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91 Year Old Medevac’d from Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

News reports show a mail passenger being evacuated from a Royal Caribbean ship, Harmony of the Seas, in late December. According to Vertical... A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew recently rescued a 91-year-old man from the world’s largest cruise ship. Royal Caribbean International’s Harmony of the Seas, an Oasis-class cruise...

November 2016 Cruise Ship Injuries

At Waks and Barnett, P.A. we represent people who were hurt on cruise ships. With over 20 millions passengers and crew members traveling aboard ships around the world each year, it's inevitable that accident happen -- and injuries occur. Sometimes these injuries are caused by accidents that were completely avoidable...

Frayed Carpet to Blame for Cruise Passenger Injuries?

Our law firm recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a client. The lawsuit against Carnival Cruise line alleges injuries were suffered after our client tripped on frayed carpet while vacationing aboard the Carnival Imagination. Lawsuits of this nature -- slips and fall accidents -- occur with frequency. Passengers trip...

Cruise Passenger Alleges Negligence Is Reason for Injuries

A Nov. 25 report in the Florida Record tells of a disabled passenger suing Carnival Cruise Line. In the lawsuit filed by attorneys John Billera of Billera Law in Boca Raton and by Joseph Madalon of The Madalon Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale, the passenger alleges that negligence led to her...

Can I Sue a Cruise Line for My ACL Tear?

An ACL Tear (a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament) in your knee is not just something that happens to high profile athletes -- it can happen to anyone whose knee suffers intense trauma. For passengers on a cruise ship who suffer an injury from a slip and fall accident,...

Big Boat Carnival Vista Launching Florida Service Nov. 27

The Orlando Sentinel reports...the Carnival Vista is set for its Florida debut... "Carnival Vista, the biggest ship in Carnival Cruise Line, recently made its way from Europe to North America, and has been sailing out of New York after a christening ceremony in early November. The 133,500-ton, 3,954-passenger vessel debuted...

Carnival Cruise Teams With Amazon

In a press release today, Nov. 21, "Carnival Cruise Line is joining Amazon to offer an exclusive pre–Black Friday deal on cruise bookings through Amazon.com. The first 1,150 customers who click through Carnival's ad on Amazon and book a Carnival cruise between Nov. 21 and 23 will receive an Amazon...

Passenger Sues After Breaking Leg on Carnival Dream Cruise Ship

Earlier this year, our firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of a passenger injured in the hot tub of a Carnival Cruise Ship, the Carnival Dream. That lawsuit was reported in the Florida Record -- Cruise Ship Passenger Sues for Damages After Allegedly Breaking Leg Per the lawsuit... According to...

What Makes a Good Cruise Ship Injury Lawyer?

That's probably a subjective question, but one that a passenger who has been injured on a cruise ship may be asking as they search for someone to help them better understand whether they can sue a cruise line -- or not. We find that for people who are doing online...