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Medical Malpractice on the High Seas: Cruise Passengers Have Rights!

By Jim Walker on November 13, 2014
Posted in Medical Malpractice

Three years ago, i wrote an article lamenting the sad state of affairs surrounding cruise ship medical care entitled: Medical Malpractice on the High Seas: Do Cruise Passengers Have Any Rights?

The answer, in short, was no.  I wrote that a cruise ship is about the only place on earth where a doctor can negligently…

Despite the Hype, Quantum of the Seas is Just Another Dumb Cruise Ship

By Jim Walker on November 13, 2014
Posted in Disappearances

Quantum North StarThe cruise industry is abuzz with excitement about Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship, the Quantum of the Seas. I wrote yesterday that during an interview with CNBC, cruise chairman Richard Fain called the giant ship "wonderful, exciting, fantastic and terrific." The CNBC reporter excitedly called the ship the "best and brightest."

The "smart…

Quantum of the Seas Diverted to Azores Due to Medical Emergency

By Jim Walker on November 6, 2014
Posted in Weird Cruise News

Yesterday, I received a number of emails about Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas as it continued its transatlantic crossing to the U.S.  

There is talk onboard that the new ship needed a medevac due to a medical emergency. The ship had to be diverted and made an unscheduled stop in Azores where a…

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