CBP Removes Disney Destiny Crew Member After Reported Assault
CBP’s Miami and Tampa Field Office said the crew member’s visa was cancelled, though it did not disclose the person’s identity, role or details of the reported incident.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers removed a Disney Destiny crew member from the ship at Port Everglades following a reported assault on another crew member. The individual was later removed from the United States. The agency disclosed the action in a November 6, 2026, Facebook post from its Miami and Tampa Field Office.
CBP did not disclose the date of either the alleged assault or the removal. It also withheld the crew member’s identity, onboard position and details of the incident.
Officers responded while the Disney Cruise Line vessel was docked at its Fort Lauderdale homeport. “The individual identified as the aggressor had their crew visa cancelled,” the field office wrote. Its post included a photograph of the crew member between two CBP officers, with the individual’s face obscured.
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act and 22 CFR Part 41, visa revocation generally falls under the U.S. Department of State’s authority. CBP can refuse admission and enforce immigration requirements for crew members, but those powers are distinct from independently revoking a visa. CBP immigration officers can place a cancellation endorsement on a visa after the State Department revokes or invalidates it and requests that action.
Disney Destiny was not at Port Everglades on the day CBP published the post. The ship’s most recent completed sailing before the announcement returned on November 2: a four-night Bahamas cruise that departed October 29 and visited Nassau and Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay. CBP did not connect the incident to a particular voyage.
