MELBOURNE, Australia — A South Pacific cruise was interrupted by brawls apparently caused by a 23-member family who threw punches at other passengers, some of whom said they locked themselves in cabins to escape three days of violence. Police said they were investigating the incident and the operator apologized for the “disruptive behaviour” by the group that was removed from the cruise liner. They were trying to pick on any Aussie they could find.”Carnival Cruise Line said it was offering guests a 25 per cent future cruise credit as a “goodwill gesture” but some passengers criticized the offer. “I won’t be travelling Carnival ever again so a 25 per cent off a future cruise in my eyes is unacceptable,” Mark Morrison said. The cruise liner with more than 2,000 passengers was on a 10-day trip from Melbourne to New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific.

Source: National Post February 18, 2018 05:03 UTC