More Cruise Ship Drama As Passengers Brawl
Two Royal Caribbean passengers got into a fight on the Wonder of the Seas Sunday night and ended up in the hospital, because nothing says "relaxing Caribbean getaway" like throwing hands on a floating hotel.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue sent four units to Port Miami around 7 p.m. after what the cruise line delicately called "an altercation onboard." Two adults were hauled off to a local hospital. Royal Caribbean's keeping details quiet, just saying they're "working closely" with authorities.
The ship's currently on a Bahamas cruise from Miami.
This Isn't Even Unusual Anymore
Multiple Carnival passengers got lifetime bans after a brawl on Carnival Sunrise this summer. Twenty more were banned after fighting while getting off the Carnival Jubilee in April.
The Wonder of the Seas holds nearly 7,000 passengers at capacity. That's a small town's worth of people floating around with nowhere to go if things get weird. Add alcohol, close quarters, and the kind of people who think cruise vacations are peak luxury, and you've got a recipe for maritime mayhem.
Royal Caribbean's parent company gave the standard corporate response - medical care provided, authorities notified, cooperation ongoing. What they're not saying is how two adults ended up hurt enough to need hospital transport.
The timing's interesting too. Seven p.m. on a Sunday - prime dinner hours.
And it's always adults. Not teenagers, not drunk college kids - grown adults who should know better. Guess nothing says luxury cruise like watching EMTs wheel someone past the ice cream bar.
Cruise lines keep promising better security, more cameras, stricter policies. But when you pack thousands of strangers onto a boat, pump them full of booze and sun, then act surprised when they act like fools, maybe the problem isn't security. Maybe it's the whole concept.
The Show Must Go On
The ship continues its Bahamas cruise like nothing happened. New passengers will board for the next sailing, blissfully unaware that their balcony might've been a crime scene three days ago. The crew will smile, clean everything, and pretend they don't see this stuff weekly.
This is why cruise workers deserve every penny of their tips. They're not just serving drinks and making beds. They're managing a floating daycare for adults who apparently forgot how to act in public.
Either way, if your vacation highlight is leaving in an ambulance, maybe it's time to reconsider your definition of relaxation.