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Man arrested after attacking another passenger

Michael White, age 18, from North Carolina, was arrested after a violent attack left another passenger unconscious during a four-night Bahamas cruise aboard the 'Liberty of the Seas', which´had departed Port Everglades on April 14, 2025. Upon the ship’s return to Florida on April 18, authorities arrested the suspect at the port. The alleged attack began when a male passenger and a woman confronted a group of youths who were jumping up and downinside an elevator, causing it to sway. The situation quickly escalated. When the elevator stopped on the eighth floor, the victim and the woman attempted to exit but were blocked. Once outside the elevator, the victim told deputies he was punched in the face by several individuals, causing him to stagger backward and fall. While on the floor, he was repeatedly kicked and eventually blacked out. When he regained consciousness, he was lying in a pool of blood. White was identified as one of the alleged attackers and was facing a charge of aggravated battery causing bodily harm. An additional suspect was also taken into custody. White was taken to the Broward County Jail and later released on April 19 after posting a $5,000 bond.

Father sues Royal Caribbean for serving alcohol to his son after he went missing

Level Parker, the father of the 20 year-old Leion Parker, who was missing since he jumped off the 11th deck of the 'Liberty of the Seas', believes his son is still alive and may survived because he's a master diver who works on a commercial fishing boat. He also had multiple life rings thrown at him. US Coast Guard officials called off their search for Levion on April 9, five days after he jumped from the 11th deck of the ship. Francel Parker, who runs an AC business in Port Charlotte, Florida, has also slammed Royal Caribbean for serving his son booze: "I'd like to know how my son was served so much alcohol." The minimum age for drinking on Royal Caribbean cruises departing from the US and the Caribbean is 21. The 'Liberty of the Seas' was just hours from returning to Fort Lauderdale after a four-day cruise when dad Francel caught up with Levion and brother Seth, 18, emerging from a hot tub at around 3.30 a.m. He said to his dad, 'I'll fix this right now,' and jumped out the window in front of other passengers, 57 miles off Grand Inagua at 4 a.m. on April 4, while the hot tub was still packed with revelers. Report with photos: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13296965/Levion-Parkers-dad-believes-20-year-old-son-alive-jumping-Royal-Caribbean-cruise-ship-hes-master-diver.html

Search for missing passenger suspended

On April 9 the US Coast Guard has called off the search for a 20 year old American Levion Parker, who jumped off the 'Liberty of the Seas' on April 4 at 4 a.m. during drunken argument with his dad as it sailed off the coast of the Bahamas. The ship had set sail from Fort Lauderdale on a four-day Caribbean cruise on April 1 and was hours away from docking at Fort Lauderdale in Florida when the man was confronted by his father as he emerged from a hot tub packed with revelers. He said to his dad, 'I'll fix this right now,' and he jumped out the window on dec 11, 57 miles off Grand Inagua. The ship stopped and immediately started a search, but resumed its journey just before 9 a.m. when the US Coast Guard cutter 'Seneca' arrived at the spot. Report with photos: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13293251/Caribbean-Liberty-dad-Levion-Parker-argument-overboard.html