Cruise Ship Injuries

Cruise Ship Injuries, Sexual Assaults and Death Claims Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach

Each year, thousands of people board cruise ships in Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Port Canaveral to travel around the world looking for adventure and fun. Unfortunately, there are times when a cruise line is negligent, and some passengers suffer serious injuries on their cruises or daytime excursions. There have been reports of passengers contracting cruise ship viruses, injuries in slip and fall accidents, fires, collisions, negligent security as well as people who are injured by a failure of the cruise ship crew to provide appropriate medical care when a passenger becomes ill or injured.

Our Florida cruise negligence lawyers help victims seek compensation from companies that fail to provide a safe environment for passengers. Most lawsuits involving cruise liners that depart from Florida must be filed in the state. You can find details about where to file and the statute of limitations on the back of your cruise ship ticket.

The Cruise Ship Attorneys at Whittel & Melton handle cases throughout Florida. We represent clients in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota, Lakeland, New Port Richey, Spring Hill, Brooksville, and Inverness. Since many cruise injury and death cases require litigation in Florida, we also assist clients across the U.S. and abroad.

We handle personal injury cases involving Disney Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL), Royal Caribbean International, and Princess Cruises.

Out of State Lawyers and Attorneys

Whittel & Melton, LLC is ready and willing to represent clients and families from beyond Florida. As our local cruise ships have become more popular over the years, so has the distance with which those customers take their injuries home. Please contact us if you’d like to refer a cruise ship or tourist injury or death matter to our firm. We are happy to discuss co-counsel and/or referral arrangements on a case-by-case basis.

Cruise Ship Injuries and Wrongful Death Port of Tampa, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, Port of Miami, Port of Palm Beach, All Florida Ports

• Slip and fall accidents on wet or uneven surfaces, sudden elevation changes due to cruise ship maneuvering and/or poor assembly, maintenance and construction.
• Assault by staff, crewmembers or other guests and passengers: Including Rape, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault, and Fights.
• Brain Injury, Back Injury, Neck Injury, Shoulder and Knee Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Loss of Vision, Loss of Hearing.
• Swimming Pool, Wave Pool and/or Water slide accidents.

Warning to All Passengers, Tourists, Guests and Others

Unlike other types of negligence cases, most cruise ship passenger tickets impose a one-year statute of limitations for any personal injury claims against the cruise line. Additionally, these claims must be filed in either local or federal court in Florida. There are few exceptions, but that is the industry norm.

We Will Go to Trial For You

While we seek a fair settlement in every case we handle, we build every case with an eye toward trial so that when cruise lines, and the insurance companies that represent them, do not make a fair settlement offer, we can fight for you in court. In order to press our opponents, we aggressively build our cases from the very beginning.

Our representation does not cost our clients anything until they are first compensated for their injuries. If you have been injured on a cruise ship, please contact us for a consultation.

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