Heavily Intoxicated Man Arrested After Allegedly Beating Children Aboard Carnival Cruise Ship, Police Say
If you're sailing on Carnival Glory or any Carnival ship out of Port Canaveral, this incident, which occurred July 26, shows how the line handles onboard misconduct: confinement to cabin, a code of conduct fee, and a Do Not Sail listing. If you witness or are involved in a similar altercation, report it to ship security immediately, as Carnival says its team responds right away, and expect any incident to be referred to local law enforcement upon docking.
What strikes me here is how fast Carnival's process moved once security was alerted on July 26 — cabin confinement, a code of conduct fee, a Do Not Sail placement, and a referral to Brevard County authorities the moment Carnival Glory hit Port Canaveral. That's the playbook cruise lines lean on when they can't eject a guest mid-voyage: contain, document, hand off to police. Crosby's own account — "heavily intoxicated" and no memory of hitting the kids — won't help his defense given the security footage cited in the affidavit. The losers here are obviously the two children and their families; the win, such as it is, goes to Carnival for a documented, defensible response that keeps liability with the passenger. In the reader's shoes, I'd want to know a ship's alcohol policy and security response time before booking a family cruise, because the $20,000 bond and August 25 arraignment tell you this plays out in court, not on the ship.