Five men headed to the pub to continue their boozy bucks party after a drunken brawl saw them kicked off a P&0 cruise ship on Sunday.
Five of the six men escorted by police from the ship walked free, pending further police inquiries.
Not long after 7 News approached the group when they returned to shore, the news crew spotted the men back on the booze at a Balmain pub.
‘It was just a very good buck’s party,’ one of them said.
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The men appear to have no regrets as they continued the bucks party at a Balmain pub not long after being kicked off a cruise ship on Sunday
The group had little to say when approached by 7 News when they returned to shore. One man later said that ‘It was just a very good buck’s party.’
The sixth man and a woman were handcuffed and taken into custody.
As of Sunday night, the pair remain at Balmain Police station helping police work out what led to the brawl and how one passenger ended up with cuts to his head after allegedly being glassed.
A New South Wales Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia there was no further update.
The P&O Explorer cruise ship had been forced to turn back to Sydney after a brawl erupted after a girl allegedly ‘hit a guy over the head with a bottle of wine’.
There was a 30 minute brawl on the ship about 1am on Sunday involving at least 15 passengers, according to witnesses.
Police officers were seen arriving on board the ship at Bradley’s Head, Sydney, on Sunday, where they removed six males and one female
Those involved were detained in on-board cells, while the boat turned around and headed back to Sydney.
A P&O spokesman told Daily Mail Australia it called authorities early on Sunday morning to remove ‘a group of people from the ship as a result of their behaviour on board overnight’.
‘This is in line with our strict policy of zero tolerance of excessive behaviour that affects the safety, comfort and enjoyment of other guests,’ he said.
Police officers were seen arriving on board the ship at Bradley’s Head, Sydney, on Sunday, where they removed six males and one female
The P&O spokesman confirmed police officers met the ship when it returned to Sydney to remove the group involved
He said the Pacific Explorer was on a three-night round trip cruise from Sydney when the brawl broke out.
The spokesman confirmed police officers met the ship when it returned to Sydney to remove the group involved.
‘The group removed today will no longer be welcome to travel with P&O Cruises or any of its associated brands.’
One shocked witness said he saw ‘a girl hit a guy over the head with a bottle of wine’.
‘The cops escorted her off with her boyfriend and then the others on a separate boat,’ he said.
A second witness said the brawl was between two bucks parties.
‘Someone got glassed, we’re waiting for cops to take them off,’ he said.
A P&O spokesman told Daily Mail Australia it called authorities early on Sunday morning to remove ‘a group of people from the ship as a result of their behaviour on board overnight’
‘It was all over some girls who were dancing and some guys started harassing them,’ a witness said (P&O cruise ship pictured)
Another passenger said they saw the brawl as it unfolded in a common area in front of about 100 passengers.
‘It was all over some girls who were dancing and some guys started harassing them,’ they said.
‘Another guy who might work on the ship came over and told them to stop and they didn’t like that so they started shoving. Soon lots of people got involved and were pushing and shoving, punches were thrown and people got tackled to the ground. Security got hit too.
‘Eventually security and bystanders separated them but then someone would break free and they would go back at it. Others ran elsewhere on the ship to tell friends who came back and started the fight again.
‘I’m sure someone was hurt with how much violence there was. Captain sent them straight to the cells and shut the casino down, apparently he doesn’t take any s**t.
‘It was really shocking to see on a cruise ship. At least it gave us a break from losing money in the casino but now everything on the ship is closed and our cruise is a little ruined.’
Some passengers have called for alcohol to be restricted on cruise ships.
“Obviously there is no lockout laws or anything here, so they can just keep on drinking,’ a passenger told 7 News.
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