As I mentioned in my article two days ago, ICV’s Ken Carver Outlasts Cruise Industry, Ken Carver has been on a crusade to bring greater safety and transparency to the cruise industry since 2004 when his daughter Merriam disappeared on a Celebrity cruise to Alaska. In my opinion, it was not only the loss
December 2014
Gastro Bug Hits Sea Princess
A news station in Australia reports that "at least 70 passengers on the cruise ship Sea Princess have been struck down by a severe gastro bug."
Meanwhile, there are norovirus measures taking place on the Pacific Pearl heading toward Sydney following advice from the Australian Health Department, including not allowing passengers to use the self-serve…
Royal Caribbean Crew Member Sexually Assaults Passenger on Quantum of the Seas
The FBI arrested a crew member working on a cruise ship sailing out of Bayonne, New Jersey for abusive sexual contact of a passenger after he allegedly snuck into her cabin while she was sleeping.
According to a criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in federal court in New Jersey, the federal government…
ICV’s Ken Carver Outlasts Cruise Industry
Ken Carver is the unlikeliest of people to become the founder of a grassroots victims’ organization. Mr. Carver is a conservative businessman and the past president of an insurance company in New York City.
But in 2004, his daughter disappeared from a Celebrity cruise ship during a cruise she took to Alaska. No one should…
HAL Testing First-Ever Thermal Imaging Man Overboard System?
Yesterday, a reader of Cruise Law News sent me a message indicating that Holland America Line (HAL) is announcing that it is testing a man overboard system.
The reader was a recent cruise passenger aboard the HAL Nieuw Amsterdam during the first week of this month. He mentioned that the announcement was in the ship’s …
Fire Erupts on Italian Ferry
A ferry carrying 423 passengers and 55 crew members caught fire off the Greek island of Corfu today as the vessel was sailing from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona, Italy.
Passengers and crew members were reportedly trapped on the top decks as gale-force winds and rough seas hindered the evacuation.
The fire broke…
Passenger Missing from Scandlines’ Prins Richard Ferry
Vessel Tracker reports that on December 25, 2014, a German passenger aboard the Scandlines Prins Richard ferry went overboard while the ferry was underway from Puttgarden, Germany to Rødby, Denmark.
German and Danish Search and rescue vessels and helicopters were deployed. The water temperature was reportedly 42 to 46 degrees ºF. There is no indication that…
Body of Missing HAL Ryndam Crew Member Washes Ashore
This morning, the body of a crew member missing from the Holland America Line (HAL) Ryndam washed ashore in Pinellas County, Florida, a local news station in Clearwater reports.
The HAL crew member disappeared from the Ryndam near Egmont Key when the cruise ship was returning to port in Tampa on December 21, 2014. There…
Merry Christmas & Season’s Greetings from Cruise Law
Last night I watched Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in my favorite movie It’s a Wonderful Life. At this point, I think I’ve seen the classic movie at least once a year for the last 50 years.
I’d like to extend a Merry Christmas and a warm Season’s Greetings from everyone at Cruise Law.…
Fire Breaks Out on Costa neoClassica
Cruise Critic is reporting that a fire broke out onboard Costa Cruises’ Costa neoClassica in the Red Sea, yesterday. The fire reportedly broke out in the funnel of the cruise ship. Ship personnel extinguished it.
Cruise Critic reported that:
"During the incident no onboard services were stopped and the ship reached its destination port in…