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We get a lot of inquiries from passengers who were hurt on their cruise vacations. They call our law firm because they want to know things like: I fell on a wet deck and broke my leg - can I sue? I had food poisoning from spoiled food in the...
Injuries on a cruise vacation don't always happen aboard the cruise ship itself. Sometimes they occur on the cruise ship's tender boats. What is a Tender or Shuttle Boat? A tender is a boat that the cruise line uses to shuttle passengers from the big cruise ship to the dock. While...
Many passengers who were injured in a cruise ship accident are told they might have a case for suing the cruise line if they can show "negligence." But what does that really mean? To keep it simple, "Negligence" means that the cruise line (or its employees - the crew) is...
No company wants to be sued - especially the cruise lines. It's bad for business; the publicity is bad and too many lawsuits may turn away prospective passengers. But injuries happen on cruise ships (and more often than most passengers realize). Limiting Liablity So what do cruise lines do to...
Great article at WorkBoat.com about Passenger Safety. While it was written for workboats and other passenger ferrying vessels, it certainly applies to cruise ships and especially their tenders. It also applies to embarking and disembarking methods as well. Should passenger vessel safety be a key concern for cruise lines? Absolutely!...
If you were hurt on a Disney Cruise Ship, you're not alone. Disney, like many other cruise lines, see injuries caused by accidents happen more often than most of their passengers would ever believe. The question becomes, what actions should you take if you were injured on a Disney Cruise?...
Fox News poses a question we've wondered about for years - "Why Are There No Lifeguards on Cruise Ships?" See a snippet from the article below or read it in full here at FoxNews.com. Last month, a 4-year-old boy drowned aboard the Norwegian Breakaway, and his 6-year-old brother was seriously...
Why We Help Injured Cruise Ship Passengers We see it all of the time. People who are injured in a cruise ship accident don't know who to talk to about their accident (like a trip in a luggage filled hallway that leads to a broken ankle, concussion or worse). Our...
At our law firm here in Miami, we've been helping injured cruise ship passengers for over 25 years. And between the attorneys here, we have over 60 years of experience helping these passengers file claims and lawsuits against the cruise lines when the facts determined it was appropriate to do...
Well…it certainly seems like it. Cruise lines are publicly traded companies. Their end goal is to generate profit for their investors. The more money they make, the happier everyone is. Because of this, the cruise lines (and their representing attorneys) will try to avoid as many legal issues as possible....