Cruise Ship

In recent months, thousands of residents of Venice, Italy have taken to the city’s streets and waterways to protest the the volume of cruise ships calling on the city. After years of fighting the protesters have finally won a battle, as Italian officials announced plans to limit cruising around the city. The Venetian protesters complained…

Two summers ago a family taking an Alaskan cruise made headlines when the mother was murdered aboard the ship. The chief suspect is the victim’s husband, Kenneth Manzanares. Manzanares originally pleaded not guilty in August 2017 reports St. George News. But Manzanares’s legal team recently filed a notice of intent to change his plea. Apparently…

WESH.com reports that the workers, Josh Clayton, Sean Summers and Stephanie Dobson, saw the victim “sprawled out on the ground” and immediately came to his aid, calling 911 and treating him with a defibrillator. Fortunately, they were able to use the device to restore the man’s heartbeat. Paramedic took the man to Cape Canaveral Hospital…

The Guardian reports that the city of Venice, Italy called on the ports of Barcelona, Amsterdam, Marseille, Dubrovnik, Zeebrugge, Hamburg, Palma and Málaga to clamp down on cruise ships calling on their ports. The call comes as many Venetians are protesting the ships, following a crash involving a cruise ship at the Venetian port earlier…

Anchorage Daily News is reporting that Alaska’s governor recently vetoed several line items in the state’s budget, totaling $444 million dollars. Among the cuts was funding for the state’s Ocean Rangers program. The report says that Alaska’s legislature restored $3.4 million in funding for the program, but the governor can still veto even this funding. …

Over the weekend a peculiar story hit several major news outlets, which claimed that a cruise ship passenger dressed as a clown had been involved in a serious brawl which left several people injured. While the reports that a clown was involved have been shot down, new reports are suggesting that the circumstances surrounding the…

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has altered more than 30 itineraries due to a propulsion issue with one of the company’s ships.  CruiseCritic.com reports that damage to the Allure of the Seas’ propulsion pod has caused the ship to travel at reduced speeds. The itinerary changes will affect other ships as well.  CruiseCritic.com reports that RCL…

Yesterday published reports indicated that a massive cruise ship brawl was sparked by a man wearing a clown suit, in violation of a black-tie dress code. Now, British police are reportedly denying that assertion. Cruise ship officials detained a 43-year-old-man and a 41-year-old woman after the fight. The pair were turned over to the police…

Various news outlets are reporting that a cruise ship passenger, dressed as a clown, was involved in a “massive brawl” in the restaurant area of a cruise ship recently. FoxNews.com reports that the melee aboard the P&O Britannia cruise ship left at least six people with “significant bruising and cuts.” Three of the victims were…

Yesterday we blogged about a recently filed lawsuit, which alleges that Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines negligently allowed a group of grown men to buy drinks for a 15-year-year-old-girl before taking her to a cabin room and raping her. The suit not only takes the company to task for failing to stop the intoxication and attack,…

Thousands of Puerto Ricans are protesting the island’s governor, which many on the island believe is corrupt and needs to go. The protests have caused massive disruptions on the U.S. territory, including affecting the country’s cruise business. As a result of the disruptions, some experts are claiming that the country could lose up to $2.5…

Various news outlets are reporting that a cruise ship turned back to port as it was sailing toward Ketchikan, Alaska, after the ship lost power as it headed on its way to the nation’s northernmost state. Kiro7.com reports that the Celebrity Solstice was sailing out of Seattle, Washington when  it temporarily lost electricity, steering and…

The travel world was shocked earlier this month when an 18 month old girl fell from a cruise ship’s 11th floor to her death. Initial reports indicated that the girl’s grandfather may have accidentally dropped the girl from the ship either because he was playfully holding her over the side or because he tripped and…

Yesterday we blogged about how the political unrest in Puerto Rico caused Royal Caribbean to cancel a scheduled stop on the island. The island’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló, is under fire by the territory’s residents after insensitive text messages between him and members of his inner circle were made public. Initially, Royal Caribbean only cancelled one…

The ongoing unrest in San Juan, Puerto Rico has caused Royal Caribbean to cancel a scheduled stop at the island. The Miami Herald reports that the Port Authority of Puerto Rico announced the cancellation on Tuesday. After confirming that the Empress of the Seas cruise ship would not be calling on Puerto Rico as previously…

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A week after an 18 month old toddler fell to her death from the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas cruise ship, police in Puerto Rico are investigating possible negligence by the cruise line.   RTV6 reports that the Puerto Rican police are looking into many possibilities, including that the cruise company may have played…

Cruise injury attorney Jack Hickey issued the following statement on Sunday’s tragic fall of a toddler from a cruise ship.  “This is a horrible tragedy onboard this ship. It is a reminder that these ships are very much like tall buildings except these buildings move in every direction with the seas and with its own…

In the hours following the death of an 18 month old toddler, who fell from a cruise ship over the weekend, reports indicated that her grandfather had been involved in her death. While some reports said that he had accidentally dropped her from the 11th floor of the ship after he slipped, other reports indicated…

Over the weekend, an 18 month old girl named Chloe tragically fell to her death from a cruise ship window as the ship was at harbor in Puerto Rico. The girl’s grandfather, who was holding her just before her fall, is currently under investigation. But in a recent interview the family blames the cruise company…

Today more information about the toddler who died after falling from a cruise ship was released.  The girl was being carried by her grandfather, as the family sailed aboard the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship. After she slipped from her grandfather’s hands the toddler fell from the 11th floor of the ship to her…