THE parents of two kids have been slammed after a shocking image emerged of the pair dangling their legs off a cruise ship balcony.
The children - believed to be two boys - appeared to have been left unsupervised on the 130ft cruise ship as they balanced on the edge of the railing.
It's understood the boys were on a Royal Caribbean vessel after the snap was posted in a Carnival Cruise Line Miami Blog Facebook group.
The caption said: "Where are the parents?"
One cruise passenger from another ship claimed they witnessed the incident - describing it as "unbelievable".
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Cruise-goer Robert Dempster said: "This was taken a week ago today at CocoCay.
"The kids were on Serenade of the Seas and the photo was taken from someone on the cruise I was on, on Oasis of the Seas.
“Unbelievable, but thank goodness it didn’t end in disaster!"
The parents and kids involved are yet to be identified but Facebook users blasted the adults.
One said the family should be "banned for all cruise ships".
And others branded the ordeal as “insane”, “unbelievable” and “shocking”.
The image raised fresh concerns over passenger safety aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ships.
But a spokesperson said customer care was the company's "upmost priority".
According to news.com.au, they said: "The safety of our guests and crew is our upmost priority at Royal Caribbean International.
“To ensure the safety of everyone on board we have a guest conduct policy that all guests must adhere to.
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"We remind all guests of this policy, and we take any violations to this policy very seriously.”
According to the Royal Caribbean’s conduct policy, passengers breaking the rules of the cruise ship can face “law enforcement” or “removal from a ship at the next port of call”.
It happened to one irresponsible passenger in 2019, when a woman was banned for life by Royal Caribbean after climbing over her balcony railing to pose for a photo in her swimsuit.
The lady was captured by a fellow passenger with her hands above her head, appearing to pose for a camera behind her.
But tragedy has also occurred.
A number of people have plunged to their deaths - including a teenager who tried to climb from an eighth floor balcony because he didn’t have his room card.
Brisbane man Warwick Tollemache, 35, also fell overboard while on a Royal Caribbean ship bound for Hawaii in May earlier this year.
And a male passenger fell overboard while travelling on the Spirit of Tasmania just days later.