Cruise Law News was the first in the U.S. to report on the death of Nina Elizabeth Nilssen in Antigua on January 19, 2010. The story was then quickly picked up by our followers on Twitter, such as CruiseCritic and CruiseLog.
Stories about crimes against tourists in Caribbean ports, as sad as they may be, serve an important
The newspapers in the Caribbean are reporting that a U.S. citizen from what is described as a "wedding yacht" was murdered in Antigua.
The Antigua Observer reports that U.S. citizen Nina Elizabeth Nilssen, age 30, had been found in a desolate area of "Pigeon Point Beach" near the English Harbour / Falmouth area on Tuesday, January 19, 2010.
Another newspaper
Nassau’s venerable newspaper, the Nassau Guardian, published two interesting headlines in its weekend edition.
The first headline was "Oasis Makes Grand Arrival."
The second? "Record-Breaking Murder Count."
The newspaper reports that the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s new mega-ship Oasis of the Seas brought out the Government of the Bahamas in great display. 200 government
The Chicago Sun Times has an article today regarding the impact of crime against cruise passengers in the Bahamas. The article is entitled "Sometimes, it’s not better in the Bahamas – Armed robberies in Nassau have tourists, cruise lines on the defensive."
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The article is by a Disney cruise passenger, Carney Milne, who
The St. Lucia Star newspaper reports that on December 9, 2009, 14 “cruise ship visitors” and tour guides were robbed at gunpoint at a popular tourist attraction in St. Lucia. I learned of the incident 
on Professor Ross Klein’s website “Cruise Junkie.”
The incident occurred at the River Rock Waterfall in Anse-La-Raye.
The
Yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Protective Services arrested a rape suspect who had flown to Miami to go on a Carnival cruise aboard the Destiny.
The Georgetown Times newspaper reports that 32-year-old Tyrone Green has been on the run for two years after he allegedly brutally attacked and raped a 77-year-old woman in her home
The fall-out from last Saturday’s robbery of 18 Royal Caribbean and Disney cruise passengers on the Segway Tour at "Earth Village" continues. The Tribune, Bahama Journal, and Nassau Guardian newspapers have reported daily 
on the crime spree in the Bahamas and the inability of the government to do anything about it.
Fort Lauderdale’s Sun Sentinel newspapers also recently
The Tribune newspaper in the Bahamas reports that two men wielding shotguns robbed 18 cruise passengers who were on cruise sponsored eco-tours on Saturday.
The passengers were from cruise ships operated by Disney and Royal Caribbean cruise lines. They were part of two groups touring the "Earth Village," which is a preserve.
The Nassau Guardian also reported on the brazen robbery and other robberies this
Last night, a member of the one of the leading online cruise communities – CruiseCritic – contacted me about a cruise line passenger who had been harassed and battered by a cabin attendant in 
her cabin. This was far from a rape, but it certainly sounds like something other than a "cultural misunderstanding."
Some of the CruiseCritic members supported the passenger and made some
At this moment, the Oasis of the Seas is sailing with newspaper reporters, travel writers, cruise bloggers, and other cruise enthusiasts. They are tweeting their observations on Twitter under the hashtag #oasis.
One of the tweters is @johnnyjet who has a nice travel portal called JohnnyJet.com. He posted a photograph of the Royal
On Thursday, a Los Angeles Federal Court jury acquitted a headwaiter working for Princess Cruises of sexually assaulting a woman passenger during a cruise on the Coral Princess.
A woman from Kansas City accused Princess Cruises crew member Jorge Manuel Teixeira (from Portugal) of sexually assaulting her during a cruise last March between Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles, while the ship was at sea
The success of the Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act of 2009 (HR 3360) can be traced directly to Congresswoman Doris Matsui of Sacramento California.
Congresswoman Matsui’s constituent, Laurie Dishman, called upon her three and one-half years ago after Ms. Dishman was a victim of a crime on a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises.
We have discussed
The House of Representatives passed the Cruise Vessel Security & Safety Act (HR 3360) today. This cruise bill was previously part of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2009, but was voted on today as a ‘stand alone" bill to speed up its enactment.
Congress approved the bill by a resounding vote of 416 to 4.
A number of "All Star"
A 73-year-old cruise line tourist died after being shot by robbers in Santo Thomas de Castilla. The Latin American Herald Tribune identified the victim as Paul Wolfgang Ritter. There has been some confusion regarding his nationality, as different newspapers identified him as either a Dutch or German tourist.
Mr. Ritter was a passenger aboard a NCL cruise ship. Although the name of the ship
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas coming to a port near you . . .
HOLY CRAP!!!
Here’s my take: Monster of the Seas – a Cruise Line Only Gordon Gekko Could Love . . .
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Oasis of the Seas DailyMail.co.uk "Inside the world’s biggest and most expensive ever cruise ship, the £810million Oasis of
Most passengers don’t realize the danger which women and children face on cruise ships. For example, who would think that they are at risk of being raped on the cruise line featured in the popular television series the "Love Boat?"
The "Love Boat" – Carefree, Romantic Cruises
Princess Cruises is a cruise line headquartered in Santa Clarita, California. It
On Friday, the United States House of Representatives passed landmark legislation requiring cruise ships to promptly report crimes at sea to the United States Coast Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Newspapers throughout the United States covered the historic legislation which finally brought some long overdue accountability to the cruise industry. And, as usual, the Miami
Canadian Border Patrol arrested another crew member after finding child pornography on his cell phone. NCL crew member Menandro Lim Lanzar, age 31, from the Philippines was arraigned in Halifax on a charge of importing child pornography.
Mr. Lanzar is employed as a quarter master on the NCL cruise ship Norwegian Jewel.
Canada’s Chronicle Herald reported on the incident is a
