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Posted September 1, 2026 by cruise ship attorney, Joel Barnett After a slip and fall on a cruise ship, your first priority should be getting the medical attention you need. But if you believe a dangerous condition caused your accident, preserving evidence can also become extremely important. Cruise...
Posted July 17, 2026 What Determines the Value of a Cruise Ship Injury Claim: A Passenger’s Guide Under Maritime Law One of the first questions an injured cruise passenger asks is also one of the hardest to answer in a sentence: what is my claim worth? It...
Posted July 15, 2026 The open decks of a modern cruise ship are among the most heavily marketed features of the vacation experience - pool areas, sun decks, promenades, and outdoor lounges spread across multiple levels. They are also among the most hazardous. The same conditions that make...
Posted June 11, 2026 Cruise Hive reports that on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, a 14-year-old French tourist was attacked at the port of Genoa in northern Italy after she and her family had disembarked from their ship. The attack happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Via Gramsci, a...
Posted June 6, 2026 Cruise lines market their ships as floating resorts where the only decisions a passenger should have to make involve dinner reservations and shore excursions. For most travelers, that experience holds true. But when an injury onboard is serious enough to require an MRI, a set...
May 12, 2026 Does hiring a Miami-based cruise injury lawyer actually matter? Passengers who are injured aboard a cruise ship rarely know, at the moment of the incident, that the legal system governing their claim has already been chosen for them. It was chosen at the moment...
A resolution in a cruise ship sexual assault case highlights a pattern that maritime attorneys and passenger advocates have been raising for years: crew-member assaults on passengers continue to occur aboard vessels that are marketed as safe, controlled vacation environments. The case, resolved for $2.5 million in damages by...
The Port of Galveston has grown into one of the busiest cruise ports in the United States, serving millions of passengers each year aboard vessels operated by Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Disney, and Norwegian. For travelers across Texas and the central United States, a Galveston departure offers the convenience of driving...
A former passenger aboard Celebrity Reflection has filed a lawsuit against Celebrity Cruises after tripping over a speaker left on a dance floor during her January 2025 sailing, according to a report by Cruise Hive. The case illustrates a recurring issue in cruise ship litigation — the gap between the...
Cruise vacations are marketed as safe, carefree escapes—floating resorts where guests can unwind without worry. But behind the glossy marketing, serious safety concerns exist, especially when it comes to crew member misconduct, including sexual assault. These incidents are more common than many passengers realize, and advocates have long argued...
