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More than a dozen passengers have been banned from a cruise liner after an unruly brawl erupted at a ship port in Florida.<\/p>\n
The chaotic fight broke out shortly after passengers disembarked a Carnival Cruise Line vessel at Port Miami on Monday following a cruise to the Bahamas.<\/p>\n
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By continuing you agree to our Terms<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dramatic footage of the rowdy brawl, which has made the rounds on social media, shows a group of travellers waiting in a customs line before one woman wearing a black dress and silk bonnet in her hair begins throwing her hands in the air and raising her voice.<\/p>\n Seconds later, she charges under the retractable belt being used to organise the line and barrels towards other passengers waiting further at the back of the queue.<\/p>\n All hell breaks loose when a woman dressed in a polkadot pyjama set attempts to shield herself from the woman charging towards her but is bowled over in the process.<\/p>\n A large group of passengers begin piling on top of the pair as holidaymakers start throwing punches and kicks, pulling hair and wrestling each other inside the terminal.<\/p>\n At one point, a woman wearing a yellow dress starts throwing her fists at the woman in the polkadot pyjamas\u2019 head before they grab each other by the hair in a violent tussle.<\/p>\n Several US Customs and Border Protection officers are then seen scrambling to try and diffuse the violent outbreak as luggage goes flying and bollards are shoved to the ground.<\/p>\n After a few minutes of mayhem, the chaotic scene is broken up and tensions begin to settle.<\/p>\n It is not clear what led to the violent dispute, but according to a statement Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office provided to Daily Mail,<\/a> the fight was between two families.<\/p>\n Carnival Cruise Liner confirmed 16 passengers have since been banned from its ships.<\/p>\n