A new ship with the Cunard Line, a British shipping and cruise line owned by the Carnival Corp., docked in Miami last week, here’s a look inside the new ship on a line who will soon call South Florida home. Queen Anne, which docked in PortMiami on Jan. 21, is…
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Doctors: He Can ‘Barely Lift His Arm Away from His Body.’ Leesfield & Partners Secure Confidential Settlement for Injured Cruise Ship Passenger.
A man suffered a life-changing injury when he slipped and fell, sustaining a torn rotator cuff while aboard a cruise ship in 2023. The incident happened as the man, his wife and grandchild were walking in a dining area that had recently been mopped, but not dried. There were no…
Boaters, Dog Stranded After Cruise Ship Sinks Vessel in Florida. What to Know.
At least two people and their dog were left stranded, clinging to a buoy in the Tampa Bay over the weekend, officials said in a news release Monday. The incident happened before 6 p.m. Saturday near Gadsen Point after a cruise ship caused a wake that made their boat crash…
Cruise Ships Break Multiple Bahamian Records in 2024. Leesfield & Partners Has Spent Decades Representing Injured Cruise Passengers.
The latest data suggests that cruise ships that sailed in 2024 brought in $2.6 billion in annual tourism revenue to Nassau, Bahamas while bringing in the most annual visitors to date. Tourism is a crucial factor in the country’s economy and accounts for approximately 60% of the country’s gross domestic…
Cruise Ships Reports Worst Year for Stomach Sickness Onboard in Over a Decade
Hundreds of passengers and crew were reported among the sick in at least five separate outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness in December, according to reporting from The Washington Post. Just last month alone, 781 passengers and 109 crew reported symptoms of the highly contagious norovirus. Such symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting.…
At least four dead from cruise-related incidents on various cruise lines, officials say.
A woman was found unresponsive in the water while on a cruise excursion and a man who died in a cruise line security’s custody, prompting an FBI investigation, are among four of the people who have recently died aboard cruises. On Dec. 17, a crew member went overboard as the…
Cruise ship worker accused with possessing child sex abuse material caught by police at Port Everglades, officials say
A cruise ship worker who was accused of possessing child sex abuse material on his cellphone was found by police at Port Everglades, according to reporting from Channel 10 News. Koen Leonard Eyck, 35, was charged with transportation and possession of child pornography. Eyck was working on Holland America Line’s…
Royal Caribbean Cruise Passenger Accused of Verbally Attacking Crew Dies in Security’s Custody.
A Royal Caribbean passenger who is accused of verbally attacking the crew and kicking at a door on board has died while detained by the cruise ship’s security. Michael Virgil, 35, has been identified as the passenger who died on Dec. 13 aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas. He…
College Athlete Convicted of attacking 17-year-old on Carnival Cruise Ship, officials say
A man convicted of raping a 17-year-old on a Carnival Cruise sexually assaulted at least half a dozen other people, according to an FBI investigation. Jalen Thomas Kelley, 22, of Abingdon, Maryland, was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse and assault after police say he raped a minor aboard…
Cruise Passenger Reports to Miami-Dade Police Rape by Crew Members. What to Know.
Police are investigating rape allegations after an MSC Cruises passenger claims she was raped by multiple crew members on a recent voyage. The woman, a 44-year-old from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, who was not named in the article, reported the incident to police on Dec. 7 when her ship returned…