A skydiving instructor made a daring rescue to save one of his students after a midair parachute malfunction. No serious injuries were reported in the incident, which left the skydiving instructor dangling from a tree, The Miami Herald reported Monday. First responders were notified of the incident around 5:30 p.m.…
A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release for a sexual assault that took place on a Baltimore cruise ship, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said Thursday. Jalen Kelley, 22, of Abingdon, Maryland, was found guilty in December of…
Approximately two dozen people were banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line after an all-out brawl broke out as passengers disembarked from a ship over the weekend. The incident, which was filmed and posted online, happened on April 26, 2025, inside a terminal as passengers disembarked in Galveston, Texas. The…
A Carnival cruise passenger has accused a jet ski operator of assaulting her while on a recent voyage, according to media. The alleged assault took place at Junkanoo Beach in Nassau, Bahamas, The U.S. Embassy issued a recent warning to women after several concerning incidents in which jet ski operators…
For many vacationers, once the unmistakable combination of sun and salty breeze hit their skin, the worries of being on shore recedes into the background. While cruise ships can certainly be an enjoyable getaway, however, it is important to note that passengers can fall prey to many of the same…
Two men have been accused in the rape of a 14-year-old boy in a sauna aboard a Royal Caribbean ship headed for PortMiami. The men, Ricardo Daniel Mondragon Leal, 37, and Jose Juan Prudencio Diaz, 36, were charged on Friday, March 21. Mondragon faces charges of sexual battery on a…
A Wisconsin man was with his wife on a 35-day Holland America cruise when he suddenly collapsed amid a medical emergency, doctors said he suffered four strokes. The incident happened on day 10 when Greg Tomensky, 72, was on his way to lunch and keeled over, he told reporters with…
A video showcasing a passenger testing out a new slide advertised as the “quickest way” to travel eight floors on a cruise ship has gone viral. The video, which has over 460,000 likes, thousands of comments and has been shared nearly 60,000 times, shows a passenger getting inside a tube-like…
A norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship docked at Port Everglades on Friday left at least 169 people ill, according to reporting from local media. Holland America Line’s Rotterdam ship was headed to the Caribbean, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica over a 12-day voyage when it reported the outbreak of…
Whether injuries take the form of slip and falls on the pool deck or refusal to evacuate amid a medical emergency, Leesfield & Partners is here to help you navigate the waters of cruise line personal injury cases. Every year, thousands of cruise ship passengers are injured aboard ships for…