A group of American tourists chanted 'build the wall' in front of horrified Mexican honeymooners during an evening cruise in Cancun earlier this month.

The group was on board the Captain Hook Pirate Ship on March 3 along with other revelers.

They were all getting off the boat at the end of the show when they burst into the chant, shocking the other customers.

Peruvian Anaximandro Amable Burga was on board the boat with his Mexican wife Sully.

A group of American tourists chanted 'build the wall' as they disembarked the Captain Hook Pirate Ship in Cancun on March 3

The newlyweds were horrified by the outburst which they said left them feeling as though they'd been 'spat on in their own house.'

Locals said it was just one of a spate of similar incidents to have taken place across tourist resorts in the area.

Describing the incident, Mr Amable told Facebook friends: 'After the show, a group of Americans, maybe under the influence alcohol, maybe not, started singing "Build the wall".

His wife told friends they were 'stunned' and did not know how to react. 'The whole thing seemed surreal,' she said.

Newlyweds Sully and Anaximandro Amable said they were 'stunned' by the outburst

The Yucatan Times, a local newspaper, said it was one of several similar incidents in Cancun in recent months.

'This situation is far from being an isolated incident, and it adds to the growing number of complaints from tourism sector workers, who point out that in recent days many Spring Breakers have been offensive, rude and haughty towards Mexican people,' it said.

One former resident said he had moved from the nearby Isla Mujeres to Europe to avoid the annual onslaught of badly behaved Spring Breakers.

President Trump is pushing ahead with plans to build a border wall to plug illegal immigration into the US.

The promise was at the heart of his election campaign and inspired the 'build the wall' chant at rallies.

It has also been heard in high school cafeteria fights.

Hispanic students at Royal Oak Middle School in Detroit said they were scared when others began chanting it and pounding their fists on lunch tables in November.

Construction efforts along the border have been beefed up since Trump took office. Workers are seen above on March 15 carrying out improvements



