Massive brawl erupts in Texas following 7-day Caribbean cruise

National Post

30-04-2025

It was not the perfect ending to a Caribbean cruise holiday for some passengers.
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A massive brawl involving more than two dozen people broke out in Texas after passengers aboard the Carnival Jubilee disembarked from the cruise ship.
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As vacationers were picking up their luggage Saturday morning at the Galveston Cruise Terminal following a seven-day, round-trip voyage, fists began to fly among some of the passengers.
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Video shared to social media shows two men fighting as a large group of people swarm them and aggressively throw punches amid the chaos.
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Massive Brawl at Galveston Cruise Terminal! pic.twitter.com/8R18p4tw3v
— Crew Center (@CrewCenter) April 26, 2025
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A security guard runs toward the melee before two police officers arrive in an attempt to break up the brawl.
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According to the Crew Center blog, passengers shared to a private Facebook group that several altercations occurred out at sea, including fights on decks 4 and 10 of the Carnival Jubilee. Some property was also reportedly damaged on Deck 10.
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The brawl apparently stemmed from an incident on the ship's basketball court the day before.
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'Yep this was the most ghetto cruise I've ever been on,' one passenger, Heather Clemons, wrote on Facebook. 'Let's just say we won't be doing Carnival anytime in the near future. It was beyond ridiculous.'
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The Port of Galveston Police Department said it charged a Chicago man after an elderly person was allegedly pushed in the baggage area following an argument.
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The Galveston County Daily News obtained a court affidavit that said Port of Galveston police responded to Cruise Terminal 25 following a report of a disturbance.
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When officers arrived, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers had already stopped the mayhem.
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The victim told cops that he saw the accused watching him and his family walk by in a 'hostile manner' while retrieving his luggage. He said the man looked angry as they exchanged words.
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'Don't do what you're about to do,' the victim reportedly told the man, police said. The accused then allegedly hit the elderly man on the right side of his head, according to the affidavit. He fell, but told cops his luggage broke the fall.
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Two witnesses told police the elderly man tried to de-escalate the situation. After he was hit, the victim's family apparently defended him by attacking the accused.