Personal Injury

Tens of thousands of cruise ship crew members around the world continue to be stuck aboard cruise vessels, some of them having been on the ships for up to 8 weeks. In their frustration, many have reached out to local news stations in order to express their discontent with being essentially trapped aboard the ships and…

Cruise companies are actively planning to return to the seas, but their official return dates are something of a moving target. A combination of governmental regulations, health concerns, and port closures have prevented the cruise lines from nailing down specific guaranteed sailing dates. But despite the uncertainty, cruise companies are nevertheless planning to return to…

Cruise lines often seek to defeat passenger negligence claims by filing motions for summary judgment. These motions ask the court to rule in favor of the Defendant without a trial and throw the Plaintiff’s case out.  A recent order by United States District Court Judge, Cecilia Altonaga, explains how a cruise line Defendant’s motion for…

To the surprise of many, future cruise bookings seem not to have not been harmed by the fact that the worldwide coronavirus pandemic has hit cruise ships especially hard. At a time when there are still tens of thousands of cruise ship crew members stranded on cruise vessels across the globe, thousands of prospective passengers…

The number of stranded cruise ship crew members continues to diminish, with the reported tally dropping from 100,000 to a reported 70,000 in recent weeks. Many of the crew members are understandably desperate to leave their respective ships and repatriate to their home countries. But in the meantime, published reports indicate that many are having…

Cruise companies are slowly repatriating a massive number of crew members who remain stuck aboard over a hundred vessels throughout the world. The conditions aboard the ships have been understandably dismal as the workers slowly lose hope of going home anytime soon. While most crew members are biding their time and hoping to go home…

Since the start of the year, cruise company stocks have lost well over half their value since. The companies continue to struggle to get back to actually cruising, the primary way that they earn revenue. And meanwhile, they continue to burn through cash as they maintain their fleets and the estimated 100,000 crew members that…

Perhaps one of the groups most lost in the nation’s coronavirus analysis is cruise ship workers. Many of them U.S. citizens, reports indicate that up to 100,000 crew members are stranded aboard cruise ships across the world. The ships face numerous challenges to disembarking the workers, from stringent CDC guidelines to closed cruise ship ports.…

As the cruise industry attempts to regain its footing following a month and a half of canceled voyages, cruise companies such as industry giant Carnival are planning to return to sailing in late summer. But other cruise lines are continuing to cancel. The latest round of cancellations saw Princess Cruises announce that it would be…

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued its opinion in Carroll v. Carnival Corporation d/b/a Carnival Cruise Line, No. 17-13602, U.S. App. LEXIS 11860 (11th Cir. Apr. 15, 2020). Carroll v. Carnival Corporation is a trip and fall case. Elaine Carroll tripped over the leg of a lounge chair while she was walking through…

For well over a month we have been blogging about the plight of cruise ship crew members, who have been stuck aboard the ships on which they work. Local authorities have been hesitant to allow the workers to leave the ships in order to repatriate back to their home countries due to fears that they…

There are currently approximately 100,000 ship crew members stuck on ships across the world, prevented from disembarking the ships and going home due to concerns that they may be sick with coronavirus. Though cruise company executives have been in touch with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) about repatriating the workers to their home countries, the talks…

The thousands of cruise ship crew members who are still stuck aboard their ships are likely having a rough go of it. They are mostly confined to their rooms, many unable to leave even to eat. Aboard some ships the workers’ fellow crew members bring meals to their colleagues’ staterooms while they themselves are suited…

The island of Tasmania off Australia’s southern coast is experiencing a coronavirus outbreak. Until recently authorities had been investigating the source of the contagion which spread through the country. Now, researchers are blaming the contagion on a visit from a cruise ship. Reuters.com reports that Australia has managed to keep its coronavirus outbreak to just…

For the past several weeks, as the remaining cruise ship passengers were finally being brought ashore from their ships, we have begun to cover the plight of the crew members who remain aboard the vessels. Due to lack of contact, there has been scant reporting about the crew members’ health statuses. But if one recent…

Saying that the cruise industry is in trouble would be a significant understatement. Cruise companies are currently the subject of mass cancellations and refunds, even as former passengers file lawsuits due to the companies’ handling of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Add to that the fact that thousands of cruise ship crew members are still unable…

Crew members of the Sky Princess cruise ship have been aboard the ship for approximately 40 days, already several weeks longer than expected. And they are unsure exactly when they will be allowed to disembark from the ship and go home. The Sky Princess is currently being held off the coast of Florida. According to crew member…

In a statement today, Norwegian Cruise Line announced that it would be extending its no-sale period into the early summer.  Your safety is our #1 priority—both on and off our ships. We are extending the suspension of all sailings across our fleet through June 30, 2020. For more information please visit: https://t.co/TzIVK9eONB pic.twitter.com/5krcCpMwfK — Cruise…

Despite its ongoing work on the numerous cruise ship coronavirus outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continues to work on other cruise-related sanitation issues. Before coronavirus, the CDC’s primary cruise ship virus outbreak concern was likely norovirus, which has been responsible for several outbreaks per year. In fact, in 2019, 10 European cruise ships…

After months of terrible news for cruise ship passengers, the majority of them have now left the ships to either seek medical treatment or go home. But the same cannot be said for the ships’ crew members. Hundreds of cruise workers are currently stuck aboard the vessels, unable to go home or disembark at the…