Royal Caribbean’s Acrylic Glass Water Slide Incident A broken waterslide aboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas injured a passenger, raising serious safety concerns once again about the high risk of amusement park rides on cruise ships. It’s hard enough to maintain cruise ships that are exposed to the weather and constant movement. Add in [...]
Injured on a Cruise Ship? What Cruise Lines Don’t Want You to Know About Your Rights If you’ve been injured on a cruise ship, you might assume the cruise line will “do the right thing” and take care of you. Unfortunately, the reality is far from that. Cruise lines are massive corporations with [...]
Personal Injury Lawyer Near Me: Your Guide to Finding the Right Legal Help in Miami When searching for a personal injury lawyer near me, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Whether you've suffered an injury from a car accident, slip and fall, or any other mishap, finding a trusted, experienced legal advocate is essential to protect [...]
By Cruise Ship Injury Attorney Alex Perkins, Esq. Perkins Personal Injury Lawyers. When you sue a cruise line for a personal injury or accident that occurred during a cruise voyage, if that cruise touched a US port, the personal injury lawsuit must be brought in federal court in the United States. More specifically, most cruise [...]
Contact Info for Major Cruise Lines (But Call a Lawyer First) When you're injured aboard a cruise ship, your first instinct may be to contact the cruise line directly. After all, they’re the ones who run the ship, right? But here’s the truth: cruise lines are multi-billion-dollar corporations with legal teams trained to protect their [...]
Perkins Law Offices: Maritime Lawyer in Miami Cruise injury cases are not like regular personal injury claims—they're governed by a spider web of federal maritime laws, international regulations, and cruise line contracts that are intentionally written to protect the cruise companies. That’s why hiring a maritime lawyer based in Miami is absolutely critical. [...]
Cruise Ship Waterslide Injuries Lawyer Representing Victims of Cruise Ship Waterslide Injuries Nationwide Cruise lines have expanded their on-board entertainment to include elaborate water parks and waterslides to attract passengers and families. Cruise ship waterslides have evolved from a plastic chute to a literal roller coaster with the advent of the Slidecoaster on the Norwegian [...]
Passenger vs Crew Injuries When a cruise ship accident occurs, the legal complexities of passenger and crew injuries can leave both parties grappling with a variety of concerns. Injuries at sea may involve serious complications, often exacerbated by the complex maritime laws that govern these incidents. From how to get treatment, to entitlement to compensation, [...]
Falling Over the Edge of the Infinity Pool We all saw what happened recently on a cruise from hell on the Icon of the Seas where a Royal Caribbean crew member passed away after going overboard following an altercation with another crew member. On that same cruise it looked like there might have been a [...]
Slippery Decks, Hidden Steps: Norwegian Cruise Fall Injuries Hundreds of thousands of passengers board Norwegian Cruise Line ships every summer expecting fun filled vacations. No one ever expects to get hurt. But the reality is that a small percentage of these cruise passengers will unfortunately have some type of accident or injury leading to serious [...]
