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...
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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:...
New Jersey Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photo of 13 Year Old Girl on Cruise Ship
"Upskirt pictures" -- an ongoing issue these days as cell phone cameras, which are small and easy to hide, make taking voyeuristic images easier. People can more readily hide these cameras -- and take images of women (generally) without their knowledge. However, people can be caught as happened to Jefferey...
MSC Crewmember Overboard – May 15, 2018
CruiseLawNews.com reports that a crewmember of the MSC Seaside went overboard the night of May 15 (last night). Apparently the law firm was notified by a passenger aboard the vessel. Per the report, MSC Seaside "used spotlights to search for the crew member starting around 3 A.M. and continuing throughout...