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Cruise Passenger who fell off the Allure of the Seas was not suicidal

The father of Kenneth John Gemmell spoke out recently about the disappearance at sea of his 30-year-old son. We reported on this story as soon as it happened and once additional information became known. Several passengers on that same cruise have come forward with pertinent information which have raised some…

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Family of Deceased Cruise Passenger Seeks Information from Fellow Cruisers

Earlier this week we reported on the death of a cruise passenger on the Allure of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean. At the time, Royal Caribbean’s public relations was in full damage control mode, cooperating with the local authorities, providing investigators with captured footage of the ship’s closed-circuit surveillance…

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Fire breaks out on the Regent Seven Seas Voyager in the middle of Severe Storm in the Tasman Sea

In the ongoing public relations nightmare the cruise line industry is facing amidst the Costa Concordia tragedy and debacle, and the latest incidents that have resulted in the deaths of multiple cruise passengers, another incident unfolded about a week ago aboard the Seven Seas Voyager, a cruise liner operated by…

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Another Death of 30 year-old Royal Caribbean Cruise Passenger

An investigation led by the authorities in the Bahamas and assisted by Federal Agents is underway after yet another cruise passenger fell off the ship and died as a result of his injuries. At the time the incident occurred, Allure of the Seas, cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean, was…

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Liability of Cruise Line for Serving Alcohol to Cruise Passengers

We recently reported on two incidents occurring only days apart where cruise passengers had fallen and died as a result of their injuries. The first incident saw the death of Barbara Wood on the Liberty of the Seas, owned and operated Royal Caribbean Cruises. The investigators and witnesses to the…

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Reasons for Death of Carnival Cruise Ship Passenger Remain Unknown

We reported on Monday that a cruise passenger on the Carnival Fantasy had died on Friday while the ship was docked in Nassau, Bahamas. The authorities have since released the identity of the victim. 26-year-old Walter Bouknight from South Carolina fell from one of the platforms of the ship’s atrium…

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Cruise Passenger Dies after Slip and Fall on Cruise Ship

In the early morning hours of the day on Monday, Barbara Wood, a 47-year-old cruise passenger from Middleborough, Massachusetts, hit her head while falling down the stairs aboard the Liberty of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruises. The investigation is still ongoing at this time, but some details have already come…

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Death of Cruise Passenger on the Carnival Fantasy in the Bahamas

While the Cruise Industry is still in the eye of the storm, having to deal with the worst year in terms of public relations amid the tragedy of the Costa Concorda which capsized off the coast of Italy, Carnival’s name remains in the headlines today when we learned that a…

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Delayed Evacuation Caused Costa Concordia Cruise Passenger Fatalities

In a previous article, we have listed the reasons why the Costa Concordia cruise passengers will have a strong legal argument to lift the cruise company’s limits of liability under the Athens Convention. The language contained in the Convention allow the cruise liner to limit is financial liability to a…

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What are Costa Concordia Cruise Passengers’ Rights under the Athens Convention?

The Athens Convention establishes a comprehensive integrated system to govern the liability of cruise ship operators for personal injuries and property damage sustained by its passengers. It contains standards for establishing liability and permissible defenses as well as its own statute of limitations and venue provisions. The Convention was primarily…

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