At least three additional crew members are infected with COVID-19 on the Norwegian Breakaway, according to a knowledgeable crew member on the cruise ship who wishes to remain anonymous. This crew member also informed us that there are nine crew
Continue Reading More COVID-19 Cases on the Norwegian Breakaway As the NCL Cruise Ship Sails to Roatan
Reuters reports that a Norwegian cruise ship docked this morning in New Orleans with around 3,200 passengers after COVID-19 was detected in ten crew members and guests on the ship, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. The Centers for
Continue Reading At Least Ten COVID-19 cases on NCL’s Norwegian Breakaway As Cruise Ship Returns to New Orleans
As expected, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a yellow warning today for the Jewel of the Seas indicating that the Royal Caribbean cruise ship reached the threshold level of COVID-19 cases sufficient for the CDC
Continue Reading As Expected, CDC Issues a Yellow COVID-19 Warning for Jewel of the Seas
The Jewel of the Seas continues its voyage across the Altantic to Miami, after it sailed earlier this week from Gilbraltar. The ship is scheduled to arrive this Sunday (November 14th) and will then sail on a five-day Western Caribbean
Continue Reading Jewel of the Seas Heading to Miami With Six Crew Members Positive (So Far) for COVID-19
The Jewel of the Seas just ended its summer season sailing out of Cyprus with more disappointing COVID-19 test results. Thirteen people (nine guests and four crew members) tested positive for the virus at the end of last week. This
Continue Reading Last Test Before Jewel of the Seas Sails to Miami: Thirteen Positive for COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require cruise lines sailing from U.S ports to continue to follow the CDC’s protocols for COVID-19 on ships subject to its jurisdiction through January 15, 2022. The agency’s conditional sailing order
Continue Reading Cruise Ships Reported 1,359 COVID-19 Cases, Resulting in Dozens of Medevacs and Hopitalizations, to the CDC Between June 26 and October 21, 2021
This morning the Jewel of the Seas returned to the ship’s home port of Limassol, Cyprus after a one week cruise around the Greek Isles. Yesterday, the ship conducted a routine test for the COVID-19 virus of all of the
Continue Reading Eleven Guests Test Positive on Jewel of the Seas for COVID-19, Bringing Total to At Least 50 in Last Thirty Days
Exemption clauses, including those purporting to exclude or limit liability for deliberate and repudiatory breaches, are to be construed by reference to the normal principles of contractual construction. There is no presumption in English law that exemption clauses do not
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Yesterday, a British court ordered MSC Cruises to pay damages to Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection caused by the MSC Opera cruise ship when it crashed into the River Countess riverboat in Venice in June 2019.
In the first two paragraphs of
Continue Reading British High Court Orders MSC Cruises to Pay for Damages Arising From Runaway MSC Opera Cruise Ship
Possession and tangibility are closely related concepts long established under English law. Yet a change to these concepts is around the corner. The change could finally unlock the full potential of digital trade documents, while at the same time keeping
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