A huge brawl on a Carnival cruise ship was captured on video with individuals fighting over chicken tenders in the dining area, the New York Post notes.
The report outlines how the melee erupted as the ship was returning to Miami on Monday, with dozens of passengers scrapping over the food.
The now viral footage shows the passengers wildly throwing punches and kicks at each other as security attempt to intervene but then think better of it.
NEW: Massive brawl breaks out aboard Carnival cruise ship 'over CHICKEN TENDERS'
— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) August 20, 2025
Punches were thrown as shoes and phones went flying across the floor
Many bystanders recorded the brawl on their phones, while one shouted: “Where the f** is security?”
The man filming flipped his… pic.twitter.com/QAT9woFV1P
Passenger Mike Terra filmed the chaos and confirmed that it all “basically started over chicken tenders.”
In a Facebook post, Terra wrote, “I always hear Carnival is ghetto/ratchet. I have been cruising for years, but this is my first time seeing some action on a ship I was on.”
Asian security guard is like, I'm out… ? pic.twitter.com/9qSmdX9TZ4
— Billy Ray Valentine (@dabear88) August 20, 2025
This incident adds to a plethora of reports of similar events on other Carnival cruises that have led to the company introduced new passenger rules in June, essentially banning so called ‘ghetto behaviour’.
New rules such as no blasting music from Bluetooth speakers, no personal hand fans, no ‘boots on the ground’ line dancing, no rap music to name a few, have led to some asserting that the restrictions specifically target black customers in an effort to ward them off.
BREAKING – Carnival Cruise has updated their 2025 rules and guidelines. pic.twitter.com/mRxZJlGYzz
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) July 4, 2025
Black People CRY RACISM After Carnival Cruise BANS GHETTO Behavior!?
— Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) July 9, 2025
Look, I’m gonna keep it real — Carnival Cruise Line is catching heat over some new rules, but let’s talk about what’s really going on.
They banned big speakers, certain music (yes, rap), marijuana and even… pic.twitter.com/akaQpTjCBP
Aren't there several cruise lines?
— Georgia Giant (@GeorgiasGiant) August 21, 2025
Why is it always Carnival?
What are they specifically doing wrong?
Carnival Cruise Line has become a magnet for black vacationers largely due to deep discounts on 3-5 day tickets.
Carnival Cruise Lines has literally become Frontier/Spirit Airlines on the water.
— Julie Miller (@JerseyGirlsOne) August 20, 2025
They had better do something or they will become bankrupt like Frontier and Spirit are heading into.
In 2015, the average cost per passenger was around $168 per night (more if you calculate today’s inflation). The cost was even higher depending on the ship and the destination.
In 2025 the average cost is as low as $50 per passenger per night. The damage done to travel related industries because of the pandemic lockdowns is often blamed for the price cuts.
Carnival Cruises: We are the Waffle House of the seas..
— Ava- I Love My USA! ?? (@WEdwarda) August 20, 2025
The cruises have also garnered a reputation as a “block party” on the water with many black customers expecting some “rowdiness” as part of the experience.
NEW: Wild fight breaks out on a Carnival cruise ship to Central America at 3am after "a bunch of drunk girls from Tampa" had a disagreement.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 3, 2024
This narrator did a tremendous job.
43-year-old passenger Nick Richardson said he was going to get some pizza when he walked into a… pic.twitter.com/Vp9HSRnkoh
At this point, it would almost be disappointing if you missed out on the brawl when booking a Carnival Cruise.
— Ivy Malise (@JDoza1) August 21, 2025
A fight between cruise passengers sailing on the Carnival Sunrise is caught on camera pic.twitter.com/DUyNSKci2J
— Parker Branton (@ParkerBranton) September 11, 2022
A massive brawl broke out as a Carnival Cruise ship docked in Galveston, Texas resulting in 24 passengers being banned from the cruise linepic.twitter.com/n6kexeICLt
— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) August 17, 2025
Fight breaks out over the elevators on a Carnival cruise in New York! Family leaves the blind to fend for themselves! pic.twitter.com/tsvsYYG0c2
— Fights Archived (@fightsarchived) August 15, 2025
60+ 'person' fight on a Carnival Cruise ship that lasted for an HOUR spanning 5 floors
— TruthInBytes (@bytesintruth) June 30, 2022
You couldn't pay me to take a cruise, however, if I did and saw gangs of 'African' Americans on board
I would exit stage right
There is no longer a place to go with out 'Welcome To The Jungle~ pic.twitter.com/n5x9ie8QQH
HERE WE GO AGAIN: A violent brawl broke out as passengers were leaving a cruise ship in Long Beach, California.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 13, 2025
We don’t have to live like this.
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WATCH: 23 passengers were removed from the ship after a fight broke out on one of Carnival's South Pacific cruises. pic.twitter.com/M7jZeCPph5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 20, 2018
Let’s go on a cruise! How exciting… oh. Let’s go skiing, how exciting! pic.twitter.com/1VG7m3biXN
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I cant wait until they cause their ghetto party ship to sink. In deep waters I hope.
If I were to tell an unruly group of … these folks … to be quiet in a movie theatre … they’d all jump me and pound me like a white man on the streets of Cincinnati. Can you imagine if the ships captain made an announcement to these passengers to stop acting ghetto on his ship? They’d throw the captain overboard … and take the helm … because shut up whitey! Yeah … it’s eventually gonna happen.
Just how much of a lesson for white people does it have to be to stay right away from blacks. My Wife and I, after observing their behaviour these many years have made it our practice. Just today I entered the local library, when two young black guys burst in ahead of me without an excuse me and one of them with their pants only half way covering his ass. Any western country that allows them in in numbers must be either insane, or taking their immigration orders from some billionaire organization. Fights on Carnival or fast food joints are only the tip of the iceburg.
God help us if the ship ran short of watermelon … right? So long as these ‘folks’ are confirming stereotypes.
My favorite thing to do when yet another one of these Afro-brawls takes place … is to read the comments on the Daily Mail article about it. It usually goes something like this: “I’d like who is responsible for $600 Alex”
Not my people. Never my cruise line. They own it.