In December 2018 cruise passenger Jeffrey Eisenmann suffered a heart attack and died while taking a Carnival cruise. His family sued the cruise giant, alleging that the company committed medical malpractice which led to Eisenmann’s death. In a Miami Herald report on the case, the paper reports that Carnival attempted to have the case dismissed. In…

As Salvatore Anello awaits trial in Puerto Rico for the death of his granddaughter Chloe Wiegand, Chloe’s family prepares its suit against Royal Caribbean. Chole fell to her death from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship over the summer when her grandfather held her up to the window and accidentally allowed her to fall through. The…

Days after 5 people were killed, and dozens more injured, during a volcano eruption on New Zealand’s White Island, many are asking why there were tourists at the site at all, especially tourists on an excursion from a cruise ship.  Numerous news outlets are reporting that scientists had been warning for weeks that the volcano…

CBS News reports that several weeks ago geologists warned that the volcano on New Zealand’s White Island was set to erupt. Despite the warning, Royal Caribbean cruise line continued to tourists continued to take passengers to visit the island, putting their lives in mortal danger. Images of the volcano in the moments before the eruption…

A Holland America cruise ship was delayed by a propeller issue which caused the ship’s departure to be pushed back a full 24 hours. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Oosterdam was set to leave San Diego on Saturday but instead, the company performed “required maintenance” on the ship’s propeller. The company said that…

MSN.com recently published a report on the “ 10 nastiest cruise ships that have sailed in the US.” The report refers to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control program which evaluates cruise ships for sanitation and then ranks them on a scale from 0 to 100. 86 is the minimum passing grade.  Without further ado,…

According to a CNN analysis of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s cruise crime report, cruise ship sexual assault reports increased by 67% in 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. We blogged about this a couple of days ago but thought that this story deserved to be covered again. From July 1, 2019, to…

At Hickey Law Firm, P.A. we represent cruse injury victims from all over the globe. Cruise ships may depart from one country, call on various others, and finally dock a completely different destination. But despite the international nature of cruising, the city of Miami, Florida is key for many who wish to file suit against…

The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated a man from a cruise ship sailing off the North Carolina coast on Monday afternoon. WITN.com reports that the Coast Guard evacuated the victim from the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship as it sailed about 40 miles off the southeast coast of Hatteras. The rescuers, from a base in Elizabeth City,…

Sexual assaults are reported aboard cruise ships at a rate that often outpaces all other reports of crimes combined. This comes as a shock to many people who tend to believe that cruise ships are floating paradises where nothing can go wrong.  A new report, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation last week, shows that…

The Norwegian Joy cruise ship has reported sick passengers for the second time in a week. Authorities have not identified the cause of the sickness, which has sickened at least 10 passengers this time around. Passengers told CBS Los Angeles that symptoms included stomach cramps, nausea, and diarrhea.  One passenger reported that he went and…

Several news outlets are reporting that a group of Carnival Cruise Line passengers was involved in a serious vehicle crash in Belize this week, resulting in two deaths and others suffering serious injuries.  2 Americans were killed and 5 others were injured in a bus accident as they traveled in Belize on Wednesday as part…

Miami injury attorney Jack Hickey has been practicing law for over three decades. In that time he has represented people in all manner of personal injury and wrongful death cases, from cruise ship sexual assault to a police chase which resulted in the death of an innocent bystander.  Hickey’s wealth of experience has earned him…

Over the summer the world was horrified to learn that an 18-month-old girl had died after falling out of a cruise ship window. We have blogged about this case many times, and what seems clear is that Royal Caribbean had left a window open high up on the ship, presenting a serious hazard to passengers.…

A Belgian cruise ship ran aground in Thailand on Monday, breaching its hull and taking on water.  Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub The ship, La Belle des Oceans, was sailing south of the Phi-Phi islands when it struck underwater rocks. The collision was significant enough to breach the hull of the ship and cause it to take…

CNN is reporting that six people fell ill aboard a Norwegian cruise ship earlier this week.   The sick passengers fell ill with flu-like symptoms including symptoms that affected the stomach. They were traveling aboard the Norwegian Joy, returning to the U.S. after a trip through the Panama Canal when they fell ill the report…

In July, 18-month-old Chloe Wiegan fell to her death from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship window. Her grandfather was the last person to have contact with her. The Wiegand family says that he accidentally picked her up to a window he thought was closed. Puerto Rican authorities recently announced that they would prosecute Chloe’s grandfather…

Earlier this week we blogged about a man who died after falling several stories aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship. Information about the victim and the circumstances continue to trickle out. Brownsburg, Indiana resident Brian Rice fell approximately four stories – from the ninth story of the Horizon – as the ship was returning to…