“There was blood everywhere”. Violent late night brawl in the buffet onboard @pocruises Britannia left staff who intervened injured, as passengers used furniture and plates as weapons. Witnesses told me they were so frightened they had to hide, as family groups fought.
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Britannia left Bergen at 1430 on Thursday, the violence occurred 12 hours later after a black-tie evening. It followed an afternoon of ‘patriotic’ partying on deck, with large amounts of alcohol being consumed by many guests.pic.twitter.com/zQcEXGDJeg
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The buffet area was immediately sealed off as medical teams went to help the injured. Staff told me they’d never experienced anything like it and those behind the violence were confined to a cabin for the last day of the cruise, waiting for police here in Southampton.
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The ship arrived back in its home Port this morning. It will depart on a Mediterranean cruise later today.
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I should clarify this thread relates to guests traveling on
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Some really interesting analysis on this story by US based
@CruiseLawhttps://twitter.com/cruiselaw/status/1155117238632046592?s=21 …
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Seems like some of my tweet gets lost in translation as it crosses the Atlantic. In the UK “Fancy Dress” is when you dress up as a character or crazy costume. “Black tie” is when you wear a tuxedo and bow tie, with ladies normally wearing an evening dress. Hope that helps!
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is this real Richard?
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the clown bit threw me.
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Since when is a clown costume a 'fancy dress' ? :D
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