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Posted September 1, 2026 By cruise ship attorney, Joel Barnett More people are taking cruises than ever before. According to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), 37.2 million people took ocean cruises worldwide in 2025, a record number and a 7.5% increase from the previous year. 2026 figures are similar....
Posted July 16, 2026 By cruise ship attorney, Joel Barnett An injured passenger who reports an accident to a cruise line often expects the process to move in an orderly, sympathetic direction. What frequently arrives instead is a letter on company letterhead or an email explaining, in measured and confident...
Suing a cruise line typically involves demonstrating that the company (the cruise line) was negligent or otherwise legally responsible for an injury, loss, or wrongdoing that occurred during your trip. An example might be – if you suffered a serious injury from a fall during your cruise, and you...
At our law firm, we work with passengers and crew who are are seeking compensation for injuries they suffered while traveling or working on cruise ships. Each day, we receive phone calls, emails and referrals from other personal injury lawyers. Each inquiry highlights some sort of accident, incident or form...
You may not realize it, but if you were hurt on a cruise ship and want to file an injury claim or lawsuit against the cruise line, the cruise lines would prefer that you did not hire a personal injury lawyer. Why is that? Very simply - once involved with...
Why We Help Injured Cruise Ship Passengers We see it all of the time. People who are injured in a cruise ship accident don't know who to talk to about their accident (like a trip in a luggage filled hallway that leads to a broken ankle, concussion or worse). Our...
It's not uncommon - injuries happen on cruise ships all the time. Some of these are minor injuries, but quite often, passengers and crewmembers suffer major injuries. These injuries can be painful, both physically and emotionally. They can also be life altering, requiring changes to daily habits or someone's...
Cold weather has gripped much of the U.S. over that last month or so. Even here in Miami it's been quite chilly! For those of you who scheduled a cruise vacation within the last few months and unfortunately suffered an injury because of a cruise ship accident (like a slip...
Reports over the last 48 hours have shown that 4 crew members aboard the MSC Orchestra contracted bacterial meningitis infections. As a precaution, more than 2,500 passengers and more than 950 crew members were being treated. It seems the news was originally posted by SeaTrade Insider. As related by USA Today, meningitis is......
Imagine you’re enjoying your cruise ship vacation to the Bahamas. It’s day four of a six day voyage and while you’re coming back from dinner you slip and fall because of standing water on the deck. Unfortunately, due to the fall, you’ve broken your ankle and will incur some doctor’s...
