A growing trend among cruise ship injury inquiries are claims of neglect related to medical care – or medical negligence. Recent news reports show two terrible stories... Michigan man who had seizure on Royal Caribbean cruise forced to pay $2500 bill before evacuating Royal Caribbean Sued Over Cruise Ship...
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Were You the Victim of a Slip and Fall Injury on a Cruise Ship?
Were you hurt in a slip and fall accident on a cruise ship? If so, you're not alone. Unfortunately, cruise ship slip and fall accidents are very common. With millions of passengers embarking on cruise ship vacations each and every year, the potential for these types of accidents...
Passengers Are Asking – Will Carnival Cruise Lines Go Bankrupt?
A Forbes article asks the question – Is Carnival Cruising Into Bankruptcy? The article states, "executives at Carnival Cruise Lines, helmed by CEO Arnold Donald are under fire for knowingly letting ships set sail, with the potential danger that the coronavirus posed to passengers and crew. Bloomberg reported before the...
Oasis of the Seas Passenger Dies After Going Overboard
Breaking: Divers have just recovered the body of a man who fell from the 10th deck of The Oasis of the Seas cruise ship...https://t.co/MKWAHep4Gw#cruiseship #died #OasisoftheSeas #cruisenews #news #breakingnews — Travel Off Path (@TraveloffPath) January 23, 2020 Passenger Death on Oasis of the Seas A 46 year old man...
Grand Princess Passenger Airlifted From Cruise Ship
A female passenger traveling aboard the Grand Princess was airlifted from the cruise ship after medical complications required her removal. The rescue took place on Tuesday morning, Jan. 21. Video shows the Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center Watchstanders arrive by helicopter. An MH-60 Jayhawk crew was...
Royal Caribbean Crew Member Dies After Fall From Vision of The Seas
A crew member from Royal Caribbean's Vision of The Seas died after an apparent fall while he was doing maintenance work on the side of the ship. Vision of The Seas was berthed in the cruise ship port of Livorno, Italy when the incident occurred on September 5. The victim,...
Grand Celebration Cruise Ships Delivers 1,100 From Bahamas to Florida
The cruise industry is helping with relief efforts for Bahamian victims of Hurricane Dorian. The Grand Celebration, a vessel owned by Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, brought over 1,100 Bahamians to West Palm Beach over the weekend. News reports say they "were met upon arrival at the port by volunteers from...
Norwegian Epic Passenger Overboard, Lost at Sea?
Media reports indicate a 63 year old Korean woman traveling aboard the Norwegian Epic cruise ship went overboard on Saturday, June 8. The vessel was traveling from Cannes, France to Palma de Mallorca in Spain. Passengers were asked by the ship's crew to help look for the women onboard the...
Jury Awards Waks & Barnett Client More Than $2 Million in Medical Negligence Claim
On March 1, a federal jury awarded one of our clients more than $2 million in damages. The passenger, a 47 year old man from Trinidad and Tobago claimed that the Norwegian Cruise Lines medical staff was negligent in failing to provide proper treatment after diagnosing him with a heart...
U.S. and Greek Special Forces Train for Cruise Ship Hijacking Scenarios
A December 6, 2018 article in TheNewsRep.com website outlines information related to cruise ship hijacking scenarios and how United Stated special forces might respond to those incidents. Titled "ISIS terrorists have just hijacked a cruise ship’: Greek and US SOF train for contingencies" - the article states a basic premise:...