Cruise Ship Brawl Gets 10 People Thrown Off

WFTV.com ^ | August 16, 2010

[Clioman]

Alternate caption: The Democrat Party ponders Obama’s fate in the upcoming 2012 presidential primaries.

[RedMDer]

Its funny, I was thinking the same type of thing when finding that picture. LOL!

[TexasFreeper2009]

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what cruise line does THAT happen on!?!

I need to book my tickets :)

[Non-Sequitur]

When the gangstas find out they have been dumped in the middle of nowhere, I just wonder how that inevitable inner city, chip-on-shoulder ‘tude is going to play with the Mexicans.

The local Federales will probably make them long for the cruise ship security staff.

[EyeGuy]

“When the gangstas find out they have been dumped in the middle of nowhere, I just wonder how that inevitable inner city, chip-on-shoulder ‘tude is going to play with the Mexicans.

The local Federales will probably make them long for the cruise ship security staff.”

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So how do you say:

“Man this is some sh!t, MoFo” en Espanol?

Maybe we should export some weak, self-hating, progressive whites from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, to kiss their semi-civilized asses, and make the thugs feel at home.

[Busta Rhymes]

Carnival.

[I Buried My Guns]

"..If you read the full thread it doesn’t look like actual gangs were involved..."

And yet one account stated that after the initial wilding/riot/mayhem one group searched for the other group throughout the ship, ostensibly to fight and do more violence.

Also, they were from New York, so I'm getting an "urban" vibe. Read: ghetto.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

Carnival runs party ships, okay for the younger crowd I guess. If you want a nice fun relaxing cruise try Norwegian Cruise Line, one of the best out there.

Or Holland American, where the average age of the passenger is ...(drum roll, please) ...dead.

[Pessimist]

I think you have the visual just about right!

You know, to some degree the same is true of flying now a days. I’m glad it’s much cheaper than it was before dergulation, but the nature of flyers (and service) has changed.

[OrangeHoof]

I think it would be really cool if they were actually “thrown off” the ship, as in thrown overboard. Let them swim to the next port. That’ll be the last time they try that.

[truthguy]

Yes, I’m just old enough to remember the days before deregulation. There were not as many security risks. I also worked for a company that use to put me into business class. Flying was very enjoyable. Most of the time my company was paying for it. There were few hassles with security and the flight attendants and staff were very friendly. I can even remember playing cards with some believe it or not. There were almost no passengers on that flight. Flying was fun and now it’s real misery. Those were the days.

[Mr. K]

Has anyone here gone on a cruise?

I want to take my children on one (from florida or somehing)

I heard a comedian on SirriusXM the other day talking about how everyone on board wad a big fat wad - is that true?

[inflorida]

The best one for kids out of Florida is Disney but it’s pricey. You’ll find the lowest class of people on Carnival and/or the 3 day cruises.

[SuziQ]

“I'd sailed on other ships before, and there was never anything like this that happened on another ship. I think it's disgraceful that they allowed something like this to happen,” he said.

The cruise line can't help it if idiots start fighting, and if there are 10 or more folks, as was this fight, it would take a bit to get them under control, because they can run away from being nabbed, and go virtually anywhere on the ship. The crew did the right thing by keeping folks in their rooms, so that those not involved wouldn't get caught up in the fracas.

Putting the goobers off in Mexico, and requiring them to make their own way home, paid for by the cruise line was the perfect solution. They don't have to pay to get home, and the rest of the passengers don't have to inconvenienced by the idiots.

[castlegreyskull]

I didnt know the WTO was hosting their summit on a cruise ship this week.

[SuziQ]

My girl cousins, younger sister, and I are going on a cruise next summer. We'll probably be sailing out of New Orleans or Mobile on a 5 night cruise. One cousin is bringing her twin girls, who will graduate from high school next Spring. Another cousin will bring her 24 year old daughter, and I'll be bringing our 23 year old daughter, who will graduate from college next Spring. We're looking forward to it.

My husband will not set foot on a large cruise ship. He likens it to being in prison, except in prison, there's no chance of drowning. ;o) In a few years, he and I plan to go on a European River Cruise, and see some of the medieval city centers along the Rhine, Rhone or maybe the Danube. They're fairly small ships, and the folks who go on them are mostly older, retired folks. Fine with me, they won't keep us up late at night with their partying.

[tlb]

>>> what cruise line does THAT happen on!?!

“I need to book my tickets :)”

Olivia Cruises. Guaranteed.

[neverbluffer]

A friend of mine was on this ship when this happened. He said they were all black passengers and acted like a budge of hoodlums...

The story seems to go out of its way to not state the obvious...

[inflorida]

If it had of been whites, I’m sure the race would be mentioned in the story.

[Pessimist]

I can remember that too. I also remember smoking on an airplane, however crude that may sound now. :)