Articles Posted in Slip and Fall

One moment, a passenger is strolling along the lido deck with plans to take advantage of a soft-serve ice cream machine, and the next, they are writhing in pain after a fall that has ruined their whole vacation. As many Leesfield & Partners’ cruise ship injury clients can attest, that…

Just south of Interstate 275 in a pocket of the Tampa Bay is an island that may be home to a new cruise port, but locals worry about the environmental impact of such a project, according to The Miami Herald. The area is being eyed for a terminal by two…

What was meant to be an unforgettable trip, marking her first time traveling out of the country, turned out a bit differently for a mother of four now represented by Leesfield & Partners. “I was in shock,” this is what our 64-year-old client had to say regarding the immediate aftermath…

A video showing the rescue of a mother and daughter after the child fell into the water while their cruise ship was docked in the Bahamas has gone viral. The incident went viral earlier this month after the child, 4 years old, quickly ventured away from her mother and fell…

MSC Cruises recently implemented a ban on smart glasses in common areas aboard its ships, citing the device’s ability to “covertly or discreetly” record as a reason, according to reporting over the weekend from USA Today. While the news has only recently made headlines, MSC officials told reporters that the…

Royal Caribbean has shut down slides on multiple ships in its fleet in a bid to improve safety months after a passenger was injured in an incident that caught national attention. The incident happened in August when a slide’s acrylic panel shattered, injuring a passenger. The slide was closed and…

At least 51 cruise ship passengers were in need of rescue off the coast of the Dominican Republic after the tour boat they were on sunk on Sunday, Nov. 9, according to media. The incident involved a catamaran with a shore excursion from a two-week cruise ship and allegedly resulted…

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…

A cruise ship passenger filming the walk to their cruise ship was so distracted by his phone screen that he walked straight off the pier, falling into the water below, according to various news outlets. The incident happened Thursday at Royal Caribbean’s CocoCay, a private island in the Bahamas. Rescue…

At least one passenger was injured after viral video online shows acrylic glass panel of water slide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas suddenly shattering while he was inside, media outlets reported Friday. The incident happened Thursday and the man was treated for injuries by the ship’s medical staff,…