In 2010, the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) became law. The statute required, for the first time, cruise lines to disclose incidents of missing passengers, sexual assaults and other shipboard crimes to the American public.
The legislation was the result of the dedication and hard work of our client and good friend, Laurie
I left New Orleans in November 1987 after attending law school at Tulane and practicing law in the Big Easy for four years. There were no cruise ships based in or visiting New Orleans back then. The closest thing was the Natchez riverboat which would paddle around the muddy Mississippi for a few hours.
This
Last night I watched Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in my favorite movie It’s a Wonderful Life. At this point, I think I’ve seen the classic movie at least once a year for the last 50 years.
I’d like to extend a Merry Christmas and a warm Season’s Greetings from everyone at Cruise Law.
Today we enjoyed a great day in St. Petersburg, Florida at my father-in-law’s house.
The weather was amazing and our extended families congregated and enjoyed our time together.
Our extended family ranges in age from 1 year old to 93 years old. There was lot’s of laughter, hugging and fellowship.
Thanks to all of our
News sources in Canada are reporting that Royal Caribbean barred a woman from cruising with her family after she admitted that she was pregnant but didn’t have a note from her doctor stating that she was fit to travel.
Global Toronto states that Michelle Ligori, her husband and their two sons were booked aboard Royal Caribbean’s
Michael Moore tweeted this evening:
"Had a gun-toting Trayvon Martin stalked an unarmed George Zimmerman, and then shot him to death . . . DO I EVEN NEED TO COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE?"
I am sick of young black men being killed with impunity.
J.W. Milam, Roy Bryant, George Zimmerman – they are all the same.
Are there any Rush Limbaugh fans out there?
Today’s blog may be of particular interest to you if you are.
It seems that Rush doesn’t like the criticism voiced against the cruise industry as the Carnival Triumph was towed back to Mobile last week. He does not like the references to the fact that cruise lines
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday is a time to reflect on Reverend King’s legacy and stories of overcoming racial hatred and injustice.
As Dr. King organized and led marches for equal rights in the South, he was fighting prejudice against black Americans which had lasted generations.
Over the course of the 100 years before
Today was a beautiful sunny 75 degree day in Miami. Usually we spend Thanksgiving with my parents in Arkansas where the leaves have fallen and its colder.
Last year was my Dad’s last Thanksgiving. It was strange not seeing him carve the turkey today.
This year we stayed in Miami. Lots of family members and friends came
Tonight I watched the news programs about the death of Steve Jobs, the college drop-out turned garage computer creator turned genius behind the Apple iPod, iPhone and iPad products and Pixar studio.
Jobs had a almost Zen like approach to his iconic products and his life, as revealed during his 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University.
At this time, he had already co-founded Apple
This past week I have received a few emails from Cruise Law News subscribers wondering why there have been no blogs for the past week.
There certainly have been no shortage of interesting cruise stories. Another public relations snafu by Royal Caribbean, a cruise ship collision, a couple of interesting legal cases, and even a
The images of the "rebel forces" advancing into Tripoli mesmerized me this weekend. It has been a surreal experience to see the "Green Square" in Tripoli filled with joyful Libyans celebrating the anticipated fall of Colonel Gaddafi.
In 1965 my Dad took our family to Tripoli after he obtained a job as a geophysicist for a major U.S. oil company in Libya.
Dad had
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Last night our family arrived back in Miami after a three week vacation in the Pacific North West. We enjoyed Pike Place Market in Seattle, kayaked in the Orcas Islands (amazing), mountain biked in Whistler, and hiked Mt. Rainier. What a blast.
Aside from a spectacular wipe-out on a mountain bike trail by my youngest son, we returned to Miami safe and
Father’s Day is this weekend. This will be the first time in my 52 years of life that I don’t have a father alive to call and tell him that I love him. My Dad died on the morning of March 15, 2011.
My Dad lived 81 and 1/2 years. He was born in a
Last week I was reading the New York Times on line when I ran across an interesting article “Venice Tourist Ships Rattle Windows and Nerves” by Elisabetta Povoledo.
The article raises the question of the environmental impact of massive cruise ships sailing into the passenger terminal at the end of the Giudecca Canal,
A reader of our blog, Evelyn, left us a link to a short video of Monika Markiewicz playing the violin aboard the Allure of the Seas cruise ship shortly before her death in Cozumel. The reader left the short message: "I shot a short video on her playing . . . she was so sweet."’
The death of a
Its that time of the year to be thankful for your family and friends as we celebrate Christmas.
Many, many thanks to my friends, clients and extended family.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Cruise Law News! And don’t forget, Its a Wonderful Life –
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This Thanksgiving, my family is back in my hometown of El Dorado Arkansas visiting my parents and our cousins. Thanksgiving at the family homestead in Arkansas is the perfect place to be this time of year.
My family has a lot to be thankful for this year. My Dad, age 81, made it to another Thanksgiving despite a series of
