‘Absolute idiot’: Woman banned from Royal Caribbean cruises for life after hanging off ship’s balcony for photoshoot

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A woman who was caught posing for photographs while hanging off a railing on a Royal Caribbean ship has been banned for life by the cruise company. Fellow passenger Peter Blosic branded the unnamed woman an “absolute idiot”, adding: “You cannot fall off of a ship unless you are acting like a moron!” He took a picture of the spectacle, which shows the woman posing having climbed over a balcony railing on the starboard side of the liner. “Security was notified and the guests were later debarked in Falmouth, Jamaica, as a result of their actions and are now banned for life from sailing with Royal Caribbean.” Passengers are prohibited from “sitting, standing, laying or climbing on, over or across any exterior or interior railings or other protective barriers, or tampering with ship’s equipment, facilities or systems”, according to Royal Caribbean’s guest conduct policy. In August 2019, an Australian man died after falling overboard on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of Seas cruise ship, in spite of rescue efforts.