Carnival Has Hidden Language in Triumph Ticket, Will Battle Damage Claims

Most people that take a cruise never expect to incur an injury or experience like the one that just occurred on the Carnival Triumph. Every passenger that was on the Carnival Triumph is likely not aware that they entered into a contract with Carnival, one that could allow Carnival to attempt to limit a passenger’s claim for damages. The cruise ticket acts as a contract and the Carnival Triumph Cruise Ticket includes the paragraph below.

Hidden Contract Language in Carnival Triumph Cruise Ticket

“Carnival shall not be liable to the passenger for damages for emotional distress, mental suffering/anguish or psychological injury of any kind under any circumstances, except when such damages were caused by the negligence of Carnival and resulted from the same passenger sustaining actual physical injury, or having been at risk of actual physical injury, or when such damages are held to be intentionally inflicted by Carnival.”

Carnival Triumph Passengers Will Have Strong Arguments for Damages

Like every contract, the Carnival Triumph ticket is subject to interpretation. The cause of the Carnival Triumph disaster is still under investigation, but preliminary investigations reveal that Carnival could have clearly avoided this situation. Carnival appears to have been aware of the engine difficulties with the Triumph, yet they appear to have recklessly sent this ship out to sea with approximately 4,200 passengers. Carnival clearly did not want to lose the revenue from docking the Triumph. Rather, Carnival endangered the lives of thousands of people and caused countless injuries and damages. There are strong arguments to be made that Carnival not only caused emotional distress to all passengers, but they also intentionally placed every passenger at risk of actual physical injury.

Carnival Triumph Lawsuits and Claims Must be Brought In Miami, Florida

Another piece of hidden information in the Carnival Triumph cruise ship ticket is that every lawsuit must be filed within Florida and the time period of any claim should be brought immediately after the incident. In many cruise ship injury actions, our cruise ship attorneys have been able to resolve claims without the need to file a lawsuit. As a law firm with offices located within miles of the Carnival Cruise Line headquarters, we have represented hundreds of people that have been injured on cruise ships since 1979. Our lawyers are available 24 hours a day to answer your questions and discuss how we can assist you. The filing of a claim or lawsuit does not require you to come to Florida. We do not charge any legal fees or costs unless we make a recovery for you.