In the competitive luxury cruise ship market, one cruise line seems poised to take the lead in 2018–Carnival Corporation’s Seabourn Cruise Line. Seabourn is based in Washington State and operates out of Carnival’s Holland America offices, having relocated from Miami,...
Representing injured passengers against cruise lines like Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Disney, Celebrity, and Norwegian is expensive and difficult for the injured and their lawyers. However, it’s a lot easier than what injured crewmembers must face if they get...
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Venice, Italy, to take the deposition of a Norwegian Cruise Line nurse in a maritime medical malpractice case and to inspect a Norwegian cruise ship in another passenger cruise ship accident claim. I can report that Venice may...
Should I get off the ship in Labadee? Absolutely, if for no other reason than to tell your friends you have been to Haiti. What they don’t ask won’t hurt. If you have booked a Royal Caribbean cruise that includes Labadee, Haiti, on the cruise’s itinerary, you’re...
Puerto Rico is one of the busiest and, without a doubt, most beautiful cruise ship ports in the world. Old San Juan is a charming and historic area–great for walking, shopping, and picture taking that are simply magical–and only a five-minute walk from the...
If you have not yet had a chance to visit the gorgeous island of St. Maarten (aka St. Martin) on a cruise, we highly recommend that you include this Caribbean gem in your next booking. What makes this island unique is that it is home to two separate countries, with...
Whenever we sue a cruise line on behalf of an injured passenger or crewmember, one of our primary concerns is how we are going to get our client to Florida to testify at deposition and trial. This can be especially challenging when the client is badly injured, does...
Suing a major cruise line like Carnival for an injury that occurs during a cruise is extremely complicated and requires both experience with and knowledge of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, maritime law, and personal injury law. To win a case against a cruise...
While boarding a cruise, passengers may be catching up with family members, laughing with girlfriends, chatting with their partners, or trying to wrangle their children into that initial family photo. One of the last things that cross passengers’ minds in those...
Since cruise ship injury cases are required to be litigated in Federal Court in the United States, many Federal Judges will order cases to go to mediation, often early in the process, hoping those cases can settle and make way for other cases on their busy trial...
