Cruise Ship

After sustaining a slip and fall injury, you may be facing physical, emotional, and financial distress. Serious injuries caused by these often-preventable accidents can lead to high medical bills, intensive rehabilitation, and time away from work that you and your family can’t afford. If you slipped, tripped, or fell on someone’s property, the person who…

The coronavirus pandemic has left the cruise industry reeling as cruise lines have ground to a halt since early to mid-March. Though most cruise companies have successfully weathered the storm, at one time it looked as if one of the three major cruise lines, Norwegian Cruise Line, may go out of business. But last-minute financing…

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in dozens of states across the country the cruise industry has acknowledged that returning to operations as soon as August 1 would not be practical. Late last week the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA) announced that the international cruise industry would voluntarily suspend operations to the United States, at…

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, cruise companies were left with virtually no revenue streams and thousands of passengers requesting millions of dollars of refunds. The requests overloaded the cruise companies’ normal refund processes and caused refund delays of up to 90 a more days. Now many people who had paid for their voyages before…

Though Spain will soon open its borders to international tourists, the country recently announced that it will not open its ports to international cruise ships for the time being. WorldOfCruising.co.uk reports that Spain’s state of emergency is soon coming to an end, which will allow international travelers to enter the country as soon as June…

Norwegian Cruise Line disappointed those eager to travel this week when the company announced that it would be canceling cruises at least until October.  Watch the latest video at foxnews.com FoxBusiness.com reports that Norwegian announced the cancellations will affect its three principal brands: Norwegian, Oceana, and Regent. Practically all of the company’s sailings will be…

For the second time within the past week, a man is making headlines for being convicted of killing his romantic partner aboard a cruise ship. NBCLosAngeles.com reports that 62-year-old Lonnie Loren Kocontes was convicted of killing his 52-year-old ex-wife Micki Kanesaki while on a Mediterranean cruise in 2006. Kanesaki’s body was recovered by the crew…

The coronavirus pandemic that caused the cruise industry to come to a grinding halt has also resulted in tens of thousands of cruise ship crewmembers being stranded at sea for nearly three months.  According to published reports at least 42,000 cruise ship crew members are currently more or less trapped aboard cruise vessels across the…

In an interview with CruiseCritic.com, Richard Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., said that he believes cruising will not change in any essential way due to coronavirus. “If there had never been a COVID-19, it would be different today than it was a year ago. Because one of the things that we’re proudest about…

In the first non-coronavirus related cruise ship news in some time, the sentencing for a Topeka Kansas man, who was convicted of killing his girlfriend aboard a cruise ship in 2018, has been postponed. WIBW.com reports that in December 2019, 50-year-old Eric Duane Newman pleaded guilty to killing his long time girlfriend while sailing aboard…

As some cruise companies attempt to return to the seas as soon as possible, others are taking a more cautious approach and postponing their return until they can get a better handle on the impact that coronavirus is having on the cruise industry. As we have been blogging for several weeks, Carnival Cruise Lines has…

It was only a matter of time before cruise passengers who had been exposed to coronas virus aboard cruise ships began to sue the cruise lines as a result of this exposure. We have already blogged about several lawsuits that passengers have filed against Princess Cruise Lines and it’s parent company Carnival, and it appears…

Months after the world changed with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the final cruise ship carrying passengers has arrived at port. On Monday, the MV Artania cruise ship finished a six-month voyage around the world as it pulled into port at Bremerhaven, Germany. CNN.com reports that the ship’s voyage was anything but typical as…

If anything, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a significant shakeup of the cruise industry. While some international destinations, such as Canada, Australia, and some Caribbean islands, have vowed to suspend cruising into the late summer and early fall, other locales are looking to begin hosting cruisers again as soon as possible. The industry will see…

Every year the cruise industry carries over 10 million travelers to destinations near and far. It is no secret that many destinations have come to rely on cruise companies calling on their ports as an integral part of their local economic infrastructures. So when cruising came to a sudden halt in March, many of these…

In the travel industry, it is no secret that the cruise sector is aiming to get back to business as quickly as possible. Carnival Cruise Lines looks to be first among the major international cruise companies to return, with voyages already scheduled to begin on August 1. But the kind of cruise itineraries that travelers…

After thousands of cruise ship passengers were sickened by coronavirus, and dozens of them died, it was only a matter of time before the affected passengers began to sue the cruise lines that negligently exposed them to the virus. Dozens of cruise passengers filed one such lawsuit Tuesday. CBSNews.com reports that over 60 passengers of…

The family of a man who died from coronavirus, which he contracted aboard a cruise ship, is suing the cruise line for his death. USAToday.com reports that 64-year-old Ronald Wong and his wife Eva sailed aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship out of San Francisco on February 21. According to the complaint, both Ronald and Eva contracted…

The Canadian government has decided to extend its ban on large cruise ships until October 31, effectively cancelling the summer cruise season. Q13Fox.com reports that Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced the no-sail order on Friday in an attempt to stem the vessels’ contribution to the spread of coronavirus in the country. The order will…

Social distancing on a cruise ship? The very idea seems to contradict the concept of cruising itself. But if cruise ships are to return to the seas soon they may have to incorporate reduced capacity and increased distance between passengers. Telegraph.co.uk reports that Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has signaled that it will only book its…

While the major cruise lines have all announced that they will return to service in August or later, many smaller cruise lines are planning to return to cruising sooner. Some regional cruise companies, especially in the South, are planning to return as soon as June. And at least one international cruise company is planning to…

O’Malley v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 2018 WL 4323792 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 10, 2018):  The Court denied the cruise line’s motion for summary judgment.  The Court held RCCL knew about the danger posed by ping-pong balls falling down to the floor of a roller rink, RCCL failed to address the danger, and failed to warn…