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Netflix’s New Documentary Releases Details of Horror ‘Poop Cruise’ Incident from 2013. What to Know.

The horrors of a February 2013 Carnival Cruise are being revisited in a new Netflix documentary that dropped this week, and the story is nothing short of a total shipshow. What was meant to be a four-day roundtrip from Galveston, Texas, to Cozumel, Mexico, turned into at least 4,000 passengers…

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Man Accused of Assaulting Minor Aboard Carnival Cruise Ship. What to Know.

A man, 71, faces criminal charges after police say he grabbed a teenager while aboard a cruise ship off the Australian coast. Jeffrey Mark Spiro, of New Zealand, was charged with deprivation of liberty and two counts of common assault. The alleged incident happened on June 19 at around 11…

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Member of Cruise Ship Crew Injured in Fall. How Leesfield & Partners has Represented Passengers and Crew for Decades.

While a cruise ship was docked in Santorini, Greece, a 31-year-old engine department worker fell, prompting an emergency evacuation. The incident happened on Sunday, June 15, 2025, while the worker was heading down the stairs to the engine room. During the fall, he injured his left leg. He was transported…

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Passengers Banned from Cruise Line for Brawling, Throwing Chairs. What to Know.

Several passengers have been permanently banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line for fighting on board and throwing chairs. A fight broke out on the Carnival Sunrise over the weekend as the ship sailed from the Bahamas, cruise media reported Tuesday. A video that surfaced online shows multiple passengers in…

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Larger Cruises are Skipping this Part of the Cayman Islands. What You Should Know.

Larger cruise lines are leaving Grand Cayman, an island in the Cayman Islands, off of their itineraries, causing a 25-year low in monthly cruise visitors, according to cruise news sites. The latest data alleges that the Grand Cayman — the largest of the three islands making up the British territory…

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At Least Three Ships Affected by Strong Winds, Passengers Injured. What to Know.

Heavy winds over the weekend caused chaos for multiple cruise lines over the weekend and multiple injuries to passengers. At least three ships were affected by the winds, with one incident being caught on camera by a passenger who was filming from his cabin balcony. The first incident was caused…

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Child Killed in Fall from Third-Story Balcony at Sleepover, officials say. What to Know.

A 12-year-old girl died after falling from a third-story window at a Massachusetts apartment during a sleepover with friends, news outlets reported. Arya Lebeau died a day after the incident on May 24, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. “I cannot express the amount of grief I feel at…

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Cruise Ship Captain Dies after Suffering Medical Emergency on Ship. A Look Back at Leesfield & Partners’ Medical Malpractice Cases.

A cruise ship’s captain died after suffering a medical emergency at sea, officials said. “It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Captain Michele Bartolomei, who had a sudden medical emergency and died onboard Diamond Princess,” Princess Cruises told reporters with PEOPLE Magazine. “Captain…

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Royal Caribbean Set to Purchase Resort in Bahamas. What to Know.

Royal Caribbean has been given the greenlight to buy a 40-acre property that has sat dormant since 2011, according to Cruise News Today. The Bahamian government authorized the cruise lines to purchase the Xanadu Beach Resort south of Freeport as part of a $348 million project. The companies plan to…

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Cruise Passenger Reports to Miami-Dade Police Rape by Crew Members. What to Know.

Police are investigating rape allegations after an MSC Cruises passenger claims she was raped by multiple crew members on a recent voyage. The woman, a 44-year-old from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, who was not named in the article, reported the incident to police on Dec. 7 when her ship returned…

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