Do Cruise Ships Have Jails

Oh well there you have it yes cruise ships do have prison cells.

Do cruise ships have jails. In rare cases its for more serious matters needing to be dealt with by land-based authorities. Called the brig they are rarely used but when they are it is generally for those passengers who commit serious crimes where criminal prosecution is likely such as drug trafficking. The cruise ship brig is used as a last resort for the cruise line.

Answer 1 of 12. Theyve got their own housing entertainment stores restaurants spas and swimming pools among other amenities that allow them to sustain life at sea. Ships staff are trained to deal with these.

Called the brig they are rarely used but when they are it is generally for those passengers who commit serious crimes where criminal prosecution is likely such as drug trafficking. Why the rep decided to talk like that I dont know. Called the brig they are rarely used but when they are it is generally for those passengers who commit serious crimes where criminal prosecution is likely such as drug trafficking.

So we hope that answers your question of do cruise ships have official police force. According to the Broward County Medical Examiners Office which is where any deaths on cruise ships that stop at Fort Lauderdales Port Everglades must be reported some 91 people have died on. Their own security forces and will then hand you over to the authorities when the ship docks.

Unruly passengers passengers who are a threat to security or have committed a crime while at sea can be locked in a small jail-like room on the ship. Some cruise ships have jail cells but they look nothing like this. This is because while there is no formal police force there is properly trained personnel who would tackle the crime events.

IStock Ship security officers dont unilaterally make the decision to lock up passengers. According to a story by the Columbia University News Service looks like some cruise ships have morgues - or bodies can be transferred at the next port to be flown home. We were on one cruise where they had to clean out the meat freezer as they had run out of room in the morgueeek.