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A Florida man faces battery charges after allegedly knocking an elderly employee unconscious on a Norwegian cruise ship.

The altercation began when the man tried to enter a restricted hallway on the ship.

This incident follows the recent death of a Florida teenager on a Carnival cruise, which has been ruled a homicide.

A Florida man is being charged with battery against a person 65 years or older after an altercation on board the Norwegian Encore cruise ship out of Miami on Nov. 22, according to arrest reports.

Phillip Ortiz, 38, got into a physical fight with an unidentified employee on the ship, which led to the older man being knocked unconscious, police said in their report. Ortiz has been identified as a Miami attorney with The Firm Law Group , specializ

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