Cruise Ship

Baby Phoebe went on her first vacation in February. Before the end of the trip, she would be gravely ill with a meningitis infection that would result in triple amputation. NBC Miami reports that after Phoebe and her family set sail on the Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, Phoebe fell severely ill. The family…

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the shutdown of virtually every aspect of society. While many sectors are beginning to open up, Florida’s court system is operating at reduced capacity. WFLX.com reports that Florida’s courts are facing a logjam, with a massive number of pending cases expected to grow into next summer.  The WFLX.com article details…

When designing a vessel as complex as a cruise ship, engineers and other designers must take every aspect of the ship’s potential hazards into account. Especially as it relates to those areas that passengers will use, a good design will limit and even eliminate possible sources of danger. Cruise companies still have a lot to…

Earlier this week we blogged about a complaint that we filed on behalf of a Norwegian Cruise Lines passengers who was injured on the Norwegian Getaway cruise ship due to faulty stairwell design. But the Getaway is not the only Norwegian ship that suffers from hazardous stairwells. Below, we present an excerpt of a lawsuit we filed on…

Many travel industry experts have described cruise ships as floating cities. The comparison between cruise ships and cities is appropriate in many respects: they both house thousands of people and can provide for their every need for a theoretically unlimited period of time. And like cities, cruise ship design is paramount for the safety of those who…

Today we take a look at another lawsuit that Hickey Law Firm, P.A. has filed against a cruise company, this time Royal Caribbean. Practically every Royal Caribbean fan is familiar with the company’s famous Windjammer buffet, where thousands of passengers go to eat daily. One of our clients was seriously injured in the buffet area…

Anyone who has been in a cruise ship stateroom is likely familiar with the way stateroom bunk beds are arranged. The top bed may be parallel to the bottom bed or perpendicular to it, but the top bunk is always accessed by a ladder of some type. When not properly maintained these ladders can be…

Slip-and-fall injuries are relatively common aboard cruise ships. Cruise lines have a responsibility to maintain the ships’ premises in a safe condition for passengers and crew members. In the following case, you will read just how quickly the cruise line’s negligence can lead to a serious permanent injury.  The following is an excerpt taken from…