Cruise Ship

A boy was airlifted to a local hospital after he suffered a severe injury while diving in the Florida Keys. KrocNews.com reports that the 11-year-old victim is from Rochester, Minnesota. He and his family were diving aboard a commercial boat in about 20 feet of water at Looe Key Reef when he suddenly began to…

When the world shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic a year ago, perhaps no industry was affected quite like the travel industry. Hotels, airlines, and cruise companies around the world stopped operating. And though courts initially closed as well, the shutdown did not give personal injury victims any additional time to file. In particular,…

We are sounding the alarm. If you were injured aboard a cruise ship in early 2020 there remains only roughly two to three months to file your cruise injury claim. The general statute of limitation to file your cruise injury claim is one year from the date of the incident. This means that if you…

A serious crash involving a personal watercraft left two people seriously injured earlier this month. ABC-7.com reports that the incident occurred on January 2 when a man and woman were riding on a WaveRunner in the Boynton Beach area. The pair crashed into a seawall and were thrown from the craft. First responders arrived on…

A pleasure yacht caught fire off the coast of the Florida Keys on Thursday and required intervention by the U.S. Coast Guard to help control the situation.  KeysWeekly.com reports that officers with the Coast Guard and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation responded to the scene at about 1:15 p.m. to find the 56-foot boat fully…

A boat crash off Key Biscayne Monday night left one man missing and four others hospitalized. NBCMiami.com reports that the crash occurred at about 7:22 p.m. when two boats collided in the vicinity of Bear Cut Bridge. City of Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez says that one of the boats had seven people aboard…

Three people were injured in a boating crash in Sarasota on Saturday. WFLA.com reports that a group of six was traveling in a 22-foot boat at approximately 4:00 p.m. when the vessel struck a channel marker and sea wall near Flamingo Avenue. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) responded to the scene of the…

The statute of limitations for many cruise injury-related claims is one year from the date of the incident. This means that generally speaking, victims of cruise negligence related injuries must file their claims within one year of the date of the incident, or their claims will likely be blocked by the courts if filed later. In…

Yesterday we blogged about filling your cruise ship sexual assault or injury suit in the correct jurisdiction. We mentioned that many of the major cruise companies, such as Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean, require passengers to file suit in Miami. Though many of the major cruise companies require filing in Miami, other cruise lines…

As the clock ticks on the statute of limitations for filing your cruise ship injury or sexual assault case, it is also extremely important that you remember that you must file your case in the correct jurisdiction. When you board a cruise ship you agree to the so-called cruise contract or cruise ticket. This ticket…

Most cruising worldwide stopped between March and April 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged across the globe. As authorities realized that not only were cruise passengers falling ill with coronavirus by the hundreds but that they were also disembarking from the ships and carrying the virus into their various countries of disembarkation, ports closed and cruise lines…

The cruise industry was supposed to return to operations in the summer. After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s no-sail order was set to expire in July, Carnival announced that it was going to return to operations on August 1. Then, as the CDC extended its no-sail order, the cruise industry pushed back its return to operations…

Today we blog about the tragic case of Richard Burgess, who suffered severe and permanent brain injuries due to Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s medical negligence. Burgess suffered a medical emergency while sailing aboard the Harmony of the Seas, and his injuries were exacerbated by the negligence of the RCCL medical staff aboard the ship. Below…

The following is an excerpt from a lawsuit that Hickey Law Firm, P.A. filed on behalf of a minor who was injured aboard the Carnival Splendor cruise ship. The minor and her mother suffered serious slip and fall injuries due to Carnival’s negligence.  “Because Carnival failed to properly monitor, clean, and dry a slick and dangerous…

When you are injured on vacation, it is a good idea to get ahold of a local attorney who can file your claim in the appropriate jurisdiction. Some law firms handle cases nationally. Others refer cases to local attorneys when they fall outside of the firm’s region. In either case, it is a good idea…

Earlier this year baby Pheobe Moon was the victim of cruise ship medical malpractice and negligence, errors that cost her her limbs.  NBCMiami.com reports that when Pheobe and her family went on a cruise on the Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas in February, soon after boarding Pheobe fell ill. She was so sick that…

The cruise industry largely shut down in March and April 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic began to ravage the world. Cruise ships were hit particularly hard in the early days of the pandemic, with thousands of cruise passengers falling ill and dozens dying. Though the cruise industry has been largely sidelined in the months since…

The travel world rejoiced earlier this month when Carnival Cruise Line announced that it would return to operations in November. But the joy was short-lived after Carnival announced this week that it would cancel all cruises through November.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) opened the door for cruise companies to return to operations…