Walker & O'Neill, P.A. (LexBlog Ireland)

Jewel of the Seas – 73 COVID-19 Cases / For the First Time, 100% of Cruise Ships From U.S. Ports are Orange on the CDC’s COVID-19 Dashboard
A crew member on the Jewel of the Seas informs me that the Royal Caribbean cruise ship has a total of seventy-three (73) COVID-19 cases on the ship. There are fifty-seven (57) guests who tested positive for the virus and sixteen (16) crew members. The hotel director is also positive for COVID-19. The Jewel left port in...
Senior Officers on Jewel of the Seas Test Positive for COVID-19
When we last reported on the COVID-19 status of the Jewel of the Seas five days ago, there were twelve (12) crew members and seven (7) guests who initially tested positive for COVID-19 as the Royal Caribbean cruise ship was sailing around Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England. Spike in COVID-19 Cases Among Crew Members on...
Passenger Missing From HAL’s Amsterdam
A guest is reportedly missing from the M/S Amsterdam operated by Holland America Line (HAL). The Amsterdam left Glengariff, Ireland yesterday evening, heading on a transatlantic cruise to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Earlier today, the captain of the ship made an announcement for the missing passenger. A passenger on the ship is stating that a lady “either fell or...
Crew Members Use Guest Cabin for Sex?
A couple from Northern Ireland were surprised when after boarding the Norwegian Jewel, they opened the door to their cabin (# 10039) and were confronted with strangers having sex on one of the beds. The cruisers in question, Bobby and Mary Jackson, are from a small town north of Belfast and were about to begin...
German Cruise Ship M/S Berlin Stuck in Dublin
This weekend I was notified by a passenger, on a German cruise ship named the Berlin, that the ship has been stuck in Dublin, Ireland for the past several days. I was not familiar with the cruise ship or the German cruise line, FTI, which operates it. I have learned that the Berlin is considered...
Another Man Overboard Marks Three Year Anniversary of Disappearance of Richard Fearnside
A reader of Cruise Law News brought to my attention that a crew member disappeared at sea from a ferry operated by Irish Ferries from Rosslare, Ireland to Pembroke, Wales yesterday. A number of newspapers have reported that a a large air and sea search was just suspended after the crew member apparently went overboard into...
Cruise Safety Advocate Paul O’Brien Dies
A newspaper in Ireland, the Irish Independent, reports today on the death of Paul O’Brien, age 49, in an article “Dad of Tragic Cruise Teen is Found Dead.” Mr. O’Brien was the father of Lynsey O’Brien, who died at age 15 during a cruise aboard the Costa Magica in 2006. Costa bartenders served the child 10 drinks...
Another Predator Priest Goes On A Cruise
The Daily Record in the U.K. published an article today about who it is describing as a “notorious pedophile priest . . . caught enjoying a luxury cruise among families with young children.” The article involves ex-Catholic priest Bill Carney who sailed on the P & O Ventura ship on a Mediterranean cruise with his wife....
Costa Coffin Cruise Ships
In March of 2006 I attended the second of seven cruise ship hearings in Washington D.C. regarding cruise ship crimes and missing passengers. The most compelling cruise story featured at the hearing was the case of Lynsey O’Brien, a fifteen year old Irish girl traveling with her family aboard the Costa Magica cruise ship. During...

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