It's unfortunate, but accidents and injuries happen on Carnival Cruise Ships. People get sick from food poisoning. Passengers trip on worn carpeting or slip on wet floors and decks. Many of these injuries can be quite painful and life-changing. On top of that is dealing with doctors, hospitals and insurance companies…and...
Author: John Kennerty
How we Represent Injured Passengers Against the Cruise Lines
It's unfortunate, but accidents and injuries happen on all of the Cruise Ships…and quite frequently. If you've been injured while on a cruise vacation and believe that your injury was sustained due to the negligence of the crew, the cruise line or even a fellow passenger, you may have a potential...
Top 5 Cruise Injury Blog Posts from April 2014
Passengers who were injured on their cruise - Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Disney and many others - are often confused as to what actions to take when they arrive home from their trip. We talk to many clients who say they had "no idea" what to do. They best they could...
3 Things to Expect from Your Cruise Ship Personal Injury Lawyer on Your First Call
If you were hurt or injured in a cruise ship accident, one of the actions you'll probably take first is to contact a personal injury lawyer who is experienced in representing passengers against the cruise lines. (**note: many of our clients try to deal directly with the cruise lines after...
Will My Cruise Ship Injury Case Go to Trial?
We receive dozens of calls and emails from injured cruise ship passengers every week. Some of those injuries are relatively minor and some unfortunately are life-altering. One of the common questions our clients sometimes ask is, "will my case go to trial?" The answer is, most likely it will not....
Cruise Ship Injury Claims – What Do Lawyers Do for Hurt Passengers?
If you were hurt or injured on cruise ship, you're going to have a lot of questions. At some point, you'll probably want to talk to a personal injury lawyer or firm that can shed some light on your specific potential case. What does our law firm do? If we...
Passengers Often Confused About Cruise Ship Slip and Fall Accidents
Injured in a slip, trip or fall accident on a cruise ship? Believe it's not your fault? Then you may have a legal claim that you can file against the cruise line. With millions of passengers taking cruises each year on Carnival, Disney, Royal Caribbean and other cruise lines, injuries...
Shore Excursion Accidents – Not All Cruise Ship Injuries Happen on the Boat
Did you know - not all cruise ship injuries happen on the boat. Many occur "off the boat" - on the shuttle boats (called tenders) that take you to shore, in the busy port loading and unloading areas or even on the shore excursions themselves. These shore excursions are often...
How do Injuries on Cruise Ships Happen?
It's unfortunate, but accidents on cruise ship can happen just like they can anywhere else - at home, at work and elsewhere. The potential for dangerous scenarios is common and injuries to passengers does occur. Accidents happen on the ship, in bathrooms, on stairways, on wet or slippery decks, because of...
Not fun. Potential Outbreak of Norovirus on Princess Cruises?
Update (April 10, 2014): CNN reports at least 83 passengers and crew of the Princess Cruises Crown Princess have gastrointestinal issues, most likely due to a Norovirus breakout aboard the vessel. Read the full CNN report here. Norovirus can cause gastrointestinal issues, including, stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting which can also...