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Cruise vacations are marketed as safe, carefree escapes — but federal data tells a different story. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, which tracks crimes reported under the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA), sexual offenses remain the single most frequently reported category of crime aboard cruise ships...
The fact that nearly 4.8 million people cruised from Port Everglades in FY 2025—and even more are expected in 2026—has real implications for passenger safety and the volume of accidents that may occur. As cruise traffic grows, the sheer increase in passengers naturally raises the likelihood of onboard injuries,...
If you were injured on a cruise ship, your first instinct may be to contact a local personal injury attorney, someone in your hometown who helped with a car accident or slip and fall accident. But cruise ship injury cases are nothing like ordinary personal injury claims, and hiring...
Were you injured in a cruise ship accident? Have you tried to contact the cruise line to tell them about your injury, but have not been replied to – or, worse yet – likely ignored? The cruise line industry is huge. Forbes Magazine says, "the cruise industry is...
Viking Cruises is facing a class action lawsuit from passengers from an incident that ravaged both the boat and the passengers traveling on the vessel. The Viking Sky incurred engine failure off the coast of Norway on March 23. That left the vessel stranded and vulnerable to high powered seas...
Recent cruise ship news headlines have featured drug busts. Remember the two British senior citizens who were smuggling roughly 20 pounds of cocaine on a Marco Polo cruise ship around the Caribbean? Or the 14 passengers who were waiting to board a cruise ship in Port Canaveral, Florida when they...
Slip and fall accidents aboard cruise ships are by far the most common type of accidents that potential clients will contact us about. Often, they will sustain a painful and life-altering injury. Generally, the receive medical care while on the ship and then when they've arrived home, the medical treatment...
Perhaps passengers are becoming more aware of their rights? Perhaps they're scared of making a bad decision? Perhaps they've read too many stories on CNN or on social media about people falling off cruise ships and having to be rescued or a woman falling from a balcony and dying. Whatever...
One of the first questions a personal injury cruise ship lawyer will ask you is, "why do you think the cruise line was to blame for your injury?" This is important because sometimes, accidents are just accidents and are not the fault of the cruise line or its crew. However,...
2017 is coming to a close with just a few weeks left in December. October and November were busy months as both passengers and crew members reached out to our law firm for help after they were hurt on cruise ships. This is normal as over 23 million passengers and...
