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…
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…
At least two people have died from apparent drownings in separate incidents over the weekend at the same Bahamas resort. The incidents occurred on Friday at Celebration Key, the new private resort reserved for Carnival Cruise Line guests. Both victims, a man and a woman in their 70s from the…
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…
When a family and lifestyle influencer with millions of followers filmed her family’s first moments entering their cruise ship suite, she also inadvertently captured their startled realization that they’d walked into the wrong room — a mistake made possible by a potentially flawed security practice: room keys taped to doors.…