Carnival faces another brawl; Royal Caribbean has slide accident

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Unruly passenger behavior is becoming a common theme in the cruise industry.
Although people tend to point to Carnival Cruise Line anytime there's a report of cruise passengers behaving badly, Royal Caribbean has seen its fair share of altercations, too.
In today's world, the proof is often in the video posted on social media. And social media loves a fight.In April, Carnival Cruise Line received a lot of negative attention when a wild brawl broke out among 24 of its passengers in a Galveston cruise terminal.
Now, just days after an even bigger brawl broke out between vacationers at Royal Caribbean's private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, another Carnival cruise passenger clash was caught on video at a Long Beach, Calif. terminal.
Although cruise lines make it clear that they won't hesitate to ban passengers for participating in physical altercations, these recent incidents are leading more cruisers to call for cruise lines to take it even further. Some cruisers think cruise lines should maintain a common, industry-wide 'Do Not Sail' list — meaning if you get banned from one cruise line, you're banned from all.
Doug Parker shared a clip of Carnival's latest cruise terminal brawl, as well as details on a scary slide accident that occurred on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, on the Aug. 8 edition of Cruise News Today.Royal Caribbean passenger injured as Icon of the Seas slide breaks
Cruise News Today Transcript:
This is Cruise News Today with Doug Parker.
Good morning, here's your cruise news for Friday, August 8th.
A passenger on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas was injured on Thursday when part of the Frightening Bolt waterslide broke mid-ride.
Yeah, this footage here is scary — from Sunny Side Soul on Facebook — shows the aftermath of water pouring on the deck after the piece of the slide fell down.
Now a Royal Caribbean spokesperson told Cruise News Today, 'Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off the water slide as the guest passed through the slide.'It went on to say, 'the guest is being treated for his injuries. The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation.'
A witness on board told us that no one was in the area below when the piece of the slide fell. The cause of the break has not been confirmed.
The Frightening Bolt waterslide is located on deck 15 of Icon and is touted to be the tallest drop slide at sea, part of the Category 6 Waterpark.
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Another cruise passenger fight breaks out at Carnival terminal
And a fight shockingly broke out at the Long Beach Cruise Terminal just before passengers started boarding the Carnival Firenze for a four-night sailing.
Video posted to social media from the X account @rororowyaboatz shows the scuffle just before entering the cruise terminal.
Now this isn't the first terminal fight. Carnival Jubilee guests got into it this past April after a seven-night western Caribbean cruise, leading to a few arrests.
This news follows a fight this past weekend at Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day at CocoCay where a wedding party got into it at the main lagoon.Let me ask you, should there be a universal 'Do Not Sail' list like the airlines have for flying? Let me know in the comments.
And the photo of the week comes from Andrew of the MSC Meraviglia in The Bahamas here. Great photo here, Andrew. You can send yours in [e-mail]. All photos are subject to broadcast.
And cruise stocks were down on Thursday. Carnival Corporation: down 1%, 29.01. Royal Caribbean: down 1.4%, 309.78. Norwegian: down 1.3%, 24.47. And Viking: down 1%, 56.96.
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Wrapping up my week here in the Philippines — It's been a long one — I'm Doug Parker with Cruise News Today. Have yourself a great weekend.
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This story was originally reported by TravelHost on Aug 9, 2025, where it first appeared.