Personal Injury Law

Royal Caribbean statement on alleged fondling incident on cruise ship

By Lipcon, Margulies & Alsina, P.A.

Royal Caribbean released the following statement today about the alleged fondling incident in December on the line's Liberty of the Seas:

"Royal Caribbean maintains a zero tolerance policy regarding any criminal activity onboard our ships. Any allegation of a crime is treated seriously and reported to law enforcement.

On December 18, a guest onboard Liberty of the Seas brought Mr. Stevenson's alleged inappropriate behavior to the attention of a crew member. Royal Caribbean's onboard security immediately responded and preserved information and potential evidence that could be helpful to law enforcement. The incident was immediately reported to the FBI and the Miami-Dade police department, and Mr. Stevenson was confined to his stateroom.

On December 20, the ship was met at the Port of Miami by the FBI and Miami-Dade Police Department officers who conducted an investigation onboard. We will continue to support law enforcement agencies during their prosecution of this allegation."

Full post as published by Cruise Ship Law on June 24, 2010 (boomark / email).