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 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…
A residential cruise ship on a three-year voyage was just shy of a few points it needed to pass a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) health inspection, officials said. The Villa Vie Odyssey received an 81 during its July 9 inspection when it needed an 86 to pass,…
Electrical failure resulting in a power outage caused thousands of passengers aboard a Celebrity Cruise Line ship without power and drifting off the Italian coast for several hours over the weekend, officials say. The Royal Caribbean Group, which is the cruise line’s parent company, said that the 2,170-passenger ship was…
Last month, jokes circulated online surrounding Netflix’s Trainwreck: Poop Cruise and its nightmarish conclusion, however, the streaming platform’s newest cruise-centered documentary is far more chilling. Amy Bradley Is Missing centers around the 1998 disappearance of 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley, of Virginia. Bradley embarked on a voyage with Royal Caribbean International’s…
Over 130 passengers were sick with gastrointestinal illnesses on a Royal Caribbean ship that sailed from Los Angeles over the Fourth of July weekend, CNN reported this week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention said the official number of passengers who were sick was 134, with at least…
Cruise passengers are sure to get a thrill out of “robotron,” a robotic arm ride, on the top deck of the MSC Seascape this November. Robotron will be the first of its kind at sea, suspended about 175 feet above the water. Passengers will be offered panoramic views of the…
When asked to name the germiest surfaces on cruise ships, one might think about commonly touched areas such as doorknobs, stair railings or elevator buttons. While these places have been known to transfer illness-causing germs such as norovirus — as the CDC warned earlier this year — a microbiologist has…
Cruise ships leaving the U.S. have reached a two-year high, according to data from the Department of Transportation. Allegations of at least 48 crimes were reported from Jan. 1, 2025, to March 30, 2025, according to numbers reported to authorities and published regularly by the Department of Transportation. Under the…
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.…