Two judges in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County Florida arrived at opposite conclusions as to whether Americans who suffered horrors in the Costa Concordia disaster can maintain their lawsuits in Florida. In both cases, Costa Cruise Lines along with its parent company Carnival Cruises filed motions […]
Category: Cruise Ship Passenger Injury Law
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – Silversea Cruises Responses to CDC’S Discovery of Organized Effort to Hide Expired Food in Crew Cabins Silversea Cruises made its first formal response to the Centers for Disease Control’s surprise inspection of Silver Shadow in Alaska wherein the cruise ship received failing cleanliness grade. The CDC’s […]
It seems each month there is a news report about a crewmember assaulting a passenger while on a cruise. Vacationers take cruises to relax and have fun. Cruise lines spend millions of dollars portraying their ships as the model of safety and security. This combination causes people to let their […]
Slip and falls occur with regularity on gangways and ramps leading from cruise ships to land. The reason for this is simple. Often times these ramps are made of metal with anti-slip taped strips. Thousands of people walk these gangways each day causing the ramp to bend and the tape […]
Norovirus and gastrointestinal illness outbreaks are widespread problems throughout the cruise industry. So far this year alone the following outbreaks were reported by the Centers for Disease Control: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line – Vision of the Seas – Norovirus (Feb. 25 – Mar. 08) Princess Cruises – Ruby Princess – […]