The Securities and Exchange Exchange Commission reported this past week that the president & CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (“NCLH”), Frank Del Rio, bought 83,498 shares of NCLH at an average price of $35.94 a share. (Photo below,
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Fire Breaks Out on SeaDream I in Italy
A reader of our blog brought to my attention that the Sea Dream I operated by SeaDream Yacht Club caught fire this afternoon.
A number of Italian newspapers report that a fire broke out in the ship’s engine room while…
Drug Bust Reveals Flaws in Cruise Ship Security
The widely reported drug bust of three passengers this week on the Sea Princess cruise ship in Australia uncovered serious shortcomings in Princess Cruises’ shipboard security. We have written about dozens of drug busts of relatively small quantities of…
Carnival Vista Swamps Piers and Boats in Messina, Sicily
According to several passengers on the Carnival Vista, the cruise ship swamped piers and many smaller boats moored there yesterday afternoon when leaving the port of Messina, Sicily.
We were contacted and told about the mishap today. The port of…
95 Kilo Cruise Ship Cocaine Bust in Sydney Harbor
Multiple news sources are reporting that today, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested three cruise ship passengers who were smuggling 95 kilos (over 209 lbs.) of cocaine into the port in Sydney, Australia.
SkyNews says that the AFP arrested a 63-year-old man…
Fire Breaks Out on Carnival Sunshine
Last Friday evening, there were comments on social media that a fire had broken out on the Carnival Sunshine which caused damage to a passenger balcony. The initial comments, on Facebook, were to the effect that the cabin was located…
Cruise Passengers Injured in Jeep Safari Accident in Antigua
A newspaper in Antigua reports that a safari jeep excursion vehicle filled with cruise passengers flipped on its side in a road accident last week. The newspaper reports that nine cruise passengers, consisting of six U.S. passengers and three German passengers, were…
Masters must show caution or else liability limits may be terminal
The Privy Council has confirmed that it is possible to contract out the right to limit liability, and so operators must be vigilant in ensuring this does not inadvertently happen, write Mark O’Neil and Anushka Karunaratne in Tradewinds.
The full…
Collateral lies: The lie is dishonest but the claim is not
The Supreme Court rules that a collateral lie embellishing a valid claim does not amount to a fraudulent claim.
Versloot Dredging BV and another (Appellants) v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG and others [2016] UKSC 45
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The vessel DC…
Still Smoldering Caribbean Fantasy Towed to San Juan
Early Saturday morning, a salvage team towed the still smoldering Caribbean Fantasy ferry to the harbor in San Juan, after the U.S Coast Guard had approved a towage plan.
The Coast Guard published a video of the vessel being towed…