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…
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…
Man Accused in Cruise Passenger’s Rape Faces Charges Following Weekend Cruise, Officials Say
A Texas man who allegedly raped a woman on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas faced sexual battery charges and was taken into police custody when the ship docked in Fort Lauderdale over the weekend, officials say. The alleged attack took place on Aug. 28 with a 20-year-old woman stating…
Raped Canadian Cruise Passenger Reaches Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
In February 2011, a female cruise passenger, Jane Doe (“JD”), boarded a cruise ship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for an 7-day cruise in the Eastern Carribean. She was traveling with a wedding party of 25 from Canada to celebrate her best friend’s wedding which was planned to take place on…