Carnival Cruise Line to spend $700 million to upgrade 101 ships
It’s a lot of money, even for the Carnival Cruise Line. The company is reportedly going to spend between $600 and $700 million dollars to upgrade 101 vessels across its 10 major cruise ship brands including Princess Cruises, Holland America Lines, Cunard and Costa Cruises. The company is positioning the financial commitment as a “reliability and [...]
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Armed robbery results in shooting of 2 cruise ship passengers in Barbados
Unfortunately, danger is a possibility, even on a cruise vacation. 2 cruise ship passengers from England were shot while on a shore excursion from a P&O cruise. As reported at CruiseCritic.com on March 22… Two P&O Cruises’ passengers are in hospital after being shot by an armed robber during a port call in Barbados. A [...]
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Posted in Safety, Shore Excursion Injury |
Cruise ship loses boy – lost children on cruises more common than thought
As reported at CruiseCritic.com, Norwegian Cruise lines “lost” and autistic boy for a period of time during a November 2012 cruise. Read the full article here… Lost children are relatively commonplace on cruise ship vacations. Fortunately, lost children are generally just “out of sight” for short periods – in busy pools, in crowded lobbies [...]
Tags: child abduction, child molestation, child rape, missing child, missing children, missing passenger
Posted in Missing Cruise Ship Passenger, Safety, Uncategorized |
Florida Boating Accidents Turn Deadly
If you read the news across the state of Florida, you begin to realize how often boating accidents occur. Just Google “boating accident Miami” or ‘boat accident Tampa” and you’ll find too many stories about people being involved in recreational boating mishaps. Often, these mishaps turn deadly. In Clearwater in Nov. 2012 an elderly woman [...]
Tags: boating mishap miami, miami boating accident, miami boating injury
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10 Cruise Industry Safety Policy Changes Since the Concordia Sinking
The following is a great synopsis of the safety policy changes that have occurred since the Costa Concordia sinking last year. This article can be found at CruiseCritic.com: –by Dori Saltzman, News Editor 10 Cruise Industry Safety Policy Changes Since the Concordia Sinking Immediately after the Costa Concordia tragedy, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) created [...]
Tags: Costa Concordia, Cruise Line Industry
Posted in Cruise Line News, Cruise Ship Safety, Safety |
What Steps Should You Take if Injured on a Cruise Ship?
If you’ve been injured on a cruise ship, there are certain actions you’ll want to take. Your goal should be both to protect yourself and your health immediately following the accident. You also want to protect your rights and your ability to file a lawsuit – this often means acting immediately as well. First and [...]
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Posted in Boating Accident, Cruise Ship Accident, Cruise Ship Accidents - Know Your Rights, Cruise Ship Lawsuits, Cruise Ship Safety, Safety |
Woman dies in boating accident underneath MacArthur Causeway in Miami
According to reports in the Miami Herald, ”investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman killed after the boat she was passenger in slammed into concrete pilings underneath the MacArthur Causeway Bridge on Saturday, Jan. 12. The victim suffered severe blunt trauma to the head or body and died Saturday afternoon after [...]
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New York ferry Seastreak to resume service – questions remain unanswered
Seastreak, the New York passenger ferry that crashed into a dock last Monday January 9, resumed service today. At the time of the accident, the boat was loaded with 326 commuters and five crew members. 74 people were injured, including two who were left in critical condition. Early reports show that mechanical failure was the reasoning [...]
Tags: New York Ferry, New York Ferry Accident
Posted in Boating Accident, Maritime Law, Safety |
Lawyers Will Advise Injured Passengers In New York Ferry Accident
Inevitably, personal injury attorneys and boating accident lawyers in New York (and perhaps around the rest of the country) will be answering questions from injured passengers and crew from Wednesday’s ferry accident in Manhattan. Traumatic events like this accident can cause confusion and result in a break in normal daily activities. Once people have had [...]
Tags: Boating Accidents, Ferry accident, New York Ferry Accident
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Ferry Accident Questions from Injured Passengers
In the aftermath of today’s Seastreak Ferry accident in the lower Manhattan area of New York, passengers and crew who were aboard the ferry will have questions regarding their legal rights and their ability to seek compensation for injuries they may have sustained. According to the New York Times, “a ferry packed with hundreds of [...]
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