This weekend the cruise port in Fort Lauderdale, Florida broke a new record with the most cruise passengers entering or leaving the port. The Sun Sentinel reports that around 106,000 passengers will transit through Port Everglades on 24 cruise ships. Each day from Friday through Sunday will see 8 cruise ships return and then leave the port full of passengers.
Cruise Law News: A Look Back at 2011
As this year comes to a close, it’s time to look back at some of events of 2011.
Last year started out with a bang. Our firm represented a seriously injured crewmember in a case against Royal Caribbean. Our client sustained a debilitating back injury, underwent an unsuccessful surgery, and needed a second surgery which
How to Hire a Miami Maritime Lawyer to Sue a Cruise Line
Each year 14,000,000 people (yes 14 million) will go on a cruise. There are literally hundreds of passengers, as well as crewmembers, who will suffer a serious back injury or break their ankle, leg or hip after slipping and falling while cruising. Once back home after the cruise, they find it difficult to think of hiring a lawyer who they have never met in order
Cruise Man 3000 Blogs About The ‘Cruisetacular’ Legal Eagle
Shon "Cruise Man 3000" Ford, recently interviewed Jim Walker, whom he refers to a
s The ‘Cruisetacular’ Legal Eagle, regarding his Cruise Law business. Cruise Man 3000 is not afraid to provide insight to both the good and bad of the cruise industry. Shon has a great blogspot where he posts about his travels
Cruise Law News’ Best Blogs of 2010
As year 2010 comes to a close, it’s time to look back at some of the highlights of Cruise Law News (CLN).
CLN reached the top 10 most popular law blogs, placing us above such heavyweight blogs as the China Law Blog, Simple Justice, Jonathan Turley and Overlawyered.
CLN also became a "
Cruise Law News – A “Hard Hitting Blog”
Today, the Miami Daily Business Review ran an article about Royal Caribbean trying to disqualify our firm (a story I wrote about last week – more about that later). The Business Review characterized Cruise Law News (CLN) as a "hard hitting blog."
Launched in September 2009, CLN has become one of the most widely read legal blogs in the U.S.
Cruise Law News – One Year Anniversary!
On September 7, 2009, I launched my blog, Cruise Law News (CLN). My goal was to be a leading source of news and legal commentary regarding the cruise industry.
Well, here we are, September 7, 2010, one year later. What a year!
My little blog is far more successful than I ever thought. Yes, it has taken a lot of
Cruise Ship Accidents – Miami Maritime Lawyer
Over 5 million cruise ship passengers cruise out of the port of Miami each year. Many sail on cruise ships like the Carnival Destiny, pictured below as its leaves Miami Beach and heads south to the Caribbean.
The majority of our articles here at Cruise Law News address current issues which occur all too
Tulane Law School – Admiralty and Maritime Law
A lot of people ask me how I became involved practicing maritime law.
Thirty years ago, I started law school at Tulane School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana. I may be biased, but Tulane has the best law school in the United States involving maritime studies. Tulane has a renowned "Admiralty and Maritime Law" program which is part of the Tulane Maritime Law
CruiseLaw Launches Cruise Blog “CruiseLaw News”
In 1999, I launched CruiseLaw.com – a legal web site focused on the cruise industry. The need for such a web site was obvious. Passengers sexually assaulted or injured on cruise ships operated by Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Norwegian, or Royal Caribbean are required to bring their claims in Miami or Fort Lauderdale. The internet provides an easy