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Jim Walker

Everything the cruise lines don’t want you to know” is the motto of Cruise Law News, authored by Jim Walker.

Jim is the founding partner of Walker & O’Neill, a Miami-based maritime law firm that has represented more than 2,500 clients, including survivors who testified before Congress on cruise ship safety.

A Carnival cruise ship rescued a man who had reportedly been stranded at sea for over a week on his sailboat. The rescue operation occurred on August 26 while the Carnival Conquest was en route to Grenada.

A passenger reported that the ship’s captain made an announcement at around 1:00 p.m. local time that the

A lifeguard aboard the MSC World America was arrested at PortMiami after authorities accused him of unlawful sexual activity with a 17-year-old passenger during a Caribbean cruise.

Continue Reading MSC World America Lifeguard Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Activity With 17-Year-Old Passenger

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a press release yesterday stating its officers in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers arrested 11 crew members in Boston as part of phase 3 of “Operation Tidal Wave” for their alleged part in the “reception and disbursement of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and child sexual

A male passenger on Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition died after going overboard off the east coast of Scotland. A search and rescue operation led by the coast guard and the Scottish police found a body by Friday evening, August 21. Police say the victim’s family was notified.

The Ambition was on the final day of

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave the National Geographic Sea Lion a barely passing score of 86 after it conducted a health inspection on the ship on June 21, 2026. The CDC scores ships on a scale of 0 to 100, with 85 and below considered failing.

The CDC listed 44 violations

Two cruise passengers were arrested after they stormed into a family’s cabin and assaulted them, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO).

The incident started when the passengers, Gannon Jacox, 29, and Brooklyn Hicks, 28, got into an argument with each other while drinking. A victim in the family told the passengers to be

The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 50 crimes across all cruise lines in Q2 of 2026 (April 1–June 30, 2026). Carnival Cruise Line led all cruise lines in crimes with 20.

The DOT publishes the cruise crime data quarterly, pursuant to the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) of 2010. The law requires cruise lines to

A Florida man was arrested after federal authorities said child sexual abuse material was found on his phone when he disembarked from the Norwegian Getaway at PortMiami.

Continue Reading Two Norwegian Getaway Passengers Arrested at PortMiami on Child Sexual Exploitation Material Charges

Fourteen people were injured after the river cruise ship Anna Katharina struck a lock wall at the Freudenau power plant in Vienna. Six were taken to a hospital, while authorities investigate whether a technical defect contributed to the collision.

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The CDC reported a gastrointestinal (GI) illness outbreak on the National Geographic Sea Bird during its July 15–20 voyage. The outbreak sickened 8 out of 57 passengers and 5 out of 26 crew members.

This is the National Geographic Sea Bird‘s fourth CDC reported GI illness outbreak since May 2026. The ship has likely

Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Sea Bird suffered its third CDC reported gastrointestinal (GI) illness outbreak since May 2026, this time sickening at least 29% of passengers.

Six of the Last Ten Voyages Likely Had Norovirus Cases

The first CDC reported outbreak occurred on the ship’s May 26–May 31 voyage, when 9 of 66 passengers and