Topic
Crew Welfare
22 published works
Cruise Law News
Holland America Line Delays Over 13 Hours in Notifying U.S. Coast Guard After Crew Member Goes Overboard From M/S Rotterdam
By Jim Walker
On Saturday morning, Holland America Line (HAL)'s M/S Rotterdam arrived at Port Everglades after a six day cruise to Mexico and the Western Caribbean without one of its crew members.…
Cruise Law News
A Letter From A Concerned NCL Crew Member on the Norwegian Sky in Dry Dock in Brest, France
By Jim Walker
Crew Member Account From Norwegian Sky Dry Dock From time to time, I receive letters and emails from crew members on cruise ships around the world. I typically don't publish…
Cruise Law News
Harmony of the Seas Crew Member, Waiting to be Repatriated, Dies
By Jim Walker
Harmony of the Seas Crew Member Dies While Awaiting Repatriation A Royal Caribbean ship employee died earlier today on the Harmony of the Seas, according to several crew members who…
Cruise Law News
Crew Member Dies on Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady
By Jim Walker
Filipino Crew Member Found Dead on Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady A Filipino crew member died on the Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady, according to several crew members who wish to remain…
Cruise Law News
Filipino Galley Employee Dies on AIDAblu
By Jim Walker
According to a crew member on the AIDAblu, a Filipino galley employee by the first name of "Kennith" died earlier today. The captain made a ship-wide announcement of the seafer's…
Cruise Law News
Four Additional Royal Caribbean Crew Members with COVID-19 Evacuated from Oasis of the Seas
By Jim Walker
Royal Caribbean Crew Members Continue to Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 Yesterday, April 7, 2020, ambulances transported four crew members, who are ill with coronavirus, from the Oasis of the Seas.…
Cruise Law News
Seatrade Global 2016: How About the Crew Members?
By Jim Walker
Later this morning, Seatrade's State of the Global Cruise Industry Conference, moderated by CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg, will feature four cruise executives: Frank Del Rio, President & CEO, Norwegian…
Cruise Law News
Cruise Lines Poised to Take Legal Rights Away from Crew Members
By Jim Walker
The cruise industry is attempting to prevent its crew members from using U.S. law when they are injured or when they have been denied appropriate medical treatment. The cruise…
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Cunard Crew Mess Food: Good or Gross?
By Jim Walker
The other day I posted an article entitled Grub on the High Seas. I also posted photographs on Facebook of the food served in the crew mess, primarily on MSC,…
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Suicide on the Sensation
By Jim Walker
Multiple crew members are confirming that a young woman employed in the Carnival entertainment department was found dead on the Carnival Sensation. The cruise ship was last in Nassau, Bahamas.…