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…
An electrical fire broke out on the first night of a cruise leaving Port Canaveral over the weekend. The electrical fire allegedly started in an emergency generator room of MSC Seashore Sunday. No injuries were reported in this incident and the fire was quickly put out, according to reporting from…
A cruise passenger recently experienced a medical crisis and was successfully evacuated. However, in the experience of Leesfield & Partners, such evacuations are not always granted. When they are denied, it often results in serious harm to the passenger’s health. One reason a cruise ship might deny a passenger a…
Hurricane-Force Winds Injure Cruise Ship Passenger. What Do These Companies Owe Their Passengers? A Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines passenger was injured after their ship was hit by forceful winds, according to USA Today. The ship, Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, “experienced sudden movement” on Nov. 7 as the ship…
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…
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…
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…
With the sun warming your skin, the sea breeze tussling your hair and a full buffet waiting for you at lunchtime, the possibility that something may go awry seems impossible. For many, cruise vacations go off without a hitch. Others, however, are not so lucky. When it comes to the…