Many cruise lines utilize tender boats, which are used like a floating city bus to transport passengers from cruise ships to ports. Most commonly this occurs when a port, such as Georgetown, Grand Cayman is not sufficiently large enough to accommodate today’s mega sized cruise ships. Sometimes, even when a ship arrives at a port-a tender may be used to reboard the ship if the weather or other things change during the course of the day.
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Getting on and off tender boats can be extremely dangerous and passengers have been known to be seriously injured if the tender is not properly stabilized or secured to the ship or dock. In rough seas and in busy ports, sudden and often violent waves can jostle tiny tender boats that are not properly secured. This can result in serious personal injuries to passengers such as broken backs, necks, arms, and legs. Celebrity Cruise Lines, for example, utilizes tenders frequently in their Alasan cruises to access ports such as Icy Strait Point.
Cruise lines frequently try to deny any responsibility when a passenger is injured in a tender boat accident. They will point their fingers at the tender company or the port facility. There is however, a clear legal obligation on the cruise lines to provide passengers with a high degree of care in transporting passengers to and from the cruise ships.
We have filed a number of cases on behalf of passengers injured getting on and off tender boats. Recently we filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Nevada woman who was severely injured reboarding her Celebrity Cruise ship in Alaska. Pursuant to Celebrity’s passenger ticket, the claim had to be filed in Miami’s Federal Court, even though the accident occurred thousands of miles away.
If you have been injured on a cruise ship tender boat-it is important that you contact an experienced tender boat injury attorney. Our office has been representing injured passengers for nearly 25 years. Contact us today for a free initial and confidential tender boat accident consultation: 1-866-597-4529 or email: newcase@www.aronfeld.com
Tenders are not that rare for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. According to RCCL’s website they currently utilize tender boats for the transportation of passengers to and from their cruise ships in the following ports around the world:
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Call 866-597-4529Send us a messageOften, yes. Under maritime law, cruise lines owe passengers reasonable care. If the cruise line knew or should have known about the danger that led to a tender boat accident and failed to fix it or warn you, it may be responsible for your injuries.
Get medical care in the ship’s medical center, report what happened to the crew and ask for a copy of the incident report, photograph the area and your injuries, and get the names of witnesses. Keep your ticket, receipts and medical records.
Most cruise ticket contracts require written notice within about six months and a lawsuit within one year of the injury. Some deadlines are even shorter, so contact a lawyer as soon as possible.
Most major cruise lines require passenger lawsuits to be filed in the court named in the ticket contract, often federal court in Miami. Aronfeld Trial Lawyers is based in Miami and represents passengers from across the country.
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