Carnival Cruise Lines said it called police to "remove a family group of passengers" and officers boarded the ship on Friday morning once it reached Eden on the NSW South Coast. Scared passengers said people were left bleeding and traumatised after the violent outburst on the Carnival Legend, which had been on a 10-day journey to the South Pacific.
She said she believed the violence had all been instigated by one large family group of at least 20 people who "came onto the boat wanting to fight people" and were using any excuse to start trouble.
Another passenger identified only as Zac said he was going to be removed from the ship on Friday after being locked in his room by security overnight.
Confronting footage of the brawl obtained by 3AW shows security guards were involved in the melee, although it does not show who instigated the fight. Several guards and at least one staff member can be seen kicking a passenger while he is on the ground. People can be heard crying and screaming in the background.
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