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

August , 30 2010
FWC Officer Injured In North Florida Boat Accident
August , 20 2010
Commercial crabber killed in Pinellas boating accident
August , 19 2010
Miami FBI Investigates Alleged Rape Case on Cruise Ship
August , 19 2010
FBI investigates rape aboard Bahamas Celebration cruise ship
August , 17 2010
10 aboard Canaveral-based Carnival Dream kicked off ship in Mexico after brawl
August , 15 2010
Cruise ship passenger dies Epic returns briefly to the Port of Miami
August , 11 2010
Long-sought suspect in sexual assault case found working on cruise ship
August , 11 2010
1 person killed in boating accident, few injured
August , 11 2010
New Study Finds Whiplash Caused Brain Injury in Over 20 Percent of Cases
August , 9 2010
Cruise Ships Traveling In Changing Legal, Security Climate
August , 6 2010
31-year-old East Naples man killed in watercraft accident
August , 5 2010
For some, cruise ship security, safety law doesn't hold water
August , 3 2010
Crimes on Cruise Ships Rarely Investigated
August , 2 2010
11-year-old boy killed in boating accident
August , 2 2010
Keeping crime at bay on cruises
August , 2 2010
Video: Jason Margulies on Cruise Ship Safety
August , 1 2010
How to stay safe on a cruise
August , 1 2010
How cruise ship security guards are hired, trained
August , 1 2010
About the reports
July , 29 2010
Law requires security video, peep holes on cruise ships
July , 27 2010
Commissioner's wife killed in boating accident
July , 25 2010
Woman killed in fall off gangplank of cruise ship
July , 25 2010
Woman dies after boating accident in Sebastian
July , 24 2010
Audio released of barge-tour boat collision
July , 20 2010
Keeping cruise ships safe
July , 18 2010
SA woman hires US firm to pursue rape case
July , 18 2010
Legal tangle over teen's death at sea
July , 13 2010
Cruise ship passenger visiting St. Thomas killed during gang shootout
July , 2 2010
New bill on cruise ship safety, security
June , 29 2010
New York man fined $5,000 for sexual assault on cruise ship
June , 25 2010
Man charged with fondling boy during cruise
June , 24 2010
Royal Caribbean statement on alleged fondling incident on cruise ship
June , 24 2010
Man Sexually Abused Boy In Cruise Ship Jacuzzi
June , 23 2010
Royal Caribbean loses suit, must pay $1.7 million over fall
June , 22 2010
5 Killed after Ships Collide off Northeast China
June , 21 2010
Leading Miami Maritime Law Firm Changes Name to Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina and Winkleman, P.A.
June , 16 2010
Will the Cruise Ship Industry Do BP's Dirty Work
June , 10 2010
Father, daughter injured in parasailing accident
June , 10 2010
Cruise ship passengers say they were swindled in onboard art auctions
June , 10 2010
Citrus County: Man badly injured in boating accident
June , 10 2010
Senate Unanimously Passes Matsui Bill to Extend Critical Consumer and Safety
June , 4 2010
Teen in critical condition after boating accident
June , 3 2010
Cruise ship bartender accused of raping teenage girl
June , 2 2010
Brain injuries not created equal: Why Bret Michaels lived while Gary Coleman's hemorrhage was fatal
June , 2 2010
Must-See Cruise TV: Starring Oasis of the Seas, Sea Princess and More
June , 1 2010
Man, pregnant daughter killed in Florida boating accident on Memorial Day
June , 1 2010
Ponce Inlet Florida Boat Crash: Pregnant woman, father killed in boat wreck
June , 1 2010
Bartender Accused Of Abuse Aboard Cruise Ship
May , 31 2010
Carnival cruise ship bartender accused of raping teen to make Orlando court appearance
May , 29 2010
BP's top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak
May , 26 2010
Cocaine Bust on Cruise Ship in England
May , 26 2010
Crew Member on Oasis of the Seas Goes Missing
May , 25 2010
Investigation: Crimes on Cruise Ships Often Not Reported
May , 24 2010
Fire Forces 600 to Evacuate German Cruise Ship
May , 22 2010
Boating Accident Victim Recovering in La Crosse
May , 16 2010
Woman, 88, Rescued After Fall On Cruise Ship
May , 12 2010
Royal Caribbean to scale back art auctions on cruise ships
May , 10 2010
Cruise Ship Wedding: A Sinking Ship
May , 10 2010
Pregnant woman hoisted from cruise ship into Coast Guard helicopter off Port Everglades
May , 7 2010
ER Doctors Stress Importance of Helmets to Save Lives, Prevent Brain Injury
May , 6 2010
Cruise ship worker goes overboard near Puerto Rico
April , 27 2010
Sports Eye Safety Is No Game
April , 22 2010
Cruise Ship Art Auctioneer Park West Loses
April , 21 2010
At least 11 workers sought after oil rig explosion in Gulf
April , 21 2010
Dozens hurt after cruise ship lists
April , 20 2010
Drug could stop spinal injuries, researchers say
April , 13 2010
Acquired Childhood Glaucoma More Common Than Congenital Types
April , 2 2010
Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship employee
March , 26 2010
Lawn Mower Accidents Are the Leading Cause of Major Amputations for Children Under 10
March , 24 2010
Traumatic brain injury causes loss of smell and taste
March , 22 2010
Cruise Liner Pollution Kills Up to 8,300 People a Year in US and Canada, Says EPA
March , 22 2010
Debuts Haiti's Amputees: Building a Life Worth Living
March , 18 2010
Falls Often to Blame in Traumatic Brain Injury
March , 18 2010
1.7 million traumatic brain injuries occur in the US each year
March , 18 2010
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
March , 17 2010
Tracking the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries
March , 17 2010
Special Report: Promoting Helmet Use
March , 14 2010
Coming and Going: Violent crime is up in the Bahamas
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 , 29 2010
Boating accident leaves operator hospitalized with severe head injury
February , 28 2010
Bomb hoax delays cruise ship off Florida
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 , 15 2010
Named Top Law Firm Protecting Seafarer's Rights In The United States
February , 14 2010
Carbon monoxide sickens members of cruise ship crew
February , 3 2010
Cruise ship quack doctors
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
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 , 1 2009
Synthetic Fibers to Reverse Blindness
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 , 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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