Massive fight breaks out at Royal Caribbean’s CocoCay

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Massive fight breaks out at Royal Caribbean’s CocoCay originally appeared on TravelHost.

Carnival Cruise Line isn’t the only cruise line dealing with unruly passengers these days.

Although some loyal Royal Caribbean cruisers tend to think that overall passenger behavior is better on Royal Caribbean cruises than on Carnival sailings, a huge fight that just went viral on TikTok tells a different story.

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On Aug. 3, Royal Caribbean’s private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, saw a brawl that involved more passengers than the viral Carnival cruise terminal fight that landed 24 Carnival Jubilee passengers on the cruise line’s “Do Not Sail” list in April.

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To be clear, fights of this magnitude rarely occur on any cruise, so you shouldn’t let either of these incidents stop you from sailing. Cruise lines have strict zero-tolerance policies for violence and unruly behavior, and getting banned from ever sailing with the cruise line again is a normal consequence of participating in a physical altercation on a cruise.

But what the recent Royal Caribbean and Carnival passenger brawls do show is that fights can happen anywhere. And when they do happen in today’s world, you can bet videos are going to end up on social media.

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Doug Parker shared details on the CocoCay brawl, and other cruise news, including a luxury cruise ship’s failed health inspection, on the Aug. 6 edition of Cruise News Today.

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More than 30 cruise passengers fight in CocoCay’s Oasis Lagoon

Cruise News Today Transcript:

This is Cruise News Today with Doug Parker.

Good morning, here's your cruise news for Wednesday, August 6th.

A brawl involving more than 30 passengers broke out on Sunday at Royal Caribbean's private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, forcing a temporary shutdown of Oasis Lagoon — that's the island's main pool.

Related: Popular Royal Caribbean cruise excursions impacted by new laws

This short clip from TikTok used here for reporting and commentary shows the aftermath near the swim-up bar, while Utopia of the Seas and Jewel of the Seas were both in port. A passenger sailing on Utopia told our tip line that one guest was reportedly injured and led away by security.

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No word yet if any arrests or bans took place, and Royal Caribbean has not released a statement at the time of broadcast. However, the viral video has people talking about behavior, alcohol service, and security at cruise lines’ private islands.

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Luxury residential cruise ship fails first CDC health inspection

And the Villa Vie Odyssey — that round-the-world cruise ship you can live on operated by Villa Vie Residences — failed its first public health inspection. The ship scored an 81 last month in Alaska, falling below the CDC's passing grade of 85.

Inspectors found major deficiencies in potable water safety, including low chlorine levels and inadequate backflow. Now, other violations included out-of-order food equipment, improper time and temperature controls for food and milk, and missing safety signage at the swimming pool.

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The ship is currently sailing its inaugural world cruise, just celebrating its 100th port.

It just recently left Alaska and is en route to Asia.

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Norwegian Cruise Line removes bottled water from Hawaii beverage package

And no more bottled water in the water package. You heard that correctly. Norwegian Cruise Line is going green aboard Pride of America.

Starting this month, the Hawaii beverage and water packages no longer include bottled water. Instead, guests will get unlimited premium Vero Water vending machine access from refill stations around the ship. This is part of NCL's Sail and Sustain initiative.

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It should be noted that bottled water still remains available for individual purchase. A reusable bottle comes with the $29.95 water package or sold separately for $14.95, as NCL continues to save the planet one upsell at a time.

Related: Norwegian Cruise Line leaves passengers behind amid tsunami scare

And cruise stocks were all down around 1% on Tuesday. Carnival Corporation: 29.28, Royal Caribbean: 311.36, NCL: 25.00, and Viking: 58.21.

If you have a lead on a story, let us know: [email protected].

Have yourself a great Wednesday. I'm Doug Parker with Cruise News Today.

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This story was originally reported by TravelHost on Aug 6, 2025, where it first appeared.