Fight breaks out on cruise ship after 'passenger dressed up as a clown' upset travelers: reports

[jpak]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/07/28/cruise-ship-fight-breaks-out-between-passengers-clown/1851498001/

LONDON (AP) — British media reports say six people have been assaulted onboard a P&O cruise ship after a passenger dressed as a clown sparked a brawl.

Richard Gaisford, an ITV journalist who was onboard the cruise ship travelling from Bergen, Norway, to Southampton, England, said security staff rushed to the buffet restaurant onboard after the late-night melee.

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The BBC quoted Hampshire Police as saying that six people were assaulted in the incident, which took place in the early hours of Friday. Police said two people were arrested.

“There was blood everywhere”. Violent late night brawl in the buffet onboard @pocruises Britannia left staff who intervened injured, as passengers used furniture and plates as weapons. Witnesses told me they were so frightened they had to hide, as family groups fought.

— Richard Gaisford (@richardgaisford) July 27, 2019

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[democratisphere]

1. Humans just can't get along, even on vacation.

[MaryMagdaline]

2. Alcohol was involved

[LuvNewcastle]

10. A guy I used to work with killed his brother while both were drinking.

One of the guys said that he would probably still be alive if they had been smoking weed instead. I wonder if this would have happened either.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. "...they had to hide, as family groups fought" Was there a wedding involved?

[Tipperary]

5. Lol! Good question!

[scarletwoman]

4. Well, everyone knows that clowns are evil!

[MustLoveBeagles]

9. That Pennywise, always causing trouble

[Bayard]

6. And a fine time was had by all!

Using furniture and plates as weapons.

[marble falls]

7. He wasn't dressed as a clown, per se. He was cosplaying Boris Johnson.

[dumbcat]

8. Wife and I did a 12 day Mediterranean cruise

about 10 years ago. Holland America Line. Relatively small ship, I think we had under 1400 passengers. There were no fights or other incidents.

When we got on the ship in Lisbon and got our initial orientation by the Cruise Director out on the pool deck, I remember her saying that the average age of the passengers on our trip was 67 years old. I wonder if that had anything to do with how laid back we were?