Every year news sources report certain cruise ships sail into port with several passengers sick from Norovirus. In years past, Carnival Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL), Royal Caribbean Cruises, Regent Seven Seas and Celebrity Cruises all reported Norovirus outbreaks on their ships. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Category: Cruise Ship Passenger Injury Law
It is no secret that many passengers are raped or sexually assaulted aboard cruise ships each year. This sad fact caused Congress to pass the 2010 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act. That Act requires, among other things, all cabin doors be outfitted with peepholes, limited access to cabins by […]
Most people don’t know cruise lines have closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras recording the movements of passengers and crew in many of their ship’s common areas. CCTV videos are extremely important in cruise accident lawsuits as they confirm the plaintiff’s accident. Cruise lines, however, are hesitant to produce these videos. […]
Nearly every major cruise line operating out of the United States requires passengers injured aboard their ships to bring a lawsuit within one year of the accident. This little known fact is found in the cruise boarding pass. For example, Carnival Cruise Lines’ boarding pass provides a, “suit to recover […]
You’re sailing aboard a beautiful Cruise Ship in the middle of the ocean at least a day or perhaps two from the nearest port of call. The closest port is most likely a quant island in the Caribbean or country in Central or South America. You don’t mind the geographic […]