Cruise line insists staff weren’t in Ku Klux Klan gear after fancy dress mishap - The cruise line said staff in controversial white costumes were dressed as ‘upside-down snow cones’ ...

A cruise ship’s staff have pleaded ignorance after their “upside-down snow cone” fancy dress costumes were “misconstrued” as Ku Klux Klan (KKK) outfits.

Turkeys, knights of old and even an oven were just some of the festive fancy dress choices by those taking part in outdoor swims on Christmas Day. Plucky bathers took to the sea off Dorset ...

The pubgoer said they saw two people dressed as Klansmen at a fancy dress event at the Chiverton Arms, in Cornwall, at around 7pm. The pubgoer said: "We were in shock at first and couldn't believe it.

"They live and work on a cruise ship. They’re not going to [Australian craft suppliers] Spotlight to buy a bunch of materials for fancy dress. They’ve got to make do with what they’ve got ...