Roatan, Honduras came onto my radar this year when several tourists contacted us after being robbed or sexually assaulted at gunpoint during cruise stopovers. Later we were the first to report on a Norwegian Cruise Line crew member who was
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Child Porn Pervert Arrested, About to Cruise with Disney
A Fort Myers, Florida news station reports that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested a man after finding child porn in his home. NBC 2 reports that FDLE agents arrested Bryan Ludlam, age 42, a father of three…
Tribunal rules on speed and performance claims under two consecutive time charterparties
London Arbitration 18/14
The vessel in question was the subject of two charters on the NYPE 46 form, for one time charter trip under each, with the second charter being in direct continuation of the first.
Performance claims
Clause 128(1)…
Owners validly exercised right to withdraw for non-payment of hire and awarded discounted damages for repudiatory breach
London Arbitration 19/14
Two new buildings were let by Owners to Charterers on an amended NYPE form for a period of about 35 months up to 37 months. Hire was to be paid semi-monthly in advance. Clause 55 of the…
Should the Bahamas Be Permitted to Register Cruise Ships?
Three Shots In Just 12 Hours reads the headlines in the Tribune newspaper today. Other articles in the local newspapers in Nassau include Tourist: I was Victim of Sex Attack by Jet Ski Operators. The U.S. Embassy in Nassau…
Andy Stuart – No Wonder He’s Smiling
The Securities & Exchange Commission reports that Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) Executive Vice President Andrew Stuart sold 67,701 shares of NCL stock in a transaction last week at an average price of $40.35, for a total value of $2,731,735.35. You…
Norovirus Breaks Out on Crown Princess Cruise Ship Again
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 158 of 3,009 passengers (5.25%) and 14 of 1,160 crew members (1.21%) aboard the Crown Princess cruise ship have been sickened with norovirus. The CDC website says that a Vessel Sanitation Program…
What Does the USA Have to Do with the Quantum of the Seas?
There came a point during the inaugural festivities aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas last night when I couldn’t help laughing. The cruise line portrayed a gigantic (digital) American flag on the cruise ship’s massive screens. The crowd…
Violent Protests Disrupt Cruises to Acapulco
The last time that I wrote about Mexico I’m sure that I angered the tourism representatives there: Three Cruise Lines Plan to Return to Mazatlan: Will They Provide Bullet-Proof Jackets to Passengers?
Taking your family to a place like…
Medical Malpractice on the High Seas: Cruise Passengers Have Rights!
Three years ago, i wrote an article lamenting the sad state of affairs surrounding cruise ship medical care entitled: Medical Malpractice on the High Seas: Do Cruise Passengers Have Any Rights?
The answer, in short, was no. I wrote that a…