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Warpy

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10. The negligence came in when they refused to pay the

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 07:56 PM

Feb 2013

harbor fees at Progresso, on the north Yucatan, the closest port. Instead, they were adrift for five unnecessary days until they were close enough to be towed to a cheaper US port.

That lawsuit might have a chance of success. This one really doesn't, not unless they can prove an ongoing problem in the engine room with the ship's electrical system.

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Class-action lawsuit filed in cruise ship fiasco [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2013 OP

Good. Also they did not go to closest port. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #1

We know why malaise Feb 2013 #2

Yup nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #7

I was under the impression that passengers could not sue, they signed a document giving away those monmouth3 Feb 2013 #3

I too thought there was a waiver... ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #4

While those clauses are often found in contracts, they do not always hold up cbayer Feb 2013 #5

There were a variety of things that Carnival did nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #6

+1 octoberlib Feb 2013 #8

That sort of clause gets regularly (and sometimes successfully) challenged Posteritatis Feb 2013 #9

You can't waive negligence Peregrine Feb 2013 #11

The negligence came in when they refused to pay the Warpy Feb 2013 #10