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…
The waterslides and pool deck of this cruise ship — originally meant to be enjoyed with the backdrop of sparkling, tropical waters — looked a little different covered in New Jersey snow. Stuck in port overnight in the Garden State due to Winter Storm Hernando, the vessel was blanketed in…
Officials are investigating what caused a fire to break out aboard a cruise ship in Singapore following the death of at least one person and the injury to four others. The fire broke out on Friday, Feb. 20 in a lounge area on one of the ship’s decks, according to…
Over 25 people reported feeling sick following an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness aboard a luxury cruise ship. At least 21 passengers and at least six crew members on a ship headed from Miami to Honolulu reported symptoms of norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The cause in this…
A crewmember was attacked aboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas in a recent incident that has gone viral online. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, Dec. 6, shows the crewmember, a lifeguard, allegedly trying to direct passengers away from an outdoor deck area. The passengers — many of whom…
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…
The FBI is investigating the death of an 18-year-old passenger last week aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship, according to national media. Anna Kepner, of Titusville, Florida, died while traveling from Miami to the Caribbean. The ship she was on, the Carnival Horizon, returned to Port Miami on Nov. 8.…
The body of an elderly cruise passenger was found Sunday, Oct. 26, on a Great Barrier Reef Island after she had been left behind by crew, according to national media outlets. Suzanne Rees, 80, of Sydney, Australia, was hiking on Saturday, Oct. 25, with other passengers before she was separated…