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Carnival Cruises Is Done With 16 Passengers After Brawl

All make the ominous-sounding 'Do Not Sail' list after Miami fracas
Posted Jun 25, 2026 12:02 PM CDT
16 Carnival Cruise Passengers Make 'Do Not Sail' List
The Carnival Paradise cruise ship departs from Tampa, Florida, in this file photo.   (Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

Just how does one qualify for the "Do Not Sail" list kept by Carnival Cruise Lines? A public brawl helps. The cruise line says 16 passengers have been barred from future sailings after a melee broke out in the Customs and Border Protection area at the Port of Miami on Monday, reports USA Today. The fight involving two families prompted a police response, but no one chose to press charges, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, which labeled it a "mutual combatant incident."

Video posted to Instagram shows people shoving and trading punches in the terminal, with luggage scattered and at least two individuals on the ground. Carnival, which did not name the passengers or identify the ship involved, said it "does not tolerate such behavior" and placed all 16 on its internal "Do Not Sail List," per NBC Miami.

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