Cruise Ship Law Blog
Cruise Ship Law Blog is "dedicated to cruise passenger and crew safety, seafarer conditions, maritime law and all types of injuries at sea."
Author: Lipcon, Margulies & Alsina is based in Miami.
Blawg Related Categories: Admiralty & Maritime Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Law Firm
Recent Posts from Cruise Ship Law Blog
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Medical Care on Cruise Ships
Video clip from Fox 11 Ten O'Clock News View Clip [Windows Media] Airdate: May 5, 2008 Subject: Medical Care on Cruise Ships Program: Fox 11 Ten O'Clock News...
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Cruise line pleads guilty in deadly blast
Five years after the deadliest cruise industry accident in more than a decade, Norwegian Cruise Line has agreed to plead guilty to criminal negligence in the SS Norway explosion. Federal prosecutors on Friday charged Norwegian…
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Cruise-industry giant Carnival challenges state's fuel-fee probe
Cruise-industry giant Carnival Corp. is challenging state Attorney General Bill McCollum's investigation into its controversial fuel surcharge by claiming the extra passenger fee already was approved when Gov. Charlie Crist was attorney general. Records reviewed…
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Veteran Maritime Attorney Reveals Horrors That Occur Aboard Cruise Ships
Cruise lines are more focused on making a profit than protecting passengers, says a veteran maritime attorney, who says vacationers must take steps to protect themselves from the crimes and tragedies that could befall them…
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When Adventure Tourism Kills
By SIOBHAN MORRISSEY TIME.com, in partnership with CNN No one goes on an adventure tour with the thought that he won't make it back alive. The whole point is to push the envelope and live…
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More Cruise Ship Crewmembers coming forward claiming Slavery
A CRUISE BRUISE EXCLUSIVE I had a neighbor decades ago, who was scared to death of her husband. She had good reason to be scared, he had beaten her to a bloody pulp more than…
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ANA Receives $447,095 Donation
Settlement from Francisco v. NGC Will Support Education The American Numismatic Association has received a $447,095 donation to support educational programs and produce a much-needed consumer awareness booklet with helpful information on coin collecting. The…
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Attorneys await ship staffer's release
BY DONNA BALANCIA FLORIDA TODAY Attorneys for Reshma Harilal, a crew member who has filed a lawsuit against Carnival Corp., alleging she is being held against her will on the ship, are hoping she will…
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Worker accuses Carnival of forced labor, slavery in lawsuit
A female crew member working on a Port Canaveral-based cruise ship filed a lawsuit today in federal court against Carnival Cruise Lines, accusing the Miami-based cruise line of forced labor, slavery and human trafficking. In…
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Crew member accuses Carnival cruises of slavery
Florida Today A crew member has accused Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines of forced labor, slavery and human trafficking for allegedly violating her contract by putting her in a lower-paying job, Florida Today reports. Attorneys…