With your dream cruise-ship vacation planned well ahead, you’re probably looking forward to a wonderful holiday exploring various exotic destinations. The last thing on your mind is an accident or injury that could transform your long-awaited getaway into a nightmare trip. However, accidents can and do happen. Most of these are avoidable and preventable and almost all are caused by someone’s fault or negligence. As an injured victim, you’re entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for your injuries.

If you or a dear one has been injured in a cruise-ship accident, contact a reputed, experienced and knowledgeable personal injury law firm with particular expertise in similar cases.

Types of Injuries

These would include different types of :

• Slip and Fall or trip and fall
• Medical malpractice
• Passenger disappearance
• Sexual assault
• Food poisoning
• Wounds, cuts, lacerations, burns, bruises
• Fractures, concussions
• Head neck and spinal injury
• Amputation
• Toxic substance inhalation
• Swimming, diving and drowning accidents
• Adventure sports accidents
• Electrocution
• Accidents caused due to drinking
• Falling debris

Most of these accidents are caused by poor maintenance, negligence, violation of safety norms, not providing enough information or warnings, improperly trained staff, negligent security etc.

Challenges in Personal Injury Claims in Cruise-ship Accidents

Injuries that occur on land are resolved through the law of torts but cruise-ship accidents pose certain difficulties, since these vessels are often governed by maritime or admiralty laws. Injured passengers have to file for damages in the location indicated at the back of their tickets, though it may not be where the accident happened or their home state.

In many cases, cruise-ships are not registered in your country, but may be registered in countries like Panama or the Bahamas for tax-saving purposes. In such cases, maritime laws apply, under which the carrier is held responsible only if they had previous knowledge of the hazards.

Another issue is the cruise-ship ticket. There are certain terms and conditions printed on its back, which most of us don’t pay much attention to. However these terms may include limited liability waivers, an option to select the forum or venue for filing claims, and notice-requirement clauses. The statute of limitations for filing claims may also be printed here.

Determining negligence can also be challenging. There may be multiple parties involved. However, our experienced personal injury attorneys can conduct independent investigations to unravel the chain of liability so that the responsibility is firmly and finally fixed.

How We Can Assist

Our personal injury lawyers and disability claims lawyers can make a swift and comprehensive assessment of your claim and advise you on its merits. We can assist you in dealing with the cruise-ship company, insurance agents and other representatives of the at-fault party/parties. We can also co-ordinate with lawyers/law-firms from other countries if required and ensure that your rights and interests are safeguarded. Most personal injury cases are settled out of court, but some of them do go to trial, especially if it’s a class action suit with several plaintiffs involved. We can ensure that you get adequate representation to get the best possible outcome.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)