Cruise Ship
Cunard’s Refurbished Queen Elizabeth to Spend Season in Miami: What Does This Mean for Injured Passengers?
Cunard, a UK-based cruise line owned by Carnival Corporation, has announced that it is refurbishing the Queen Elizabeth ship before it moves to Miami for a full season. From a Press Release of Cunard: The luxurious 2,000 guest ship will undergo a significant refit from February 25 to March 13, 2025, in Seatrium’s Admiralty Yard…
Read MoreCruise Ship Worker Hid Cameras in Guests’ Rooms
Cruise ship worker Arvin Joseph Mirasol received a 30-year sentence this week after pleading guilty to producing child pornography. From December 2023 until his arrest in March 2024, the 34-year-old citizen of the Philippines installed hidden cameras in guests’ bathrooms aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas. It’s possible that Mirasol filmed hundreds of…
Read MoreDefective Cruise Ship Doors Are Injuring Passengers
Each year, people flock to cruise ships to get away, relax and embark on an adventure. In fact, in 2023, more than 30 million people boarded cruise ships to enjoy their vacations. Sadly, for some unlucky travelers, these trips leave them injured or worse because of negligent cruise operators and faulty equipment. According to recent…
Read MoreNEWS: Norwegian Cruise Lines Employee Arrested for Alleged Stabbing Spree
Ntando Sogoni, 35, of South Africa, was arrested on May 7 in Juneau, Alaska after allegedly stabbing three individuals with a pair of medical scissors the day before. According to reports, personnel aboard the Norwegian Encore saw Sogoni trying to deploy a lifeboat and took him to the medical center for evaluation. At that point,…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm Secures $1+ Million for Cruise Ship Injury Victim After Eight Day Trial in Federal Court
OVER $1M FINAL JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE FOR TENDER OPERATOR’S NEGLIGENCE On October 25, 2019, a Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) tender was ferrying over 200 NCL passengers from the pier at Cannes, France to the NCL Epic cruise ship. The tender was the last one transporting passengers that day and was over 30…
Read MoreWhy Are Royal Caribbean Cruises Sales Soaring?
While cruises seem to be more popular than ever, we know what kinds of dangers they can pose. We handle cruise ship cases. Not everyone can do this, because cruise ships fall under Maritime law. This is a complicated area of law. We are specialists in Maritime law so we understand the risks. It is…
Read MoreThe Athens Convention in Cruise Ship Cases
In all cruise line claims by passengers, if the itinerary of the cruise does not include a U.S. port, the Athens Convention applies. That is because the U.S. is not a signatory to the Athens Convention. Thus, if the itinerary does include a U.S. port, the Athens Convention – including its cap on damages – does not…
Read MoreCruise Excursion Injuries
Cruise passengers often are injured on cruise excursions. These are the side trips for which the cruise lines’ contract with local companies. The excursions are part and parcel of the cruise itself. The excursions are why many people take one particular cruise over another. The cruise lines market the excursions on the cruise lines’ websites.…
Read MoreThings to Know Before You Go – And What to Do If Things Go Wrong
Cruise Safety Tips from a Certified Specialist in Maritime Law Cruises can be great. But there are things to know before you go. Here are some helpful hints. First, you can learn from others. There are a massive number of people going on cruises. And that number increases every year. Over 20 million people took…
Read MoreHow Do I Sue a Cruise Line?
This is a question I get all the time not just from cruise passengers but also from other lawyers. Why? Because most lawyers do not know how to sue a cruise line. All of the lawyers at Hickey Law Firm handle and specialize in these claims – claims of cruise passengers against cruise lines. The answer to the…
Read MoreCelebrity Cruises Accused of Leaving a Passenger’s Body to Decompose on Board
People take cruises to relax and have fun. Sometimes, however, passengers pass away. But you expect that the cruise ship would treat their bodies with dignity and respect. Celebrity Cruises is facing a lawsuit from Marilyn Jones, the widow of Robert Jones. Mr. Jones had a fatal heart attack while traveling on the Celebrity Equinox…
Read MoreCruise Ship Spas Can Be Dangerous Places
Almost every modern day cruise ship has a spa. Sometimes they are run as a franchise of a well- known name like Canyon Ranch. But most of the time, the spas are run by one company which in one form or another has operated spas on cruise ships for over 40 years. The related companies…
Read MoreCruise Ship Passenger Dies After Fall from Balcony
Virgin Voyages recently reported a passenger died after falling from a balcony shortly after departure on April 2nd. The ship, Valiant Lady, was on its way to Roatan, Honduras when the incident occurred and was immediately redirected back to Miami. Per USA Today, “This passenger went over their balcony onto a lower deck, and despite…
Read MoreCan I Sue a Cruise Line if I Was Sexually Assaulted by a Crew Member?
Most of the cruise lines promise the vacation of your lifetime. But often the cruise ends in tragedy because the cruise line failed to provide the security passengers need from sexual assaults by crew members. If you have been sexually assaulted on a cruise ship or by a crew member, you can sue for damages…
Read MoreCommon Causes of Florida Boat Accidents
When you are seriously injured from a boating accident, you have the right to seek compensation for your injuries. There will be several medical expenses, lost time from work, and additional pain and suffering that you deserve to be compensated for. But you have to file suit in the right court (venue) and within the…
Read MoreCarnival Cruise Rescues Stranded Migrants
On Friday, a Carnival cruise ship rescued a dozen migrants who were stranded at sea. WSVN.com reports that the group of 12 Cuban migrants were in a small boat adrift at sea when the crew of the Carnival Sunrise cruise ship spotted them. SAVE AT SEA – The crew of the Carnival Sunrise came to the rescue of 12 migrants…
Read MoreCarnival Freedom Catches Fire While Docked at Grand Turk
A carnival cruise ship caught fire while docked at Grand Turk this week. WSVN.com reports that the Carnival Freedom departed from Florida and arrived at Grand Turk several days later. Video of the incident shows the Freedom’s whitetail funnel smoking heavily. The popular cruise ship Carnival Freedom was on the Turks Islands when smoke and…
Read MoreAs Cruising Resumes Cruise Companies Return to Their Old Tricks
Despite the ongoing global pandemic, cruise companies across the world are attempting to get back to business as normal. And with the increased cruising comes additional cases of cruise ship injury. Aside from the expected cases of outbreak on a cruise ship, presumably, the recent uptick of embarkations has brought a semblance of a return…
Read MoreTeen Dead Following Fall from MSC Cruise Ship
A teen is dead after he fell from a cruise ship last week. NBCNews.com reports that the teen fell from the MSC Seashore cruise ship at about 7:30 p.m. last Wednesday. A passenger reportedly recorded the aftermath of the teen’s disappearance and posted it on social media. The video shows a loudspeaker blaring a “man…
Read MoreElderly Man in Critical Condition After Medical Evacuation From Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
An elderly man was medically evacuated from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the Florida Keys on Wednesday. WSVN.com reports that an 81-year-old man was sailing aboard the Serenade of the Seas ship when he suffered a medical emergency. The report does not indicate the nature of the emergency. Authorities brought the man ashore in…
Read MoreTop Florida Attorney Helps Injury Victims In-Person or Remotely
Though the United States is currently attempting to get back to normal following the coronavirus pandemic, many people continue to take significant precautions in order to help protect themselves and their families. We at Hickey Law Firm, P.A. would like to inform you that when you have a legal matter that requires urgent attention, we…
Read MoreRoyal Caribbean Can’t End Suit Over Sex Assault Response
(Posted from Law360) By Brett Barrouquere Law360 (September 29, 2021, 4:48 PM EDT) — A Florida state judge on Wednesday rejected Royal Caribbean’s efforts to end a worker’s claim that staff behaved outrageously and without regard for her feelings after she reported a sexual assault. Judge Alan Fine of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit said there…
Read MoreFamily Sues Disney Cruise Line Over Alleged Sexual Assault on Three-Year-Old Daughter
In a newly filed lawsuit, a family is alleging that their young daughter was sexually assaulted aboard a Disney cruise ship in 2020. WSVN.com reports that the lawsuit was filed last month in Orlando. The suit alleges that workers in the Disney Fantasy cruise ship daycare were negligent when they failed to separate children by age,…
Read MoreWhat are the Most Common Dangers on a Cruise Ship?
Cruise ships are intended to be fun, to provide passengers with an exciting and relaxing time while allowing them to see sights that would otherwise be impossible. And, while this is surely the case for many cruise ship passengers, a surprisingly large number sustain serious injury during routine cruises. One of the leading causes of…
Read MoreHow Common are Slip and Fall Accidents on Cruise Ships?
Slip and fall accidents are the most common type of accident aboard cruise ships – and while some of these result in little more than bruised pride, many result in serious or even catastrophic injury. Slip and fall is the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in the United States, accounting for nearly half of…
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