Royal Caribbean’s “townhouse suite,” complete with slide and various sitting areas will set families back a whopping six figures for a week-long vacation. This extravagant, three-story cruise ship accommodation comes complete with a wraparound terrace, movie theater, slide, hot tub and multiple VIP perks. The suite can accommodate up to…
At least four cruise line crew members were removed from a ship in Baltimore on allegations that they possessed child sex abuse material, national media outlets recently reported. Officers with Custom and Border Protection inspected the ship on Sept. 7 “based on intelligence” that the employees had the sex abuse…
A 32-year-old cruise ship passenger died after falling off an Alaskan trail and sliding down a steep mountain while on a hike with at least one other person, according to media. The body of Britain Pool, of Texas, was found off the Mount Roberts trail in Juneau around 8:10 p.m.…
At least two people were taken to the hospital for injuries following a fight that broke out aboard a Royal Caribbean ship this week, according to national media outlets. The incident happened Monday around 6:48 p.m. when Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies and local firefighters were called our to PortMiami for…
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth will call Miami home, at least for a little while, a history-making move for the company. After an “increasing demand from North American guests,” the ship will be making trips to the Caribbean from what many consider to be the cruising capital of the world, according to…
Teetering waves and non-code-compliant stairs or railings are a dangerous combination — one that has caused painful injuries for many Leesfield & Partners clients. While many may not think about the various ways in which they can be injured when they set out on a cruise ship vacation, it doesn’t…
Royal Caribbean is canceling approximately six months of visits to Labadee, a key cruise port location located on Haiti’s northern coast. The private cruise destination is owned by Royal Caribbean and has been taken off of many itineraries due to ongoing civil unrest. Since November, gang activity has left locals…
A major power failure Monday left a cruise ship with thousands of passengers drifting for hours off the coast of Italy, according to Cruise News Today. An electrical issue the ship’s engines caused the outage, though onboard services continued with little disruption The ship required help from the Italian Coast…
Two cruise ship passengers were evacuated from a ship off the coast of Washington state Sunday when hit with two separate medical emergencies, however, Leesfield & Partners attorneys know this is not always the case. Thankfully, however, that was not the case for two passengers facing recent medical emergencies. In…
A cruise ship nearly hit a pontoon boat in Tampa Bay this week after the boat had mechanical issues and drifted into the ship’s path, according to Cruise News Today. The boat was disabled due to a line wrapping around its propeller. About four minutes later, a cruise ship sailed…