Subscribe to RSS FeedYou might read this blog for its fine writing and clever material, and not have a wit of sense about the sea. You might not be able to swim. Merely reading the word "boat" may invoke a wave of seasickness. Still, a cruise ship holiday could be appealing and I can see you succumbing to the cruise industry's splashy advertisements. Hell, you'll no doubt thoroughly enjoy yourself. (I was once told that the cruise industry has the highest return rate of any leisure-time activity so, if true, there's clearly a rollicking time to be had.)
All of this brings me to my cogent observation of the day. A personal injury claim can be skulking around the corner. I know that sounds dreary, but we all fall prey to twisted ankles, fractures and lacerations. It's the curse of ambulating upright, I suppose. At any rate, remember this, if you should sustain an injury and you intend to make a claim against the cruise line, read your passenger ticket. That neatly printed, likely tri-folded bit of paper sets out the terms and conditions under which you have agreed to sail as a passenger. It likely imposes a one-year time for suit provision, it might require your lawsuit be brought in a specific location, and it may require you give notice of your claim prior to filing lawsuit and within a certain time period. (Remember too, a lot of this jazz will probably apply to any kind of claim, not just those concerning personal injuries.) Listen, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld enforcement of the terms and conditions of a passenger cruise ticket, so you really have to read it carefully.
Come to think of it, the language of your passenger ticket be it a cruise ship, ferry or even an airplane is almost always going to be important. And yes, as much as I hate to admit it, a damn sight more important than this blog.
Underway and making way.
--- JKF
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