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.

Video of the fancy dress faux pas showed staff strolling across the deck of an Australian cruise liner in all-white jumpsuits and cone-shaped hats. The costumes evoked the distinc ...

A cruise company was forced to apologize after employees dressed up as "upside down snow cones" were mistaken for KKK members in videos shared online.

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Cruise ship staff clad in pointed white hoods for an Australian costume party were “snow cones” not the Ku Klux Klan, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. Video of the fancy dress faux pas showed ...

“It was a tug-of-war event where the crew dress up, and our housekeeping crew decided to dress up as snow cones.” She added that the housekeepers had “no idea” that their costumes could ...

And they were wearing their cleaning uniforms, and they’ve put something on their head that looks like a snow cone – an upside-down snow cone. “They had no idea, they were horrified when ...