In 2014, Jim appeared in:
Nassau Guardian “U.S. Attorney Raises A.larm Over Crime’
Caribbean360 “Bahamas “One Gunshot Away’ From Being Dropped by Cruise Lines
ABC News’ “How Prepared Are Cruise Ships If You Go Overboard?
Nine News World “Woman Suing Cruise Company for Drunken Fall
ABC 20/20 Program “Man Overboard Cases” (video)
Il Mattino “Ubriaca vola in mare dalla nave da crociera. Le drammatiche immagini delle telecamere di controllo
Wikipedia “Carnival Cruise Lines
CTV News (Canadian Child Drowns In Cruise Ship Poolelevision) “Explorer of the Seas Norovirus”
CTV’s Kevin Newman Live; Antigua Observer “Cruise Lawyer Says German Ship Has No Case
U.K.’s Daily Mail “Coast Guard Searches for Celebrity Cruise Line Chef Who Fell Overboard in the Caribbean
Nassau Guardian “Challenging the Status of Crime in the Caribbean
Dominican Today “Social Media and Managing Reputation
Huff Post Crime “Child Drowns In Cruise Ship Pool
Baltimore Post-Examiner “Bahamas Fight Violent Crime in Midst of Hotel Boom
Agenda (a Financial Times Service) “Critics Rip Carnival Exec’s Golden Parachute
Washington Post “Norovirus Outbreaks Make Both Cruise Lines and Passengers Leery
WKMG TV-6 (CBS Orlando) “Top Cruise Spots Also Top List for Crime
CNN New Day, “Crew Member Accused of Attacking Cruise Passenger, Tying to Push Her Overboard
Sun Sentinel, “Assaults on Cruise Ships Happen, But Not Often
Liberty Voice “Holland America Line Room Service Included Rape Assault
ABC NEWS Channel 7 Chicago “Woman Alleges Cruise Ship Sex Assault by Angry Crew Member
FOX 45 “Cruise Attendant accused of Sexual Assault
Market Watch “Do Cruise Lines Have a Crime Problem?
Seattle Times “A sick way to cruise – Who’s to blame and what’s the compensation when norovirus strikes a cruise ship?
KSAT “UTSA Student Sexually Assaulted During Cruise Vacation
Nassau Guardian “Christie and Davis’ Troubling Statements on Crime
“Fire Cruise: Crime, Drugs and Fires on Cruise Ships” by Ken Rossignol (“the Cruise Law News website was invaluable in assembling material for this book)
ABC Local News 5 Cleveland “Concern Grows Over Cruise Ship Crime Reporting; Local Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Jurisdiction
Chicago Tribune “Taking the Kids — and keeping them safe around the water
New Times “Videos Show MSC Cruise Line Employees Tossing Bags of Trash Overboard
eGlobal Travel Media “MSC Cruises Magnifica Accused of Dumping Garbage in the Ocean Off Brazil
Huffington Post “Cruise Ship Workers Appear To Throw Bags Of Garbage Right Into The Ocean (VIDEO)
U.K.’s Daily Mail “Caught on camera: The moment cruise ship crew member hurled garbage bags straight into the ocean off Brazilian coast in violation of international law
AOL Travel “Cruise ship worker filmed ‘throwing rubbish bags into ocean’ (video)
FOX News “What’s the deal with no lifeguards on cruise ships?
Le Martin (Switzerland, French speaking newspaper) “Des ordures jetées à la mer! — Vidéo à l’appui, un avocat affirme que la compagnie italo-suisse MSC Croisières jette des poubelles dans l’océan”
Reizen (Dutch newspaper) “Betrapt: bemanning cruise kiepert vuilnis zomaar in zee
Travel Pulse “Royal Caribbean Faces PR Backlash After Issues On Three Separate Cruises
Philly.com “Rough sailing when virus comes aboard
Travel Pulse “Following Death Of Crew Member, Norwegian Cancels Calls to Roatán
CNN “33 Dead in Ferry Sinking, Captain Faces Charges
Big John & Amy Show 560 AM (Chicago) Korean Ferry Disaster
St Lucia OnLine “St. Lucia ranked in top 10 most dangerous cruise destinations in the world”
St. Maarten Island Time “Port of St. Maarten Not Listed in Cruise Law News Top 10 Most Dangerous Cruise Destinations in the World – Destination must remain safe, secure and hospitable”
Barbados Nation News “US Blogger Takes a Swipe at Barbados”
Nassau Guardian: U.S. Based Attorney Lists Bahamas As “Most Dangerous” Cruise Port”
OB2 “Legal expert ranks worst crime-torn cruise destinations”
U.K.’s Daily Mail “Riding the crime wave: Lawyers reveal the world’s most dangerous cruise ports of call”
Travel Mole “Report identifies most dangerous cruise destinations”
Nassau Guardian: Most Dangerous Cruise Destination Claim Not Accurate”
Nassau Guardian “Bahamas Spot On Crime List causes Skepticism, Concern”
Business of Tourism “Crime Levels Continue to Be Major Problem for Destination Bahamas”
Times Picayune “Coast Guard searching for man who jumped from cruise ship”
NB12 News (Video) “Bahamas Named Most Dangerous Cruise Destination”
WINN FM “Questions raised about fatal boat accident”
Il Fatto Alimentare “Passeggeri della Crown Princess vittime di un’infezione gastrointestinale causata dal Norovirus”
CNN “Brutal Cruise Ship Assault”
Cruising Done Right “Crime On the Rise? Find Out Yourself!;
USA Prepares “Trash of the Wealthy Dumped in the Ocean”
LexBlog “Cruise lawyer Jim Walker captures media attention, forces response from government officials”
Nassau Guardian “Canadian Man Warns of Crime in the Bahamas”
Professional Mariner “Cruise industry debates whether mega ships are safe enough”
LexBlog “Blogging with Passion Turns Cruise Lawyer Jim Walker into Industry Watchdog”
Above the Law “On Blogging: Throw Your Heart Over The Bar, Let Your Writing Follow”
USA TODAY “The Top 20 Best Cruise Bloggers”
Cayman Compass “Tourism chiefs vigilant over crime threat”
Canna Law Blog “Pot Is Illegal And Don’t You Forget It
Royal Gazette “Island’s tough line on cruise ship passengers with drugs is criticized”
Royal Gazette “The Best of Times, the Worst of Times”
Maritime Executive “Man Overboard from Carnival Spirit
Naples Daily News “Cruise ship crimes: What you should know (Video)”
Opposing Views Family Not Allowed To Re-Book Norwegian Cruise Lines Reservation After Son Diagnosed With Cancer
TravelPulse Norwegian Faces PR Backlash For Refusing Cancer Family Refund; CNN Cruise Ship Horror Stories (Includes our client Laurie Dishman)
Miami Herald / AP Carnival plans to build cruise port in Haiti
CBS Money Watch Haiti looks to welcome back tourists
Washington Post Some cruise lines take a hard stance on refunds, even when a relative dies
Maritime Executive Another Death in Cruise Ship Swimming Pool
Montreal Gazette Transgender cruise raises concern
Independent (Macedonia) Denisa Fell Off the Ship, the Captain Reported Her Missing
Macedonian Newspaper Security Cameras on the Ship Where Young Denisa Markoska Disappeared Not Working?
CruiseNewser April Fool’s Day: Carnival to incorporate in the US
PRNewser Another Cruise Industry #PRFail?
CruisingMates MSC allegedly dumps rubbish at sea
Wes Neuman Proper Behavior in a Hearing
Miami Herald: DOT Launches New Site for Cruise Passengers
Tradewinds Princess Crewman Killed
gCaptain Crewmember Killed, Another Injured in Cruise Ship Rescue Boat Accident
Sun Sentinel Celebration Passengers Describe Chaotic Scene
New York Times U.S. Embassy Warns of Crime in Bahamas
UPI U.S. Warns of Sex Assaults on Bahamas Tourists
WPRO Radio (Rhode Island) Watch Out for Crime in the Bahamas – WPRO Interviews Jim Walker
Tribune Water Sports Operators Hold Talks With Ministry Over Safety Of Tourists
SHM (Australia) Cruise Liner Loses Passenger at Sea
News Talk 2UE 954 (Australia) How many people fall off cruises each year? How? James Walker, lawyer & cruise safety advocate joins us
LexBlog Legal newsrooms may be shrinking, but coverage is increasing via blogs
Otago Daily News ‘Pukefest’ as norovirus bug hits cruise ship
The Independent (Ireland) Hundreds of luxury cruise passengers confined to cabins to avoid norovirus ‘pukefest’
eGlobal Travel Media ‘Pukefest’ and ‘heave ho’ describe cruise ship outbreak
Tribune (Nassau, Bahamas) Bahamas Named Among Worst Cruise Ports
ABC 15 New Cruise Ship Law
LexBlog The blogging lawyer as a citizen journalist
U.K. Daily Mail New Regulations Force Cruise Companies to Publish Online Crime List Documenting Statistics for Thefts, Rapes and Murders Committed on Ships
Tribune US Crime Alerts Reported In NY Times
Gyi Tsakalakis Web Marketing Power of Web Presence
Above the Law 12 Awesome Law Blogs Of 2014
LexBlog Blog of the Year
Caribbean Council Social Media and the Caribbean
CruiseRadio 9 Cruise Websites for a Virtual Escape