Security officers appear to get involved in the brawl (Picture: 3AW693)

A violent 30-person brawl broke out on a relaxing family cruise ship in what has been dubbed the ‘cruise from hell’.

Passengers said a mass fight started on board the Carnival Legend ship after one man stepped on another man’s flip flop.

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The boat was on a 10-day cruise around the South Pacific when two men got into a war of words over tangled feet, which quickly escalated.

Before long savage fist fights erupted which led to 23 members of the same family being detained by police.


Shocking video taken from the scene shows around 30 people involved in a vicious brawl and punches and kicks can be seen being thrown.

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Two passengers are dragged onto the floor before security officers appear to punch and kick the people grappling on the floor while a piercing scream can be heard in the background.



The ship was around 220km off Jervis Bay, Australia, when the fights happened in the early hours of Friday morning.

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It was forced to make an unscheduled stop at Eden, New South Wales, for the family – alleged to be from Melbourne – to be removed.

Witness Zac claimed security had made the situation worse and had also launched a series of kicks and punches at the people brawling.

He told Australian radio station 3AW: ‘This is all over a thong [flip-flop] – not a foot – a thong being stepped on and being instantly apologised for.’

Around 30 people were involved in the brawl (Picture: 3AW693)

One passenger, called Michael, says he was kicked while lying on the ground and suffering bruisins to his face, back and legs.

3AW said there were reports that up to 30 people were injured.

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David Barkho told Australian media his son was caught up in the violence and could hear ‘screaming and crying’ in the background while on the phone to him.

‘He said, “Please Dad, please, call the Federal Police”,’ he added.

One passenger, who gave her name as Katie, said one one family had been ‘looking for trouble from the minute they got on the ship’, adding there were around 30 troublemakers.

The savage fight caused the ship to make an unscheduled stop (Picture: 3AW693)

Police are investigating and have said the family were taken to Canberra where arrangements were made to return them home.

Carnival Cruise Line said in a statement: ‘The safety and security of our guests and crew is our number one priority.

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‘We apply a zero tolerance approach to excessive behavior that affects other guests.

‘In line with this policy, we cooperated fully with local authorities in Australia to remove a large family group who had been involved in disruptive and violent acts aboard Carnival Legend.

‘We are confident that this strong action addressed the disruption on Carnival Legend and enabled our remaining guests to properly enjoy the remainder of their cruise.

‘We are conducting a full investigation into the incidents.’

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