Passengers on board a 10-day cruise across the South Pacific have revealed they are too scared to leave their cabins after witnessing violent brawls described as a ‘bloodbath’.
Australian guests travelling on the Carnival Legend allege two groups of 30 warring passengers have engaged in multiple violent brawls with threats of stabbing and to throw people overboard.
One horrified holidaymaker told Nine News they are genuinely frightened of the offending guests and are hesitant to leave the safety of their room.
Australian guests travelling on the Carnival Legend (Pictured) allege two groups of warring passengers have engaged in multiple violent brawls with threats of stabbing and to throw people overboard
George Barkho (pictured) was caught up in the violence and called his father at 1am
‘We are so scared after witnessing a traumatic experience with yet again the same offenders. It was a bloodbath,’ the anonymous guest said.
‘We will not be leaving our cabins and are truly scared for our safety and what could happen in the next 24 hours.’
Some guests have even described their ocean holiday as the ‘cruise from hell’.
David Barkho, the father of a 20-year-old man caught up in the violence, told 3AW he received a frantic phone call from his injured son at 1am.
‘He said, “Please Dad, please, call the Federal Police”,’ Mr Barkho said.
‘I could hear a lot of screaming, crying in the background.’
One horrified passenger told Nine News they are genuinely frightened of the offending holidaymakers and are hesitant to leave the safety of their rooms (Pictured one alleged offender)
Carnival Cruise Lines have released a statement saying: ‘The vast majority of the guests on board Carnival Legend are enjoying their 10-day cruise holiday to the South Pacific’ (Pictured is the Carnival Legend)
Mr Barkho also alleges cruise security staff are attempting to destroy images and footage from the incident.
‘He (George) said, “The security came in and took his phone, and deleted a lot of images”,’ he added.
Carnival Cruise Lines have released a statement saying: ‘The vast majority of the guests on board Carnival Legend are enjoying their 10-day cruise holiday to the South Pacific.’
‘The ship’s highly trained security staff have engaged with a small group of disruptive guests and ensured that they are fully aware of and are compliant with our zero tolerance policy. This strong approach is in line with our commitment to safety as the number one priority.’
Some guests have even described their ocean holiday as the ‘cruise from hell’ (Carnival Legend pictured)
The Carnival Legend is due to dock in Melbourne, its home port for 2018, tomorrow.
It is not the first time Australian passengers have complained of violence on board cruise ships.
The P&O Explorer was forced to turn back to Sydney after a brawl erupted when a female passenger allegedly ‘hit a guy over the head with a bottle of wine’ last week.
There was a 30 minute brawl on the ship involving at least 15 passengers, according to witnesses.
Seven people – six men and one 37-year-old Russian woman – were arrested and escorted off the cruise.