What on earth is happening with people these days? Picture this: an Alabama mother-son duo, Kelli Lyn Ryan, and her 23-year-old son Dylan, living out their most embarrassing impulses on a massive cruise ship with 6,000 passengers onboard. But this wasn’t some harmless slip-up or drunk karaoke session.
No, this pair was allegedly caught on video doing something truly disturbing—assaulting a senior citizen. That’s right, this wasn’t just a verbal spat. Kelli, 49, and Dylan, in their infinite wisdom, reportedly slapped a passenger over the age of 65 in the ship’s theater, and for what reason? Who knows? But it didn’t end there.
Apparently, Dylan felt the need to jump in with his own barrage of strikes. Surveillance footage allegedly captured the gruesome moment, showing Dylan laying into this elderly victim multiple times. The deputy chief of security saw the footage and decided enough was enough. Dylan got booted off the ship the very next day when they docked in Falmouth, Jamaica.
Now, here’s where things get a little… strange. Instead of a joint exile, Kelli was allowed to stay on board. Yes, really. While Dylan was left to wander Jamaica, hopefully contemplating his life choices, Kelli was free to keep sipping cocktails and enjoying the rest of the cruise. The ship made stops in Grand Cayman, Mexico, and a private island in the Bahamas, all while Kelli apparently avoided any immediate repercussions for her actions. Talk about getting away with it—temporarily, anyway.
Nearly a week later, when the Seascape returned to Miami, authorities finally caught up with Kelli. She was arrested and charged with battery on a person 65 or older. But here’s the kicker: after her arrest, she seems to have vanished. Where she’s gone or what her plans are next, well, your guess is as good as anyone’s.
Despicable Mom (Kelli Lyn Ryan, 49, of Huntsville) Arrested, & Son Kicked Off MSC Cruise Ship For Slapping Elderly Passenger
WTF is wrong with people ,, Trump has completely F’d up , making it ok for the deplorables to act out like this pic.twitter.com/8eDh6BhSYz
— Bela Barasai (@whzyrdady) October 16, 2024
Social media, naturally, had a field day with this bizarre saga. People were scratching their heads, wondering how exactly you get kicked off a cruise ship for behavior so extreme that they dump you in a foreign country. One Facebook user hit the nail on the head: “How ‘excessively’ violent do you have to act for MSC security to actually kick you off in a foreign port?” And let’s not forget poor Dylan—stuck in Jamaica, likely with zero backup plans.
MSC Cruises, for their part, has yet to release any official statement, leaving everyone guessing about the full extent of the incident and what, if anything, they plan to do to ensure passengers’ safety in the future. Because let’s be real: a cruise ship is supposed to be a place for relaxation, not some WWE smackdown.
This whole ordeal raises plenty of questions, like why was Kelli allowed to stay onboard after such a vile incident? And what exactly went down that led to such a gross overreaction? Maybe we’ll find out someday, but in the meantime, it’s clear that this family bonding experience didn’t quite go as planned.
