Cruise Ship

Two days ago we blogged about Norwegian Cruise Line’s decision to cancel a Mediterranean itinerary, scheduled to set sail today, due to mechanical problems. Many of the passengers who were going to sail on the ship had already arrived to Rome in anticipation of their embarkation. Now, those passengers find themselves essentially stranded, as they had…

A cruise ship crew member has reported fallen overboard from the ship on which he works, prompting a search which is currently ongoing.  Local10.com reports that the worker fell from the Carnival Victory cruise ship as it was returning to port at Miami, as the vessel was about 30 miles off the coast of Cuba.…

Norwegian Cruise Line is issuing an apology to its customers after mechanical issues with one of its ships caused a significant change in the vessel’s itinerary, and caused the company to cancel a future itinerary. In a statement the company said that the Norwegian Pearl “experienced a mechanical issue which necessitates that she travel at…

BusinessInsider.com reports that, in a recently released report ranking cruise companies’ pollution practices, giants Carnival and Royal Caribbean rank near the worst. The report was issued by environmental watchdog Friends of Earth,and graded 16 cruise lines on their overall pollution practices, including “how they treat their sewage, the steps they’ve taken to limit air pollution…

After suffering from an injury on a cruise ship, you may be wondering if, instead of hiring a lawyer, you can send a letter to the cruise company as a demand for compensation. In the following video cruise injury attorney Jack Hickey discusses why this may not be such a good idea. Hickey says: The…

A floatplane crashed in Alaska on Thursday, landing between two cruise ships and leaving one person hospitalized. CruiseHive.com reports that the crash landing happened in the busy cruise port of Ketchikan, Alaska, the same location where six people were killed in a tragic collision of two floatplanes carrying cruise passengers in May.  Thursday’s crash involved…

In April a judge took Carnival Cruise Corporation’s top executives to task for repeatedly dumping pollution into the sea, despite being on probation for pollution. According to a Miami New Times report the company’s top executives were nearly thrown in jail by the judge, who had become increasingly frustrated with the executive’s failure to stop…

The Carnival Ecstasy returned to its home port of Jacksonville, Florida today, after dozens of the ship’s passengers were hurt in a serious vehicle crash earlier this week.  On Monday 32 of the Ecstasy’s passengers were hurt when a bus in which they were traveling crashed in the Bahamas. The passengers were on a shore…

A day after several cruise ship passengers were injured in a van crash on the island of St. Maarten, another crash has left several cruise travelers injured in the Bahamas. Local 10.com reports that the crash occurred when a bus carrying 32 passengers from the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship flipped on its side as the…

Several cruise passengers were injured when the van in which they were riding plunged into the sea over the weekend. CruiseHive.com reports that the passengers were traveling on the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas and had left the ship when it docked in Philipsburg, St. Maarten. The group was traveling in a van when,…

Yesterday news broke of a recent daring rescue of a cruise ship passenger who had fallen overboard from a cruise ship. Various media outlets are reporting that the woman was rescued by a crew member, saving her from almost certain doom. But those who are rescued after going overboard from a cruise ship are in…

A woman was rescued from the sea by a cruise ship crew member after she reportedly jumped from a cruise ship on Monday.  FoxNews.com reports that the unidentified Irish woman was sailing aboard the MSC Seaview cruise ship in the area of Genoa, Italy when she went overboard. One of the ship’s crew members, an…

Carnival Cruise line has been forced to cancel three additional sailings as a result of issues affecting its carnival Vista cruise ship. The company had already been forced to modify several sailings due to an issue which affects the ships maximum speed. In a statement the company said “”The Carnival Vista has been experiencing an…

Yesterday we blogged about a man who was found dead in a cruise ship swimming pool in the early morning hours of June 14. Now, Various news outlets are reporting that the man was a major in the US Air Force. Photo courtesy Military.com Military.com reports that the victim was 37-year-old Stephen Osakue, who worked…

Earlier this week Carnival Cruise Line announced that the most recent voyage of the Carnival Vista cruise ship would arrive to port a day later than planned due to a mechanical issue. Now, the company is announcing that the issue will also affect the ship’s next planned sailing. Carnival Ship #CarnivalVista Extends Cruise Due to…

The itinerary of a Carnival cruise ship has been altered after the ship reportedly suffered from a mechanical engine issue which affected its maximum speed. The Carnival Vista, sailing out of Galveston, Texas, is expected to arrive at port a day later than originally planned due to the issue. The ship also significantly modified its…

On our Youtube.com page we have a video about why cruise injury victims should not represent themselves in court. This should be relatively clear in light of the fact that cruise companies have high priced lawyers on their side, fighting to ensure that the companies pay out as little as possible to victims. A recent…

A lawsuit claims that a cruise ship passenger was prevented from leaving the ship for medical treatment while he was having a heart attack, ultimately costing the man his life. Newsweek.com reports that while Jeffrey Eisenman, age 65, was sailing aboard a Carnival cruise ship he began to suffer from pain in his left arm…

A Texas woman is suing a cruise line after she allegedly slipped and fell in one of the ship’s casinos and suffered severe injury. Newsweek.com reports that Texas resident Michelle Wilson filed a lawsuit against the cruise company that operates the Jacks or Better ship on which Wilson was sailing in May 2017. Her complaint…

A cruise ship passenger is presumed dead after falling from the ship on which she was traveling over the weekend. The 63-year-old Korean woman was traveling between Cannes, Frances, and Palma de Mallorca, Spain when she fell from the Norwegian Epic cruise ship.  I am currently on board. With multiple planes and helicopters and hours…

FoxNews.com reports that approximately 50 protesters blocked a cruise ship from leaving port over the weekend, while protesting the industry’s pollution and labor practices. As the Holland American ship Zuiderdam was leaving port in Kiel, Germany, the protesters took to the water and physically blocked the ship’s path. Displaying a banner that reads “Cruises kill…

The hits just keep coming for the cruise industry. In the previous two weeks there have been no fewer than two cruise related collisions resulting in injury and death. Now, a cruise ship passengers has fallen overboard from a cruise ship, and is currently presumed lost at sea. FoxNews.com reports that a woman cruise ship…