Cruise line bans more than a dozen travelers for fighting at port
A brawl at PortMiami after a Carnival cruise ended with 16 travelers on the line’s Do Not Sail list, even though no charges were filed.
Nathan DillerMore than a dozen travelers were banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line after fighting at the port in Miami.
The altercation took place in the Customs and Border Protection debarkation area, according to the company. The June 22 fight occurred between two families and police responded, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) said.
“The incident was deemed a mutual combatant incident,” MDSO told USA TODAY in an email. Police documented the fight, but the parties declined to press charges.
“We are appreciative of law enforcement’s swift response and handling of the matter,” Carnival said in an emailed statement. “We do not tolerate such behavior, and 16 people have been placed on our Do Not Sail List.”
A video posted on Instagram shows a group of people shoving and throwing punches at one another in the terminal, with at least two people knocked to the ground and luggage strewn around the space. Police and the cruise line did not identify the people involved or the ship they were sailing on.
The incident is not the only one of its kind in recent years. Carnival previously placed 24 people on its Do Not Sail list after they got into a fight while disembarking a cruise in Galveston, Texas, in April 2025.
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Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. You can reach him at [email protected].