Passenger on RCL Seriously Injured on Ship Shore Excursion

[Jim_Iain]

Saw this in the news this morning.    There is a summary of serious accidents on ships excursions on Celebrity and RCL over the past 10 years.

Sounds quite serious as they had to air lift the passenger off the island.    Thoughts and  prayers are with the family.

 

https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2019/02/articles/excursions/royal-caribbean-excursion-accident-san-juan-injures-allure-seas-passenger/

[ipeeinthepool]

51 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

Saw this in the news this morning.    There is a summary of serious accidents on ships excursions on Celebrity and RCL over the past 10 years.

Sounds quite serious as they had to air lift the passenger off the island.    Thoughts and  prayers are with the family.

 

https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2019/02/articles/excursions/royal-caribbean-excursion-accident-san-juan-injures-allure-seas-passenger/

 

According to some people, the cruise lines do not have any responsibility for their vendors.  They would tell you it’s your responsibility and show you the contract.  They would even mumble something about personal responsibility.  I’m sorry for anyone injured and I hope those people follow all legal avenues.

[sippican]

Ahhhh ... the web page of the famous Miami ambulalnce (cruiseship chaser)! He's as famous as Jodat, and Better Call Saul down here in FL!

 

Edited February 16, 2019 by sippican

[yorky]

1 hour ago, ipeeinthepool said:

 

According to some people, the cruise lines do not have any responsibility for their vendors.  They would tell you it’s your responsibility and show you the contract.  They would even mumble something about personal responsibility.  I’m sorry for anyone injured and I hope those people follow all legal avenues.

If they are not responsible why is anyone paying 2/3 times for something they could organise themselves. The cruise lines push the safe line.

[dkjretired]

38 minutes ago, sippican said:

Ahhhh ... the web page of the famous Miami ambulalnce (cruiseship chaser)! He's as famous as Jodat, and Better Call Saul down here in FL!

 

 

Agree completely and have been following him for years.  Thank you Jim for reporting this.  Below is a link to a far better site with events at sea that cover everything that happens on cruise ships and goes back to 2002. It also is independent not like the ambulance chaser. Please remember these are auto accidents which occur every day no matter where you are. 

 

http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events.html

Edited February 16, 2019 by dkjretired

[Jim_Iain]

20 minutes ago, dkjretired said:

 

Agree completely and have been following him for years.  Thank you Jim for reporting this.  Below is a link to a far better site with events at sea that cover everything that happens on cruise ships and goes back to 2002. It also is independent not like the ambulance chaser. Please remember these are auto accidents which occur every day no matter where you are. 

 

http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events.html

Thanks for the link.   Interesting reading.  

[dkjretired]

41 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

Thanks for the link.   Interesting reading.  

 

Thanks Jim, if you go to that website he's got some interesting stuff on it.  There is a complete list of persons overboard going back to 1995 and a list of illnesses on ships.  Below is a link to one year's illnesses, there is a chart by cruise line but if you scroll down a short synopsis on what happened.

 

http://www.cruisejunkie.com/outbreaks2019.html

[Jim_Iain]

I was really surprised to see that on Jan 24 Oceania Insignia failed their sanitation inspection with a score of 80.    I think of Oceania as a Premium Line and would not have expected that.