Cruise Ship

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…

On Friday, CEOs of the world’s largest cruise companies participated in a virtual meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and other high ranking governmental officials to discuss strategies to restart the cruise industry. MiamiHerald.com reports that the CEOs of Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and MSC discussed a proposal which would allow the companies to resume…