Royal Caribbean canceled all cruise ship visits to its private resort Labadee in Haiti for the remainder of 2026, extending its previous suspension that went through April 2026.A Royal Caribbean spokesperson told the Miami Herald, “Out of an abundance of caution, we have extended our pause to Labadee.” The cruise line did not give
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Lawsuit: Royal Caribbean Passenger Dies after Being Served 33 Drinks, Pepper-Sprayed, Physically Restrained, and Injected With Sedative
A Royal Caribbean passenger, Connie Aguilar, is suing the cruise line on behalf of her fiancé who died after he was over served alcohol, and then pepper-sprayed, restrained by security, and injected with a sedative.The incident occurred on December 13th, 2024, on the first day of a weekend cruise aboard the Navigator of the Seas.
Search Suspended for Missing British Man Who Fell from Marella Explorer 2
The search for a missing 76-year-old British man has been suspended according to the Spanish Coast Guard. The man, who has not been identified, went overboard from Marella Explorer 2 at approximately 9:45 a.m. on November 27. A spokesperson from the Spanish Coast Guard told The Sun, “the active search involving the resources that
Miami Lawyer Arrested After Assaulting Elderly Passenger: Report
A passenger was arrested after an alleged assault on an elderly man aboard the Norwegian Encore, according to authorities. The incident took place on Saturday, November 22, and the passenger, Phillip Ortiz, 38, was arrested the same day. Ortiz has been charged with aggravated battery on a person 65 or older, according to an arrest
Anna Kepner’s Cause of Death Revealed: Report
New details emerged over the tragic passing of Anna Kepner, who died earlier in November aboard the Carnival Horizon. Anna, 18 years old, died by asphyxiation according to a report by ABC News, citing a source briefed on the investigation.The source stated that Anna had two bruises on her neck sustained from an
Malaysian Passenger Convicted of Sexually Abusing Child on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas
A federal jury found Malaysian national, Lay Ong, 67, guilty for sexually abusing a minor during a Royal Caribbean cruise. The incident took place earlier this year on the Icon of the Seas during the ship’s March 29 through April 5 voyage from Miami.Ong was convicted on October 23 and the press release of the
Time of Death Revealed in Anna Kepner Case While FBI Remains Silent
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released limited information as it continues its investigation of the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner.One key detail now confirmed is that Anna Kepner passed away on Friday, November 7, at 11:17 a.m., according to the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner. Per The Cruise Globe, the Carnival
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested at Port of Tampa for Possessing and Transporting Child Pornography on Margaritaville at Sea’s Islander
A resident of Polk City, Florida was arrested at the Port of Tampa on charges of possessing and transporting child pornography on the Margaritaville at Sea’s Islander, according to a local news station in Tampa.
James Oxley, age 52, boarded the Islander cruise ship, operated by Margaritaville at Sea, on December 17, 2025 for a
Cruise Law Meets ChatGPT
Today, our office manager, Betsy Benitez, who has been an integral part of this firm since 2001, suggested that we begin to use Chat GPT. I had never used this technology before and was a bit skeptical about integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into our law practice. So I typed CruiseLawNews into chatGPT and asked