Thursday

August 20th, 2026

Diversions

Questionable Judgment

News of the Weird

By News of the Weird

Published August 19, 2026

Questionable Judgment

A housekeeping crew on a P&O Cruises Australia ship took passengers by surprise when they paraded by the ship's swimming pool wearing their all-white uniforms with pointy white hoods, News.com reports.

The eight crew were dressed as upside-down snow cones, but passengers were horrified and were quick to document the incident on social media.

"We were like, 'are we seeing this correctly,' it was so bizarre," said one cruiser from Melbourne.

Lynne Scrivens, communications director for the cruise line, said the housekeeping crew are from all over the world and had never heard of the Ku Klux Klan.

"They are limited with what resources they have on ships," she said, explaining that they make do with what they can find for costumes.

P&O Cruises Australia issued an apology [News.com, 1/22/2025]