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Illinois Man Killed During Cruise To The Bahamas. Now, His Friend Is Facing Felony Charges.

A utility task vehicle (UTV) cruise ship excursion in the Bahamas became deadly following the tragic death of an Illinois passenger. Now, the man’s friend who was driving the vehicle is facing felony charges.  James Darling, 21, of Park Forest, Illinois, was recently charged with vehicular manslaughter in the death…

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Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease Linked Back to Two Cruise Ships, CDC says.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report detailing two separate outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease linked to cruise ships on different cruise lines.  The report’s findings say that the two ships, which were referred to as only “Ship A” and “Ship B,” had outdoor, private hot…

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Critics Rave Over Cruise Ship Doctor TV Show. Leesfield & Partners Knows the Reality is Starkly Different

Despite great reviews calling Joshua Jackson a “miracle worker” for pulling off the antics shown in his new show, Doctor Odyssey, which follows the adventures of a cruise ship doctor, Leesfield & Partners knows the bleak reality and its consequences for passengers.  In nearly five decades of personal injury practice…

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Woman Charged, Accused of Assaulting Fellow Passengers Aboard Florida Cruise Ship

A woman was taken into custody by police when her cruise ship docked at PortMiami after police accused her of assaulting another passenger.  Kelli Lyn Ryan, 49, of Huntsville, Alabama, was charged with battery on a person 65 years old or older.  A person convicted of this charge in Florida…

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Following Social Media Couple’s Controversy on Cruise Ship, Royal Caribbean Banned this Baby Item. What to Know.

 After TikTok couple Matt and Abby Howard received pushback from their millions of followers for showing themselves allegedly leaving their children in a cabin unattended while watching them on a baby monitor, Royal Caribbean updated its banned items list to include the devices.  “Baby monitors are not allowed to be…

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At Least 180 Passengers Fell Ill Aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Radiance of the Seas. What Happened to Them?

Over 180 people were sickened with a suspected gastrointestinal illness while vacationing on a seven-day voyage aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Radiance of the Seas cruise ship, the Centers for Disease Control announced Monday.  As of Tuesday, the cause of an illness that led to 180 passengers becoming sick aboard the…

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Boy, 8, Evacuated from Cruise Ship in Medical Emergency This Week. Many Others Not So Lucky.

An 8-year-old was, thankfully, evacuated from a cruise ship in a medical emergency this week after ship doctors determined he was suffering from appendicitis.  For many others who are suffering from medical emergencies such as strokes or heart attacks, a much-needed evacuation is not always on the docket. In many…

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Popular Tiktokers blasted online for allegedly leaving children alone in cruise cabins, monitoring them on FaceTime. Don’t be fooled, this isn’t a “parenting hack”

Popular Tiktokers Matt & Abby Howard have come under fire for a video they posted to their millions of followers seemingly showing them leaving their toddlers in two separate cabins aboard a cruise ship so that they could enjoy dinner, child-free.  The video, posted to Abby Howard’s Instagram story which…

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Boy Dies on Cruise Docked in Texas After Falling from Interior Balcony

The FBI is investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy who plummeted to his death from an interior balcony aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.  The boy died on Sept. 7 while traveling on Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas for a seven-night cruise in the Western Caribbean. The ship…

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Man accused of filming child in Florida mall restroom faces charges, police say. A Look at Similar Cruise Ship Cases.

A 22-year-old man allegedly used a cell phone to take photos of a little girl in the women’s restroom of a Naples mall, the Naples Police Department said in a press release Monday.  David Sanabria, of unincorporated Collier County, was charged with video voyeurism and drug charges related to the…

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