What’s the easiest way to move cocaine from Colombia to the United States? Taking it through the jungle in Honduras and then through Belize or Guatemala to Mexico and then across the border to the U.S.? No, that’s too much work. How about just putting it on a U.S. based cruise ship in the Caribbean
March 2015
As Predicted, Poop Cruise Lawsuit Poops Out
Two years ago, I wrote about the prospect of suing Carnival for the infamous Triumph “poop cruise” where an engine room fire knocked out the propulsion to the cruise ship and left the passengers and crew members with no air conditioning, over-flowing toilets, and other disgusting conditions.
“Unless you have a serious physical injury or…
Carnival Glory Loses Passenger Overboard – Why No Automatic MOB System?
Cruise expert Professor Ross Klein reports that a cruise passenger has gone overboard from the Carnival Glory.
According to his CruiseJunkie website:
"From a reader: RE: Carnival Glory, departing Miami, Florida 2015-03-07 16:00. Sometime in the early morning hours of 2015-03-08, en route to Half Moon Cay, Bahamas the passenger went overboard. Carnival …
Terror on the Costa neoRomantica as High Winds Bash Cruise Ship
A number of newspapers in Europe are reporting that the Costa neoRomantica sustained damage which it encountered high winds and rough weather last Wednesday night.
An Italian newspaper reported that the Costa cruise ship was hit by high waves (seven meters) raised by gusts of wind that exceeded 125 kilometers per hour. The neoRomantica was sailing…
Oceania Cruises Pockets Cancer Victim’s Refunded Airfare
National Geographic Traveler magazine ombudsman Christopher Elliott is often asked to try and recover canceled cruise fares when passengers suffer serious illness, a death in the family or other misfortune.
All cruise passenger tickets contain draconian terms and conditions, drafted by the cruise line attorneys, which address what happens when a passenger is forced to…
Cruise Law’s Six Year Anniversary on Twitter
It’s been six years since I joined Twitter. Long ago, I wrote an article about how it came to be that I joined what at the time seemed like little more than a fad. Cruise Law Meets Twitter.
Twitter is now clearly a monster in the world of social media with a value in the…
Jurisdictional Hurdles Delay Arrest of Rapist on Celebrity Reflection
A newspaper in Malta reports that the Malta Police have issued what is described as an "European arrest warrant" for a Scottish man wanted for attempted rape after he assaulted a girl from England aboard the Celebrity Reflection cruise ship last summer.
The newspaper says that the incident happened last summer on the Reflection when…
U.S. Issues Another Critical Crime Warning for Honduras, Including Roatan
The United States Department of State just issued a warning to U.S. citizens that the level of crime and violence in Honduras remains "critically high."
The warning is similar to the critical crime warning issued by the U.S. State Department last year.
The warning states that ". . . crime and violence are serious problems …
Cruise Executive Richard Fain Hits the Jackpot Again
According to the SEC, Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain (below right) sold 87,488 shares of his RCL stock at an average price of $76.41, for a total value of $6,684,958.08.
After the transaction, cruise executive Fain still owns 1,139,613 shares of his cruise line stock valued at approximately $87,077,829.33.
I wrote a similar article…