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Just Plain Big - Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas The world's largest cruise liner, Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, set sail for Florida on Wednesday night after a stop in Europe. The ship was undergoing an extensive refurbishment and refit. The cruise ship was in the English port...
If you were hurt in a cruise ship accident, it may be weeks or even several months before you decide that you should consider filing an injury claim against the cruise line of the ship where the accident occurred. After more than 25 years of representing injured cruise ship passengers,...
You suffered bodily harm from being in an accident on a cruise ship - now what? That's the question that many passengers ask themselves after an accident. They're hurt, spending time visiting doctors, facing mounting medical bills...and are just simply frustrated. They're frustrated because of their situation, the pain they're...
The injury lawyers at Waks and Barnett, P.A. - Andrew Waks, Joel Barnett and Jennifer Thompson have seen hundreds of cruise ship injury cases and have filed hundreds of injury claims on behalf of our clients. And if you were hurt on a cruise, we're prepared to build a case on your behalf. It starts...
While millions of people each year take cruise vacations (perhaps you or someone in your family) these vessels often present dangerous safety hazards to passengers. When these hazards result in accident and injury, you should know that your injury is covered by U.S. Maritime Law - and that you do...
Another tragic event on a cruise ship - this time, the untimely death of a college student aboard a Carnival Cruise Ship. Read the full story here at USA Today: Clemson student dies in fall from cruise-ship radar deck.
The big accidents get all of the media attention - ships running aground, ships losing engine power on the high seas, etc. But what is more commonplace are 'normal' accidents - slipping in a crowded restaurant, pool accidents, tripping on worn carpeting, breaking an ankle while descending a wet stairwell,...
In and unfortunate accident in Miami, a passenger who climbed up the mast on the Carnival Cruise Ship Ecstasy, fell and died. Reports state that the male passenger was roughly 20 feet above the deck when he fell. He was taken from the cruise ship to Jackson Memorial Hospital where...
A woman was injured in a fall while on the cruise chip Grandeur of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean International vessel. The accident happened while the cruise ship was off the coast of Maryland. We first came across this report at the website WBALtv.com in Baltimore, Maryland. The full story is...
It's unfortunate, but slip and fall accidents are the most common type of accident aboard cruise ships. And with nearly 15 million Americans traveling on cruise ships each year, the chance of injury is much higher than most passengers would imagine. Why do injuries happen? Unsteady footing due to the...