Personal Injury on Cruise – What Is That?

We find that many of the people we talk to have searched for a Personal Injury Lawyer to help them with their cruise ship accident. What's interesting is that many people don't really know what 'personal injury' means...they've just heard the term thousands of time on billboards, tv, radio and...

Reports Say South Florida Grandmother Among Dead After Mexican Bus Crash

An early report in the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel says that "a South Florida grandmother and her 11-year-old grandson appear to be among the victims, according to family members - Fanya Shamis, 78, of Coconut Creek, was one of the passengers killed on the bus, according to her grandson, Benjamin...

Flipped Excursion Bus Leaves 12 Cruise Ship Passengers Dead in Mexico

In an unfortunate turn of events, an excursion bus traveling to ruin in Mexico's Yucatan region has flipped killing 11 adults, 1 child and injuries many others. The accident occurred Tuesday, December 19 as the bus was traveling along the Mahahual-Cafetal Highway in the southern part of Quintana Roo. The...

Norovirus Strikes Passengers on Ovation of the Seas

In a Huffington News report (read it here), 'hundreds of passengers' were suffering from norovirus symptoms -- the cruise was Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas trip from Singapore to Tasmania. The world's 4th largest cruise ship, Ovation of the Seas can carry over 5,000 passengers. According to the arcticle,...

Do You Have A Cruise Accident Story to Tell?

Our law firm has been listening to cruise ship accident stories for more than 25 years. We've heard thousands. Some stories are so commonplace, we could probably finish the sentences of the people on the other end of the phone. Some stories are so shocking that we remember the details...

Miami Cruise Industry Influencing Senate Vote of Corporate Taxes?

A very interesting article in the Miami New Times, Miami's Cruise Industry Gave $23,500 to Senator Who Stopped New Cruise Tax, details campaign contribution made to a Republican Senator who had had influence over bill amendments that would have taxed a portion of the cruise lines revenue. From the article......

Carnival Sunshine to Call Charleston Home

From today's story in the Charleston Post and Courier, Carnival Cruise Line is bringing a newer, and bigger, ship to the Port of Charleston beginning in 2019, the Miami-based company said Thursday. The Carnival Sunshine will call Charleston its home port beginning in May 2019, with regular four- and five-day...

Miami Cruise Lawyers Expect Busy End to 2017

2017 is coming to a close with just a few weeks left in December. October and November were busy months as both passengers and crew members reached out to our law firm for help after they were hurt on cruise ships. This is normal as over 23 million passengers and...