More Than 200 Sickened On Cruise Ships That Originated In Fort Lauderdale
Federal health officials say about 200 people have come down with vomiting and diarrhea aboard two San Diego-bound cruise ships.
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Federal health officials say about 200 people have come down with vomiting and diarrhea aboard two San Diego-bound cruise ships.
The Coast Guard is searching for a man who jumped off a cruise ship as it neared its South Florida home port.
A ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over the major Florida-based cruise lines, has opened the door to medical malpractice suits against cruise line medical staff.
Families looking for an exciting vacation with plenty of activities to do should look into booking a cruise vacation. Many cruise lines are making travel for families easier and more entertaining with ships designed with families in mind.
What was once quiet opposition to David Beckham's dream of building a soccer stadium at Port Miami is now very public. The Miami Seaport Alliance, led by Royal Caribbean cruise lines, this week launched a campaign against major league soccer on the bay. The men leading the charge on both sides of this heated debate face off for the first time.
Amid all promise for Major League Soccer in Miami, in a stadium at PortMiami overlooking the bay and city, what was the once quiet opposition to the stadium plan has now gone very public.
Miami-Dade commissioners will consider Tuesday borrowing $385 million to complete PortMiami projects and improvements.
Major League Soccer owner David Beckham may want to put a soccer stadium at PortMiami, but at least one global company is ready to tackle the star's plan before it's even launched.
Passengers aboard a cruise ship on which hundreds fell ill recalled days of misery holed up in their rooms as it returned to its home port Wednesday from a Caribbean trip cut short by what is suspected to be among the largest such norovirus outbreaks in the last 20 years.
An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness aboard Royal Caribbean's "Explorer of the Seas" has forced the cruise line to cut short the ship's ten day trip through the Caribbean.
More than 300 passengers and crew have fallen ill on Royal Caribbean's "Explorer of the Seas". The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said health officials will board the ship Sunday while it's docked in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Three of the largest cruise lines, all based in Miami, will now post more comprehensive data about serious crimes and allegations that are committed aboard their ships.
For the second time this year, a fire at sea has aborted a cruise ship's voyage. This time, aboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas and the ship's 2,200 passengers were expected back in Baltimore on Tuesday after being flown on charter flights from the Bahamas.
Passengers aboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas got an unexpected wake up call early Monday morning.
The cruise industry has had to overcome several tough obstacles through the last year or so. From the capsizing of the ship in Italy, to the cripple Carnival Triumph, and ships continually plagued with the norovirus.
For the second time in as many weeks, passengers returned from a vacation at sea with claims of hazardous health conditions aboard their cruise ship.
Royal Caribbean is the latest cruise line to test an all-you-can-drink alcohol package.
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing 21-year-old Tennessee women who reportedly fell overboard off a cruise ship 47 miles east of Fort Lauderdale on Sunday night.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 21-year-old Tennessee women who reportedly fell overboard off a cruise ship 47 miles east of Fort Lauderdale on Sunday night.
Miami-Dade based Royal Caribbean Cruise has been hit with a federal lawsuit by a woman who claims she was assaulted by a crew member during New Year's cruise.
Actor John Travolta is facing a new sexual assault lawsuit from a former Royal Caribbean cruise ship room attendant.
In what is being seen as another miss-step for the cruising industry, Royal Caribbean's signature ship the Allure of the Seas reported a "small and short-lived engine fire," a spokeswoman told CBS4 News partner The Miami Herald.
It's not a great time to be a cruise line company if the latest financial report from Miami-based Royal Caribbean are any indication. Quarterly earnings were down a whopping 40% as bookings have been hurt by the Costa Concordia disaster, ship fires and strandings at sea.
Passengers aboard Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas encountered an unexpected surprise Wednesday.
Passengers were smiling with relief Sunday as their cruise ship, operated by a division of Miami's Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, limped into a Malaysian port after fire heavily damaged an engine room. Nobody was hurt, but passengers broiled in without AC even after some power was restored.
Due to the sheer number of patients and the department's need for additional resources, MDFR said that they needed to upgrade the call to a Level 2 Mass Casualty Incident.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools said he was employed at Miami Jackson Senior High School.
South Florida is expected to see hot and humid conditions through Mother's Day, with feels-like temperatures reaching the upper 90s before rain showers return.
This is the second time within two months that a norovirus outbreak happened on a Princess ship based out of the Fort Lauderdale.
Coley Sohn and Linda Bagley-Sohn, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, say the city censored their protest against the city painting over its rainbow crosswalks.
Due to the sheer number of patients and the department's need for additional resources, MDFR said that they needed to upgrade the call to a Level 2 Mass Casualty Incident.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools said he was employed at Miami Jackson Senior High School.
South Florida is expected to see hot and humid conditions through Mother's Day, with feels-like temperatures reaching the upper 90s before rain showers return.
This is the second time within two months that a norovirus outbreak happened on a Princess ship based out of the Fort Lauderdale.
Coley Sohn and Linda Bagley-Sohn, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, say the city censored their protest against the city painting over its rainbow crosswalks.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Alabama lawmakers have approved a plan for new House primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year's elections.
The Trump administration announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
More than 12,000 people gave up their asylum claims or voluntarily departed the U.S. as ICE moved to cut cases short by sending asylum-seekers to third countries, a CBS News analysis found.
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident.
The Justice Department argues the patchwork of state laws around guns makes it difficult to take them across state lines for lawful purposes like target shooting, hunting and self-defense.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.