal Caribbean would have investigated the altercation completely and imposed penalties of its personal. This might imply each company could also be banned from future sailings or may should pay fines.

Visitor Tumbles Over Fringe of Infinity Pool

Falling overboard from a cruise ship is commonly tragic, however for one visitor on Icon of the Seas, an overboard from the aft Hideaway Pool on Deck 15 was extra comical and complicated than devastating.

A viral video confirmed the incident in July, together with the visitor bizarrely slapping their very own behind earlier than tumbling over a glass railing and out of sight. Luckily, one other glass security barrier and a slim walkway prevented what would in any other case have been a disastrous consequence.

It isn’t clear what precipitated the visitor’s fall, however hopefully, they discovered to not repeat such foolish habits.

Company Banned After Throwing Chairs

In one other altercation, this time aboard Carnival Dawn in June, extra company had been banned from Carnival Cruise Line after throwing chairs as part of their disagreement.

What began the battle close to the ship’s pizzeria was by no means confirmed, however fights of any form are a violation of the cruise line’s code of conduct and end in swift and harsh penalties.

The concerned company had been confined to their staterooms with safety guards maintaining watch and usually are not welcome to return to any Carnival ship sooner or later.

Good Day Turns Completely Ugly With Pool Brawl

Good Day at CocoCay generally is a incredible vacation spot, however some company from Utopia of the Seas and Jewel of the Seas had a less than excellent day with a massive fight in the Oasis Lagoon, the vacation spot’s massive freshwater pool.

A number of adults had been concerned with punches, offended splashes, profanity, pushing, and different bodily manifestations of what ought to have been a enjoyable go to to the non-public vacation spot. Even the pool within the lagoon needed to be briefly closed!

Crew Member Goes Overboard Following Stabbing Incident

It isn’t at all times company who get into fights throughout a crusing. Aboard Icon of the Seas in July, a disagreement between crew members turned violent, with one male crew member allegedly stabbing a female co-worker a number of instances.

It’s unknown what precipitated the assault, however the male crew member leapt overboard shortly afterward and didn’t survive. The feminine crew member was handled and anticipated to get well from the incident.

Although the assault didn’t seem random and no company had been concerned, it’s definitely a disturbing state of affairs that such violence can happen even behind the scenes.

Dozens of Company Concerned in Cruise Terminal Brawl

The top of a cruise could be unhappy for certain, however value combating over? For at the very least two dozen folks debarking Carnival Jubilee in Galveston on April 26, apparently one thing triggered sufficient excessive feelings to start a massive brawl.

The subsequent-level debarkation chaos occurred within the terminal’s baggage pickup space, and Carnival Cruise Line later confirmed that 24 company had been added to the road’s notorious “don’t sail” checklist. Moreover, the Port of Galveston Police Division was additionally doubtless concerned, which may add much more costs to these concerned.

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