An Australian man aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise was kicked off the ship, but his family opted to continue their vacation without him after he was booted for an alleged assault against another passenger.<\/p>\n
The 44-year-old brawler, whose name was not shared, was traveling with his family on the cruise line\u2019s \u201cAnthem of the Seas\u201d when he allegedly beat up another man just four days into the voyage, the Otago Daily Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n An Australian man was removed from a Royal Caribbean cruise for allegedly assaulting another passenger. Getty Images<\/p>\n The New Zealand police were alerted and boarded the ship once it docked in Dunedin, New Zealand and gave the man a warning before escorting him off, according to a statement obtained by PEOPLE<\/a>.<\/p>\n The aggressor was left to find his way back to Australia all on his own, the Otago Daily Times reported.<\/p>\n The other man whom the unruly Aussie allegedly attacked was treated for a cut on his nose, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n The irate passenger was taken off the ship at a dock in New Zealand. Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the ousted man\u2019s family decided to continue the rest of the 10-day voyage without him, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n After their jaunt in Dunedin, the cruise sailed on to three other towns in New Zealand and is expected to dock back in Australia on Nov. 20, according to CruiseMapper.<\/a><\/p>\n The man\u2019s family decided to continue their trip without him. MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/p>\n Royal Caribbean\u2019s passenger policies are stringent and assert that any \u201cinappropriate or abusive behavior,\u201d including \u201cuninvited physical contact,\u201d warrants removal from the ship, depending on the circumstance, according to its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The same rules apply for \u201cunsafe behavior\u201d like scaling the ship\u2019s railings, according to the website.<\/p>\n The other passenger whom the man allegedly assaulted was treated for a cut on his nose. Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t Royal Caribbean\u2019s first rodeo with unruly passengers.<\/p>\n In September, one of its ships had to turn back to its dock after a swarm of passengers started a vicious fight<\/a> by the kiddie pool, with some of the fighters even needing to be hospitalized.<\/p>\n