Slips, trips, and falls
Falls involving wet decks, stairways, flooring, thresholds, or other onboard conditions.
Florida maritime injury representation
Injured on a cruise? The clock may already be running.
Cruise injury claims can involve maritime law, ticket-contract deadlines, and special notice requirements. Josef Timlichman Law represents injured passengers in Florida and federal courts.
No attorney's fees or costs on injury cases unless we recover for you. Available 24/7.
Short deadlines may apply
Cruise tickets may contain notice requirements, filing deadlines, and forum-selection provisions.
Maritime rules matter
Cruise passenger claims may be governed by federal maritime law rather than ordinary state negligence rules.
Preserve the evidence
Photos, incident reports, witness information, medical records, and travel documents may become important evidence.
Cruise passenger claims
Experience with the rules that make cruise cases different
A cruise injury case may involve where a lawsuit must be filed, how quickly written notice must be given, and whether the cruise line knew or should have known about a dangerous condition. Early review can help identify the applicable terms and preserve available evidence.
Josef Timlichman is admitted in Florida, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Serious onboard injuries
Claims involving fractures, head injuries, spinal injuries, surgery, or lasting impairment.
Excursions and transfers
Injuries connected to shore excursions, tenders, gangways, or transportation arranged during a voyage.
Other maritime incidents
Incidents involving unsafe conditions, inadequate warnings, falling objects, or negligent operations.
Representative cruise injury result
Roberts v. Carnival Corp.
The firm secured a full reversal in the Eleventh Circuit for a cruise passenger whose personal-injury claim had been dismissed based on a one-year limitations period in the carrier's ticket contract. The court vacated the dismissal and remanded the matter. No. 19-14993 (11th Cir. Aug. 24, 2020).
Read the full opinion (PDF)Past results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict a similar outcome in any future case. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts.
What to do now
After an injury on a cruise
- 1Get appropriate medical care and keep copies of treatment records.
- 2Report the incident and request a copy of any written report you provide.
- 3Save your cruise ticket, booking confirmation, emails, photographs, and receipts.
- 4Write down witness names and contact information while details are fresh.
- 5Speak with an attorney promptly about deadlines and where a claim may need to be filed.
Free case review
Tell us what happened.
Share the name of the cruise line, the date of the incident, where it happened, and the injuries or treatment involved. Contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.