A former stockbroker has been jailed for kicking a passenger 'like a penalty' and punching another man when a violent brawl erupted during a cruise ship's late night buffet.
The drunken fight broke out after couple Paul Evans, 45, and Tabatha Young, 43, became angry when a family asked them to stop swearing as they dined on board P&O's Royal Britannia ship.
Young - a popular YouTuber - attacked fellow holidaymaker Sarah Gardner, a nurse who had retired to the Horizon Buffet with her husband Justin Gardner and her two daughters after attending a family disco.
Then Evans, a financial advisor who previously worked as a stockbroker, assaulted statistician Mr Gardner, before kicking project manager Andrew Irving as part of a 'brutal attack' when he attempted to intervene.
A court heard other passengers, who had been enjoying a 'spectacular' cruise through the Norwegian fjords, looked on in horror as 'intoxicated' Evans punched and kicked the men as if he were 'taking a penalty'.
Paul Evans assaulted statistician Justin Gardner, who was aboard the P&O vessel with his wife and two daughters, before kicking project manager Andrew Irving when he tried to intervene
The fight on board P&O's Royal Britannia ship had been sparked when the Gardners asked Evans, 45, and partner Tabatha Young (pictured), a social media star, to tone down their language as they dined in the Horizon buffet
Young, a mother of three, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm and today sobbed as she was handed a nine month jail sentence suspended for two years in what judge Nicholas Rowland described as a 'close shave'.
Evans had denied one count of robbery and three counts of assault causing actual bodily harm following the extraordinary scenes during the early hours of July 26 2019, claiming he had simply been trying to protect his girlfriend.
But the 45-year-old was found guilty by jurors of two counts of actual bodily harm at Southampton Crown Court, Hants, last month.
The Gardners had attended a family disco with their two daughters when they retired to the buffet, but became upset by language coming from the neighbouring table.
A fight quickly broke out after Evans, of Clayhill in Essex, was overheard saying he wanted to 's***' and 'f***' their 16-year-old daughter Amelia, the court heard.
Evans had also claimed he was acting in self-defence but the judge said 'there was no need for defensive force' as he jailed Evans for 21 months.
A court heard other passengers, who had been enjoying a 'spectacular' cruise through the Norwegian fjords, looked on in horror as 'intoxicated' Evans punched and kicked the men
Judge Rowland said: 'There were other family members [in the buffet]. You
