It's the hot thing right now -- getting to Cuba any way you can now that U.S. restrictions have lessened over the last year or so. Cruise lines -- including Carnival Cruise Lines -- are offering vacationers the opportunity to visit the 'once-forbidden' island. In a new announcement, Carnival will...
Author: John Kennerty
Neglect From Cruise Lines a Big Reason Why Injured Passengers Contact Law Firms
It's unfortunate, but neglect is one big reason why cruise ship passengers call cruise ship lawyers after an accident has occurred. We talk to passengers every single day who were hurt on a cruise vacation. They'd been injured in an accident and tried to contact the cruise line. They were...
Carnival Cruise Ship Injuries Make Life Difficult
Our firm was recently contacted by a passenger who had cruised with Carnival Cruise Lines. During an accident on the cruise ship, the passenger had a painful accident. Naturally, this ruined the remainder of the vacation. After arriving back home the passenger did file a claim with Carnival...but over time,...
Passenger Accuses Carnival Cruise Line of Negligence After Fall
The following is a recap of a complaint we recently filed on behalf a client who was injured after falling on a Carnival Cruise Ship. While the following is a write-up from the Florida Record, the details of the complaint are public. Wet, water-laden or slippery floors can happen in...
Dislocated Ankle on Royal Caribbean Cruise
Our firm was recently contacted by a passenger who had cruised with Royal Caribbean. During an accident on the cruise ship, she dislocated her ankle. Naturally, this ruined the remainder of the vacation as she had to limit her walking. After arriving back home the passenger contacted our office for...
Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Ship in the News Again
Carnival Ecstasy is in the news again as a 71 year old woman was airlifted from the ship on April 15 after an apparent head injury. The US Coast Guard took the woman to a Florida hospital as the ship was making it's way back to its home port in...
Cruise Ship Passenger Suffers Head Injury on Carnival Ecstasy
Live 5 News out of Charleston, SC reported on April 15 that a passenger who had suffered a head injury during a fall while cruising aboard the Carnival Ecstasy had to be airlifted from the ship as it made it's way back to port in Charleston. The ship was 75...
Florida Man Overboard From Carnival Victory Cruise Ship
News reports, like this one in the Daily Mail, show that the U.S. Coast Guard is searching for Florida man who fell overboard from the eighth deck of the Carnival Victory cruise ship off the coast of Cuba. Brandon Paul of Floral City fell off the cruise ship The incident...
Missing Wife Still Alive?
As reported in the Irish Independent... Monday February 27, 2017 "The Dublin-based IT consultant in prison in Italy on suspicion of murdering his wife during a Mediterranean cruise believes she is still alive and is either in Dublin or her native China." Accused of murdering his wife, an Irish citizen...
Concerned About A Cruise Ship Accident?
If you were injured on a cruise vacation, you've probably had questions, including: -- was it an accident? -- was I at fault or was the cruise line or their employees at fault? -- can I get financial compensation for my medical bills, lost time at work or "pain and...