Louis A. Vucci P.A.

Free Confidential
Consultation

(555) 555-5555

Chat Live Now!
Online 24/7

Louis A. Vucci P.A. > Blog

Vucci Law Group Blog & Updates

Carnival Corp. caught polluting oceans; fined $40M

The United States government slapped a $40 million fine against Miami, Florida-based Carnival Corp.’s Princess Cruises for polluting the water. According to the U.S. government, the Princess Cruises used a “magic pipe” to dump dirty water into the ocean off the coast of England in 2013. Investigators claim this instance of discharge is one among several wherein the […]

Categories:Cruise Ship News

Cruise ships’ spa services are getting more high-end

Cruise ship spa services have now modernized with ships like Bermudian, Florida-based shipping line Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s Breakaway ship’s Mandara Spa providing not only standard spa services like massages, manicures, and facials but also high-end and top-of-the-line cosmetic and/or medical procedures like teeth whitening, acupuncture, and injectables, like Botox and Restylane. While a […]

Categories:Cruise Ship Injury, Cruise Ship News

Cruise ship passenger dies in Tauranga collision

A 71-year-old cyclist lost her life after a collision with a truck at the intersection of Mirrielees Road and Te Awanui Drive in Tauranga, New Zealand on Tuesday, November 22. The victim of the accident, which occurred around 12:15 in the afternoon, was an American cruise ship passenger who was in the country for a […]

Categories:Cruise Ship News

Coast Guard airlifts injured passenger on Disney Cruise’s Cruise Ship Wonder

The United States Coast Guard has reported that a 66-year-old woman was taken via helicopter from Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Wonder to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston after she fell down the stairs just after the ship departed Galveston—they were about 50 miles away—on Monday, November 14. The woman, who was not […]

Categories:Cruise Ship Accident

Taking Caution While Having Fun On Cruise Trips

Health insurance is a must if you are fond of traveling on cruise ships, according to former Carnival Cruise Line physician Dr. John Bradberry. Purchasing travel insurance for your specific cruise trip is absolutely necessary if your current health plan doesn’t include coverage outside the United States. Travel insurance costs include medical air evacuation, which, […]

Categories:Cruise Ship Excursions

“Volun-tourism” Being Popularized on Cruise Vacations

Carnival Corp. is set to expand its “volun-tourism” outings to the Dominican Republic after receiving positive feedback from their initial introduction of the expeditions on the 704-passenger fleet, Adonia, in May. The idea behind “volun-tourism” is that cruise guests will be able to perform some type of volunteer activity while they are on vacation in […]

Categories:Cruise Ship News

New App Speeds Up Process of Re-entering U.S. While on Cruise

Arguably, one of the most unpleasant aspects of a vacation cruise is the inevitable wait through a long U.S. customs line following an expedition. However, cruise passengers can now rejoice in the introduction of an app called Mobile Passport Control (MPC), which will allow passengers to digitally declare their U.S. customs paperwork and disembark with […]

Categories:Cruise Ship News

Loch Ness cruise ship crew member has leg amputated

Scottish cruise ship line Jacobite Cruises Limited was fined 8,000 pounds because of the injuries a crew member, 25-year-old Aurelia Thabert, sustained. The accident occurred after Thabert’s leg became entangled in a rope that was holding a Loch Ness cruise ship – the Jacobite Queen – as it was returning to berth. Jacobite Cruises Limited admitted […]

Categories:Cruise Ship Accident

Injured woman airlifted from Carnival cruise ship

The United States Coast Guard evacuated an 87-year-old woman last Monday, October 24 at approximately 2 a.m. from Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Imagination cruise ship. At the time of the rescue, the ship was approximately 58 miles northwest of San Diego. The victim needed immediate medical attention for a head injury she sustained when […]

Categories:Cruise Ship News

Miami-based cruise lines to offer Alaska trips by 2017

In a ceremony at the Port of Seattle, Washington’s Pier 66 on Thursday, October 13, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced that the 4,000-passenger Norwegian Bliss will begin cruise trips to and from Alaska in June 2018. Currently, the ship is being built at the MEYER WERFT shipyard in Germany, Other cruise lines will also start cruising […]

Categories:Cruise Ship News