If you were hurt on a Norwegian ship, on a shore excursion, or getting on or off a tender boat, you may have a claim against the cruise line. Norwegian Cruise Line’s ticket contract sets short deadlines, so it pays to get answers early.
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Missing a deadline can end your claim. Evidence such as CCTV footage, maintenance logs and witness names disappears fast.
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Our cruise ship passenger injury law firm has represented injured passengers in claims against Norwegian Cruise Line for decades. Norwegian controls approximately 8% of the total worldwide share of the cruise market and maintains its corporate headquarters and in-house legal defense team in Miami just a few miles from the Port of Miami and the United States Federal Courthouse.
According to the NCL passenger contract all claims must be “commenced, filed and litigated, if at all, before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami, Florida, U.S.A., or as to those lawsuits for which the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida” within one year of the date of the incident. This means that regardless of where in the world a passenger is injured while aboard an NCL vessel the claim must be processed in Federal Court in Miami. To read the entire NCL passenger ticket contract click here.
Currently our office has several claims filed against NCL on behalf of passengers who were injured aboard their cruise ships. Not all cruise ship accidents are cases. People slip and fall all the time aboard cruise ships, and frequently sustain injuries ranging from twisted ankles, broken arms and legs, to serious spinal trauma and brain injuries. However, it is important to understand that not every injury sustained on an NCL ship is by definition a case. In order to successfully win a NCL cruise ship accident case-one has to prove that the accident was caused in whole or in part by the cruise line.
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Call 866-597-4529Send us a messageYes, if the injury was caused by the cruise line’s negligence. Your rights are governed by maritime law and your passenger contract. You generally have to show NCL knew, or should have known, about the danger.
Often, yes. Slip and falls are among the most common cruise injuries. A claim usually depends on showing NCL knew or should have known about the hazard, so photograph the spot and report the fall before you leave the ship.
Choose a Miami maritime lawyer who regularly litigates in federal court in Miami, where NCL’s passenger contract generally requires claims to be filed. Spencer Aronfeld is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar and has represented injured cruise passengers since 1991.
NCL’s ticket contract generally requires written notice within 185 days and a lawsuit within 1 year of the injury. Missing either deadline can end your claim.
NCL’s passenger contract generally requires claims to be filed in federal court in Miami, wherever in the world the injury happened.
Common claims include slips and falls on wet decks and stairs, injuries on shore excursions, medical malpractice by shipboard medical staff, foodborne and other illnesses, assaults and overboard accidents.
Possibly. Great Stirrup Cay is NCL’s private island in the Bahamas, and NCL may be responsible for unsafe conditions there. Excursions sold by the cruise line can also create claims against both the cruise line and the tour operator. The same ticket deadlines usually apply.
Often, yes. The federal appeals court covering Florida has allowed passengers to hold cruise lines responsible for negligent care by shipboard medical staff (Franza v. Royal Caribbean, 2014).
It can affect deadlines, where you can sue and, on some international voyages, how much can be recovered. Those limits have exceptions, so have a lawyer review your ticket.
Yes. Because NCL cases are filed in Miami, we represent cruise passengers from across the country, mostly by phone, video and email. Call (866) 597-4529.
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