Cruise Injury Blog

Most people sign up for a cruise to escape the pressures of daily life.

However, if you are assaulted while on a cruise, your peace of mind can be destroyed, and you may have grounds for a lawsuit.

That’s exactly what happened to one woman who was sailing on a Celebrity Cruise ship in August 2017 and decided to agree to a crew member’s offer for a complimentary massage. The crew member led her to the ship’s spa area and allegedly convinced her to undress and fondled her before she escaped the room.

She is now seeking $75,000 in damages for physical and psychological suffering, along with expenses for hospitalization, therapy, and counseling. Her lawyer says that both the spa and the cruise line were negligent because they did not properly screen the assailant before he began working there.

The Celebrity Cruise line has

A cruise ship worker from the Norwegian Getaway cruise ship recently fell overboard in the Gulf of Mexico. US Coast Guard ships attempted to locate the man for many hours, but they eventually called off the search after covering over 1,600 square miles without success.

Twenty-two hours later, however, a cabin steward from a Carnival cruise ship spotted the stranded man in the water waving for help. Miraculously, he was rescued and is in stable condition. He had no survival devices at the time of his rescue, and he is presumed to have treaded water the entire time he was stranded.

Although the victim was rescued due to an extremely lucky coincidence, drownings and other injures are not uncommon on cruise ships for crew members and passengers alike. Unfortunately, holding the responsible parties accountable for preventable accidents is often a complex matter, as accidents

Fall cruises are a great opportunity for a family getaway before all the chaos of the holiday season begins. Fall cruises are also frequently less expensive than peak season cruises, which means they’re a great time to score a bargain.

Here are some of the best cruises to embark on during the fall season.

New England and Atlantic Canada

New England and Atlantic Canada are famous for their brilliant fall foliage. Also famous in New England is the horrendous traffic caused by all the leaf peepers, so cruising is a spectacular way to take in the fall foliage from the luxury of a cruise ship.

New England cruises typically depart from Boston or New York, and sail up to Nova Scotia or even along the Saint Lawrence river farther north. Common ports of call are located in Maine, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and New Brunswick.

Planning your next vacation? Many people love taking cruises for vacations. We’ll detail the top reasons people prefer cruises to other vacations.

Less Planning

When you travel to a single destination, you must book transportation and lodging. You’ll need to plan an itinerary and buy tickets to museums or shows. You may feel overwhelmed by all the choices you have to make and how much time planning requires.

With a cruise, almost all the planning is taken care of for you. You simply choose the cruising dates and locations, then participate as you wish once on board. If you don’t like planning, cruises can be a great option for you.

A Buffet of Options

On a cruise, you have so many options for entertainment and recreation in one convenient spot. You can swim, relax, eat a variety of different cuisines, shop, get a massage

After an alleged slip and fall accident aboard a deck on the Oceania Cruises Marina, one woman has filed a case with the U. S. District Court for damages related to her injuries.

The woman claims that since the cruise line was negligent in several ways, it is financially responsible for her bone fractures and contusions. She alleges that the steps and flooring were not marked as being wet or slippery, nor were they dried in a reasonable period of time. Her allegations include that since the walkway was not secure and no measures were taken to provide a non-skid surface, and since employees were improperly trained, the cruise line is liable for her injuries.

Is she right? How do cases like these work?

Below, we’re going to break down how slip and fall injury cases work when they happen on a cruise

Temperatures are rising, and the idea of a cruise vacation sounds more relaxing than ever. Even if you head out on a cruise every year, you still have many options for a brand new experience this year.

Why?

Because over 10 new cruise ships are turning heads and making wonderful memories in 2018. Which sounds like your favorite?

Carnival Horizon

The Carnival Horizon has exciting amenities and features for everyone in the family! Your favorite readers can enjoy the Seuss at Sea (a Dr. Seuss water park!) right on board. Movie buffs and action fans can see the latest movies in the ship’s IMAX Theatre. Adults can kick back at Guy’s Pig & Anchor Smokehouse/Brewhouse, a restaurant and brewery created with the help of Guy Fieri. Another option for foodies is a Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant, the first of its kind on a Carnival cruise

Earlier this year, a Floridian woman filed a lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines for an incident that led to serious injuries in the Bahamas. She was on a Carnival cruise to the Bahamas and decided to embark on a safari tour. Tour guides took the guests in a Mercedez-Benz Unimog, a notoriously unsafe vehicle without seat belts. The Unimog flipped over, and the woman was thrown from the vehicle. She suffered multiple broken bones and multiple surgeries for tears and fractures. She was among 10 cruise guests injured on the tour.

Her injuries did not happen on the cruise, but the activity was set up through Carnival. Because of this, she has argued that the two companies are so closely tied that she was not aware that the tour was put on by a separate company.

This is not an uncommon case. Many injured