QUESTION
A cruise ship lost my passport. Do I have a case ?
Asked on Jul 18th, 2016 on Legal Malpractice - Florida
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I'm enquiring about the situation stated and if I have a relevant legal case against RCL Royal Caribbean international? I was contracted to work as a guest entertainer on the RCL Ovation of the seas embarking in Dubai on the 27//06/2016 Disembarking in Muscat on the 28/06/2016. I intrusted my UK passport to the possession of the RCL Ovation of the seas officer who meet me at the gang way on embarking the ship. Having finished my contract 28/06/2016 I went to the reception around midday to retrieve my passport enabling me to disembark the ship at the end of my contract. I was told by reception services the passport had been lost by the ship. This lead to a emigration nightmare, stress and inconvenience to myself and my family also thousands in lost revenue and expenses.
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Possbily as this seems to be an admiralty case and there are all kinds of wierd laws of the sea. Generally, unless the ship was obligated to take your passport for some reason, you may have to show actionable negligence or some other misconduct other thanit was simply misplaced.
Answered on Jul 27th, 2016 at 6:18 AM
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