A cruise passenger in Aruba attempted to board the ship with a firearm and could now faces criminal charges. The incident happened on Feb. 26 when a Royal Caribbean passenger attempted to board Oasis of the Seas following a stop at the cruise port in Aruba. Security discovered the firearm…
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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.…
Man Accused in Cruise Fight Gets Jail Time. What’s a Cruise Line’s Duty in Protecting Passengers?
A cruise line passenger was sentenced to just over two years in prison with 50 months of mandated anger management and substance abuse treatment after a 2023 fight on a ship involving a fellow passenger. Michael Truman, 39, was recently convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting…
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…
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…