Key Aspects:
- Two social media streamers have reportedly been removed from Harmony of the Seas following a fight incident.
- The ship’s November 2 sailing has multiple streamers onboard, and there has been a great deal of poor behavior.
- This behavior is a violation of the cruise line’s Guest Conduct Policy, and different consequences are possible.
Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas is enjoying a 7-night cruise with two fewer guests following an incident that happened early in the sailing.
The Oasis-class ship departed Galveston, Texas on Sunday, November 2, 2025 for the Western Caribbean itinerary, and the first two full days of the ship were relaxing days at sea.
During that time, however, two livestreamers got into a tense situation that came to repeated blows. The two, identified as David Ryan and Dave Willis, were arguing over another streamer when punches were thrown.
The two men grappled, tossed their equipment around, and wrestled to the floor during the altercation.
Guests onboard Harmony of the Seas who witnessed the situation noted that the two men had reportedly been drinking throughout the evening. Both had been streaming repeatedly, recording their interactions, and the conversation was less than civil.
Other clips online show the same individuals and other streamers earlier in the sailing interacting with other guests, not always in polite ways. For example, several streamers were knocking on decorated stateroom doors and asking if the individuals were swingers, filming the entire time.
Another incident took place in the ship’s Studio B arena on Deck 4 during a game show event. One of the streamers was standing to record and blocking views, deliberately goading other guests nearby, and filming the interaction.
Security did intervene at the fight (as well as several times previously), and the men were removed when the ship reached Roatan, Honduras, ostensibly to make their own way home.
This would be consistent with Royal Caribbean’s Guest Conduct Policy. Any “verbally abusive or offensive language” is prohibited, as is any abusive, discourteous, or disruptive behavior.
Any guests who violate the policy are subject to various security measures, including but not limited to:
- Intervention by security personnel
- Removal of onboard privileges, which could include being confined to one’s stateroom
- Being removed from the vessel
- Complete ban from future cruises
At this time, it is clear that the two individuals were removed from Harmony of the Seas. The pair was left in Roatan, Honduras, on November 5. However, there is no confirmation about whether or not they have been banned from the cruise line or other lines in the Royal Caribbean Group.
Cruise Hive has reached out to Royal Caribbean about the incident, but has not yet heard back as of this writing.
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Harmony of the Seas‘ itinerary has not been impacted by the unfortunate incident. The ship is visiting Costa Maya on Thursday, November 6, and will visit Cozumel on Friday, November 7, before another day at sea, before she returns to Galveston on Sunday, November 9.
Should Streaming Be Banned From Cruise Ships?
Livestreaming and the presence of “influencers” onboard cruise ships has become increasingly controversial. Many cruise guests support banning this type of activity, particularly when streamers block views, film guests without permission, and may deliberately seek to push boundaries for the sake of views.
This is often called “nuisance streaming” with individuals deliberately trying to cause mayhem in order to elicit reactions from those around them, which they then post online.
Guests onboard ships where this is happening are angry about the behavior and how different cruise lines appear to look the other way.
Of course, different social media platforms have different guidelines for what users may post. Some are more lenient about offensive behavior than others.
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“Royal just needs to ban these streamers from streaming on the ship,” one guest suggested on a Reddit discussion, with more than 100 upvotes in agreement.
Unfortunately, it would be very difficult for a cruise line to ban simply recording videos, as many cruise guests love to capture the happy moments of their vacation to share with loved ones on land. Perhaps the idea to ban streaming could be added to the list of security interventions for these types of incidents.
