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Terrible news from yesterday evening… Various news reports state that a young child was found underwater in a pool on the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas cruise ship. From NBCnews.com…. "A four-year-old boy has been hospitalized in intensive care after nearly drowning in a cruise-ship wave pool, officials said Sunday....
Over the weekend at the Port of Ft. Lauderdale, the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas turned back to port two separate times for what was likely related to medical emergencies aboard the cruise ship. Passenger injury, certainly serious enough to have the boat turned around before heading out to...
Quite simply, experience matters when hiring a cruise ship injury lawyer. Maritime law is complex and circuitous. It takes a special lawyer or law firm who is experienced in working for passengers - or crew members - to successfully manage injury claims against the cruise lines. Unlike many other legal...
If you were hurt in a cruise ship accident, it may be weeks or even several months before you decide that you should consider filing an injury claim against the cruise line of the ship where the accident occurred. After more than 25 years of representing injured cruise ship passengers,...
The injury lawyers at Waks and Barnett, P.A. - Andrew Waks, Joel Barnett and Jennifer Thompson have seen hundreds of cruise ship injury cases and have filed hundreds of injury claims on behalf of our clients. And if you were hurt on a cruise, we're prepared to build a case on your behalf. It starts...
While millions of people each year take cruise vacations (perhaps you or someone in your family) these vessels often present dangerous safety hazards to passengers. When these hazards result in accident and injury, you should know that your injury is covered by U.S. Maritime Law - and that you do...
The big accidents get all of the media attention - ships running aground, ships losing engine power on the high seas, etc. But what is more commonplace are 'normal' accidents - slipping in a crowded restaurant, pool accidents, tripping on worn carpeting, breaking an ankle while descending a wet stairwell,...
A woman was injured in a fall while on the cruise chip Grandeur of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean International vessel. The accident happened while the cruise ship was off the coast of Maryland. We first came across this report at the website WBALtv.com in Baltimore, Maryland. The full story is...
It's unfortunate, but slip and fall accidents are the most common type of accident aboard cruise ships. And with nearly 15 million Americans traveling on cruise ships each year, the chance of injury is much higher than most passengers would imagine. Why do injuries happen? Unsteady footing due to the...
It's been an interesting last few months. With the peak cruising time of the year in full swing through the summer, calls and emails to our office have been steady. Passengers who were involved in accidents aboard cruise ships, and were injured as a result, have been reaching out to...