Darrel Jardine
Associate Solicitor, Holiday Claims
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If you’re injured in an accident on a cruise ship, it can be especially stressful because you can’t get to a hospital straight away. Even though cruise ship carriers do have a duty of care to their passengers, and should do all they can to protect them from an injury, accidents can and do still happen.
If you’ve suffered an injury on an cruise ship package holiday that wasn’t your fault, you could have grounds for a successful compensation claim.
Get in touch with our Holiday Claims Solicitors for a for a free, no-obligation initial legal advice and to discuss your case. We may be able to handle your claim on a No Win, No Fee basis - ask us for details.
We're rated‘Excellent’One of our experienced Holiday Claims Solicitors can give you free legal advice on your potential cruise ship claim. Some of our Solicitors and Lawyers have worked in the travel industry for a number of years and will use that added expertise in your claim. Because we’re the Open Lawyers, we’ll always take an honest and transparent approach with you. This means no legal jargon, and no hidden costs or surprises.
We’ve successfully helped many holidaymakers claim compensation for an accident on a holiday cruise.
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Cruise ship accidents can happen when you’re embarking or disembarking the ship, or they can happen whilst you’re at sea. Common accidents include:
If you think the accident could have been avoided and happened because of the negligence of the cruise ship operator, you may be entitled to compensation. Our Holiday Claims Solicitors can advise you on this.
If you’re injured, you should get medical attention straight away. All cruise ships should have facilities to treat personal injuries among passengers, and the cruise ship doctor can give you written details of their diagnosis and a prescription if you ask for
Report your accident to a senior member of staff, and if necessary, the cruise ship carrier’s head office. Make sure you get a copy of any accident report that is written about your accident.
Gather as much evidence as you can so you can prove what caused your accident including photographs of your injuries and the place where the accident happened. You could also request a copy of video or CCTV footage if there is any.
Ask other passengers if any of them witnessed the accident and take their names and contact details if they agree. They could form an important part of the evidence if you make a holiday accident claim.
Finally, don’t forget to keep records of any financial losses, such as receipts for hospital bills, travel expenses and medical fees. Also keep details once you get home of any time you’ve had to take off work because of your injuries.
Cruise liners are bound by the Athens Convention which states that any sea ferrying vessel is liable for the safety of their passengers. Under the convention, the operator is liable for any damage or loss incurred by a passenger, or to their luggage during any time of the voyage.
The Athens Convention applies to any vessel making a journey that is considered an "international carriage by sea", meaning that it must meet one of the following criteria:
If the Athens Convention applies to your case, you have 2 years to make a claim from the date you disembarked the cruise ship at the end of your holiday or when you were moved from the cruise ship to be hospitalised.
If your claim isn’t taken to the Admiralty Division of the High Court within this period, it will be time-barred. That means you can’t make a claim.
Under the Athens Convention, you can claim compensation for an injury from your country of residence, providing you booked the cruise there, regardless of where the cruise ship was at the time of the incident, but only if your cruise was booked as part of a package holiday.
So if you booked your cruise ship holiday in the UK, sailed from Spain, and were injured whilst at sea near Morocco, you could still make a claim through a British Holiday Claims Solicitor in a UK Court.
Having an accident on a cruise can be very upsetting, especially if it spoils part or all of your trip.
Our Holiday Claims Solicitors have dealt with many cruise ship compensation claims. We’ll work flexibly with you to help you get the compensation you’re entitled to.
We often work on a No Win, No Fee basis, so ask us for details when you get in touch.
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