What Happens If You Get Arrested on a Cruise Ship?

What happens if you get arrested on a cruise? One night on Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady, a crew member was sprayed in the face with toilet bowl cleaner. By the next morning, Key West police were on board. This cruise ship arrest, filmed on the officers' own body cameras, shows how cruise ship security responds, where they keep you (and what cruise ship jail, the brig, really looks like), what the captain is allowed to do, who gets your case in the middle of the ocean, and what it costs you. Along the way, this cruise ship documentary explains the maritime law and cruise law behind it: the ship's flag, the port, the passenger's passport, and when the FBI steps in. A behind the scenes cruise ship look at a part of the ship most guests never see. The guest in this story denied the accusation, and we could not find how her case ended. She is not named, and faces of private people in the police footage are blurred. CHAPTERS 0:00 Arrested on a cruise ship 0:51 The night 2:07 The security team 3:35 Where they keep you: the brig 4:46 The captain's powers 5:56 Who takes the case? 7:15 The walk off 8:32 Whose law are you under at sea? What should we take you behind the scenes of next? Subscribe to Cruise Ship Uncovered for more from the working side of cruise ships. FOOTAGE AND SOURCES Key West Police Department body-worn camera footage, 4 October 2024 (public record; via Cop Action On Cam). Royal Caribbean press centre (Anthem of the Seas bridge, staff captain and safety command centre; PortMiami terminal; shore excursions). Royal Caribbean Group Careers / Celebrity Cruises (security team, Celebrity Beyond). Carnival Cruise Line Australia (a day in the life of a captain). Inside Edition (Symphony of the Seas, 2019). Independent creators (also credited on screen): The Cruise Spotter, BLC Streams, Rich Murray, Harr Travel, Jumping Places, CCL Miami Blog, David Hardy, Ken Murray. Facts: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (46 U.S.C. 3507-3508); 18 U.S.C. 7(8); Florida Statute 910.006; UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Arts. 3, 27, 92); Virgin Voyages and Carnival ticket contracts and Virgin's Sailor Conduct Policy; FBI congressional testimony (2007); US DOT cruise crime data (via Cruzely, 2023). Independent documentary; not affiliated with Virgin Voyages, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises or Carnival. Not legal advice. #CruiseShip #VirginVoyages #CruiseLaw

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