Unsafe on the High Seas

by Charles R. Lipcon

Discover the reality the cruise industry doesn't want you to know about.

In The News

March, 4 2010
Two killed as giant waves hit Mediterranean cruise ship
March, 4 2010
Huge Waves Hit Cruise Ship (VIDEO): Cruise Travelers Discuss Deadly Waves
February, 26 2010
Egypt: 3 crew members die in cruise liner accident
February, 24 2010
Tiger Woods is being sued after former deckhand loses fingers in accident on yacht
February, 21 2010
Coast Guard continues to search for overboard cruise ship crew member
February, 20 2010
Woman reportedly killed aboard cruise ship
February, 14 2010
Carbon monoxide sickens members of cruise ship crew
January, 23 2010
SD Coast Guard teams perform 2 medevacs
January, 22 2010
Cruise ship passenger murdered during port call in Antigua
January, 15 2010
Report urges cruise industry to clean up its act
January, 4 2010
British line ends cruise early after hundreds of passengers fall ill
January, 2 2010
Maritime Lawyer Charles R. Lipcon Named World's Best Prosecutor of Cruise Lines
January, 1 2010
Officials ID woman who jumped from Canaveral-based cruise ship
January, 1 2010
Cruise ship passenger jumps overboard
December, 28 2009
ACS Most Common Diagnosis in CV Patients on Cruise Ships
December, 23 2009
Cruise boozing slammed
December, 23 2009
Death toll in shipwreck in Brazil reaches seven
December, 22 2009
Boat driver: Coast Guard vessel sped before crash
December, 22 2009
Cruise liner hit with second virus outbreak
December, 20 2009
Budget Travel: A theory about the itineraries of the new mega-cruise ships
December, 14 2009
Safety warning for cruise visitors
December, 2 2009
VIDEO NEWS ALERT: Lipcon Client Suffered a Serious Head Injury in a Cruise Ship Accident
November, 29 2009
31 Year Old Italian Chef Angelo Faliva Missing Aboard "Coral Princess"
November, 28 2009
Nassau crime wave hits cruises
November, 28 2009
Too little, too late? A cruise passenger robbed in Nassau speaks out
November, 24 2009
Bahamas security to be beefed up after U.S. cruise ship passengers robbed
November, 23 2009
Royal Caribbean unveils first tracking system for children on cruise ships
November, 16 2009
Cruise Ship Rescues Seattle Couple In High Seas
November, 11 2009
Woman 'buzzed' night of alleged cruise ship attack
November, 11 2009
Oasis of the Seas wows the crowds as it docks at Port Everglades
November, 10 2009
Wet And Wild
October, 24 2009
Cruise ship safety measure wins House OK
October, 18 2009
Sex claim clouds cruise
October, 10 2009
Police investigate P and O sexual assault allegations
September, 24 2009
Search on for passenger missing from Princess cruise ship
September, 19 2009
Rochester man charged with sexually abusing teen on cruise ship
September, 9 2009
Cruise Passenger Dies in Ship-Sponsored Tour
September, 8 2009
Six Carnival cruise ship passengers jailed in Antigua after dispute with cabbie
September, 8 2009
Irish cruise ship man falls overboard while sharing kiss with girl
September, 4 2009
Drama at sea: Disney cruise ship comes to rescue after Carnival passenger goes overboard
August, 28 2009
Accident In Bahamas Leaves NCL Passenger Dead
August, 24 2009
Coast Guard airlifts woman from cruise ship
August, 12 2009
Rape Suspect Arrested On Carnival Cruise Ship
August, 4 2009
Search Ends for Woman Missing from Cruise Ship in Glacier Bay National Park
July, 30 2009
Curiosity cuts man's family cruise short
July, 18 2009
Emotional comments from man held in cruise death
July, 11 2009
Two brothers die in boat crash off Dinner Key
July, 8 2009
Cruise industry supports tougher safety rules
July, 8 2009
Coast Guard plucks infant from cruise ship
July, 7 2009
One dead, dozens ill as 'vomiting bug' breaks out on cruise ship
July, 7 2009
Cruise ship industry reverses stance, backs federal safety bill
July, 6 2009
Cruise ship passengers injured in St. Thomas tour bus crash
June, 29 2009
Sexual assaults on cruise passengers increase
June, 23 2009
Cruise Ships Top Spot For Sexual Assaults
June, 22 2009
Sexual assaults on the high seas come under scrutiny
June, 19 2009
Going Over the Edge on Cruise Ships
June, 18 2009
Engine Room Fire on Princess Cruise Ship
June, 18 2009
Swine flu cruise ship quarantined
June, 17 2009
Cruise ship accidents prompt questions: How do people fall off...And why
June, 17 2009
Ala. Woman Reportedly Goes Overboard on Cruise Ship
June, 15 2009
Man rescued in Fla. after falling from cruise ship
June, 10 2009
Is Swine Flu Keeping Cruise Ship Out to Sea
June, 10 2009
2,200 Pages Of Court Records Released About Cruise Ship Death
June, 10 2009
Would You Ride In A Cruise Ship's Baby Blimp
May, 27 2009
More suspected swine flu found on Pacific Dawn cruise ship
May, 27 2009
Swine flu causes more chaos for ship
May, 27 2009
Cruise ship reports virus sickens 108
May, 26 2009
Recent graduate goes overboard from cruise ship
May, 25 2009
Coast Guard medevacs 1 from cruise ship in Chesapeake Bay
May, 22 2009
Hero cruise ship Britons fight off armed Somali pirates with deckchairs and tables
May, 18 2009
Woman Rescued Off Cruise Ship Near Bodega Bay
May, 11 2009
Alaska awaits verification of swine flu finding
May, 11 2009
Six remain hospitalized from boat explosion in Tampa Bay
May, 8 2009
Cruise ships depart; did Alaskans sink a profitable tourism industry
May, 8 2009
Brevard 8th in state in boating accidents
May, 8 2009
Coast Guard medically evacuates 65-year old woman from cruise ship
May, 7 2009
Boating Fatality Statistics
May, 7 2009
Flesh eating bacteria consumes cruise passenger in 24 hours
May, 5 2009
Freedom of the Seas arrives
May, 5 2009
Problems at sea spark requests on new legislation for cruise ships
April, 30 2009
Cruise ships to drop anchor – and cash
April, 29 2009
Cruise lines suspend stops in Mexico
April, 29 2009
USCG airlifts 3-year-old from cruise ship
April, 29 2009
Cruise Ship Safety Proposed Federal Law
April, 28 2009
As swine flu outbreak worsens, cruise lines cancel stops in Mexican ports
April, 27 2009
Sailor sues over safety of pirated Maersk Alabama
April, 26 2009
Freak accident injures cruise passenger in Fort Lauderdale
April, 19 2009
Pirate threat prompts MSC to alter cruise ship itinerary
April, 13 2009
Local and World News Cruise ship assault charges
April, 8 2009
Pro Bono
March, 31 2009
Guests ‘imprisoned’ as cruise ship makes two stops in 22 days
March, 31 2009
Cruise ship waiter pleads not guilty
March, 20 2009
Hapless Cruise Ship Back in Palma
March, 20 2009
Peter Greenberg Talks About
March, 18 2009
Cruise industry tries to sail through challenging time
March, 14 2009
MV Dive Asia 1 Accident
March, 10 2009
Arrest In Cruise Ship Assault
March, 6 2009
Violent Winds Send Mediterranean Cruise Passengers Into Sea
February, 27 2009
Cruise line has option for layoff-wary passengers
February, 24 2009
Cruise Ship Passengers Air Lifted To Miami After Bus Crash In Dominica
February, 18 2009
Another expedition cruise ship runs aground in Antarctica
February, 4 2009
Cruise Lines Reach Settlements with Attorney General Over Fuel Surcharges
February, 1 2009
Cruise Craft Strikes Docked City Fireboat
January, 29 2009
Royal Caribbean Sees Lower 2009 Profit on Sales Slump
January, 8 2009
When cruise vacations end tragically, who's to blame?
December, 5 2008
Passengers Rescued From Stranded Antarctic Cruise Ship
December, 2 2008
Pirates Chase, Fire on US Cruise Ship
October, 19 2008
Use common sense precautions aboard
October, 6 2008
Mysterious Disappearances On Cruise Ships
September, 21 2008
Staying safe while on a cruise
September, 15 2008
Take precautions on a cruise ship
September, 7 2008
Cruise safety
August, 21 2008
It's not all fun, food and foolin' around on cruise ships
July, 7 2008
Key residents points out hazards of taking a cruise in new book
July, 2 2008
Cruise Ship Crime Sparks Demands for Law
June, 20 2008
Woman alleges rape on ship
June, 20 2008
Woman Brings Suit Against Carnival Cruise Line Over Rape
June, 19 2008
Testimony of Ross A. Klein, PhD, Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Mari
June, 13 2008
Charles R. Lipcon named 2008 Super Lawyer for the second year in a row
June, 2 2008
Sailing in Troubled Waters
May, 20 2008
Firm distinguished for highest level of legal ability and ethics by Lexis Nexis
May, 3 2008
Cruise line pleads guilty in deadly blast
March, 3 2008
When Adventure Tourism Kills
February, 20 2008
ANA Receives $447,095 Donation
February, 15 2008
Attorneys await ship staffer's release
February, 12 2008
Crew member accuses Carnival cruises of slavery
February, 7 2008
Unsafe On The High Seas On Sale At Amazon.com Now February 7, 2008
January, 31 2008
Unsafe On The High Seas' launches at The Collection
January, 28 2008
Cruise doctors not responsible for your health
January, 22 2008
How to Stay Safe on the High Seas
January, 18 2008
Cruise Lines Are Responsible For Care Provided By Ship Doctors: Travel Myth or Fact?
December, 31 2007
News Archive - 2007
July, 1 2007
Shaken by deaths in their ranks, pilots scrutinize their practices and equipment
December, 31 2006
News Archive - 2006
November, 24 2005
Missing woman's husband finds hope in lawsuit
September, 1 2005
Charles Lipcon interviewed on Sky Radio for American Airlines
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