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Heavily Intoxicated Man Arrested After Allegedly Beating Children Aboard Carnival Cruise Ship, Police Say

David Lawrence Crosby II, 44, of Surrency, Georgia, was arrested July 27 on two counts of child abuse after an alleged incident aboard the Carnival Glory, which typically sails from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas. According to a probable cause affidavit, Crosby was running down a hallway on July 26 when he encountered three children playing tag, striking one in the face — causing a bloody lip and head pain — and another in the stomach. The incident was captured on the ship's security cameras, and Crosby reportedly told officers he was "heavily intoxicated" and did not remember the encounter. Carnival said its security team responded immediately, confined Crosby to his cabin for the rest of the voyage, referred him to local law enforcement upon arrival in Port Canaveral, assessed a code of conduct violation fee, and placed him on its Do Not Sail list. Crosby posted a combined $20,000 bond, pleaded not guilty, and is scheduled for arraignment Aug. 25.
💡 What This Means For You

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.

📝 Mark's Take

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.

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