Roatan Honduras came onto the radar of Cruise Law News in January of this year when a U.S. family who took a Carnival cruise to the island was robbed at gun point while driving in a rental car. The bandito shot the car up, terrifying the three children in the car as well as
Near Death Experience Aboard the Independence of the Seas: When Will Royal Caribbean Hire Lifeguards?
Four days ago, we discussed the near drowning of a six year old boy whose heart had stopped when he was found on the bottom of a swimming pool on the Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas.
People contacting us say the boy slipped and struck his head. Other children reportedly pulled the unconscious boy
U.S. Report on Crime in Nassau Worries Atlantis Resort
The owners of the Atlantis mega-resort in Nassau are worried about the U.S. report on the high rate of crime there, according to the Nassau Guardian.
The U.S. report from Department of State states that armed robbery and sexual assault are all on the increase in Nassau and these crimes are affecting tourists and
Nassau Newspapers Cover U.S. Crime Report on Bahamas – A Tropical Paradise?
A day after we summarized the U.S. report on the high level of crime which is affecting U.S. tourists and cruise passengers in the Bahamas, the major newspapers in Nassau published articles about the report.
The Nassau Tribune published U.S. Warns Again Over Crime In The Bahamas. The Tribune also published several other articles
Two U.S. Passengers Arrested for Rape on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas
The Jamaica Gleaner reports that 2 U.S. men aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Sea, which docked in Falmouth Jamaica yesterday morning, are accused of raping a female passenger aboard the cruise ship.
The Gleaner says that the "men were accused of raping a female passenger who they were partying with the night before on
Are Cruise Ships Vectoring Chikungunya Virus to Florida?
Today I received a comment from a Royal Caribbean passenger who said that he was infected with the dreaded chikungunya virus when he sailed to St. Martin last year on the Oasis of the Seas:
You might need a new cruise category "Disease" as the cruise industry has become a vector for spreading the
2014 Bahamas Crime Report: Armed Violent Crime Escalates
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The U.S. Department of State recently published the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) crime report for the Bahamas for 2014.
It is a grim report.
It reflects the considerable problems with violent crimes against tourists and cruise visitors over the past year which we have been discussing.
We copied the relevant portions of the report below
Honduras Works with Florida Caribbean Cruise Association to Promote Cruise Tourism
The Honduras newspaper La Prensa reports today that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández will accompany representatives of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) on possible locations which will be marketed to cruise passengers arriving in Honduras. The FCCA is an organization which promotes the interests of the U.S. based cruise lines doing business in the Caribbean
Near Drowning Aboard Independence of the Seas: Six Year Old Boy Fighting for Life in French Hospital
BBC News reports that a six year old boy was pulled from a swimming pool on the Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas yesterday.
The AFP news agency says that the child’s heart had stopped when he was found in the cruise ship pool.
BBC says that the cruise ship’s doctor was able to re-start
Roatan, Honduras – Update on Crime
We’ve received a fair share of hate e-mail this year after we reported on several crimes against cruise tourists in Roatan during the first three months of this year. Many expatriate property owners and business operators became highly agitated when we were the first in the U.S. to report on the murder of a NCL
More Reefer Madness from Bermuda’s Kangaroo Courts
Busting U.S. cruise passengers for small amounts of pot is big business for the customs officers in Bermuda. It’s a topic we have written about often.
The cases all seem the same. When the cruise guests go ashore, the customs officers board the ship with their sniffer dogs and conduct warrant-less searches without probable cause.
Consumer Reports: Don’t Get Sick on a Cruise
A news station in California KFSN (ABC) channel 30 reports that being ill with norovirus or in a medical emergency presents challenges when you are "days from the nearest port, on a ship without diagnostic equipment like an MRI machine, a blood bank or even specialty doctors."
According to a Consumer affairs medical doctor, although
Swiss Diamond River Ship Strikes Pillar to “Old Bridge” in Bratislava, Passengers Injured
A newspaper in Slovakia reports today that a Swiss river cruise ship struck a pillar of the "Old Bridge" in Bratislava.
This newspaper reports that seven passengers were injured aboard the Swiss Diamond river cruise ship. (Another newspaper says that 9 people were injured).
The bridge in question is being disassembled and replaced. Several pillars to the
Independence of the Seas Arrested in Norway
A newspaper in Norway reports today that a pilot association seized the Independence of the Seas for non-payment of the association’s fees. The association petitioned a court in Norway to detain the cruise ship. A local bailiff served the arrest papers today.
The Independence of the Seas was in Alesund, Norway at the time of
Passenger Medevaced From Majesty of the Seas
Local Miami news station WSVN channel 7 reports this morning that Miami Fire Rescue medevaced a Royal Caribbean cruise ship passenger who sustained a serious head injury. The medevaced occurred last night.
The medical evacuation occurred on the Majesty of the Seas cruise ship. WSVN says that the passenger suffered the injury while the cruise
No Answers, No CCTV & No Justice: P&O Ferries Leaves Fearnside Family in the Dark
It was a dark night when 30 year-old Richard Fearnside disappeared from P&O Ferries’ Pride of Kent ferry as it was sailing from Calais back to Dover. His girlfriend said that he was going to the top deck to smoke a cigarette. Richard never returned. P&O didn’t sound an alarm until the ferry returned to port.
Costa Deliziosa Loses Power in Valenzia
SeaTrade Insider reports that the Costa Deliziosa cruise ship suffered a power failure and blackout in Valencia, Spain yesterday which shut down the ship’s electrical systems. After a few hours, the engineers were able to restore power and essential services. However, the cruise ship will not try to sail back to Italy. Costa stated that
Coast Guard Medevacs Passenger From Bahamas Celebration Cruise Ship
The Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) reports that the U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a cruise passengers from a cruise ship returning from Freeport Bahamas yesterday.
The Coast Guard deployed a MH-65 dolphin helicopter to perform a medical evacuation of a a 56-year old male passenger suffering severe pain aboard the Bahamas Celebration northeast