What about intentional acts by the crew against passengers such as battery and sexual assault?
There is a disagreement between the various appellate courts as to whether the carrier is strictly liable for the intentional acts of its crew. The majority of courts, like Florida, will hold the ship owner liable for any intentional acts of its crew members. Only a few courts, like New York, refuse to hold the cruise line liable for the intentional acts of its crew members. Generally this means that you must show that the cruise lines either hired someone that they should have known was dangerous or failed to get rid of the dangerous crew member once they became aware.
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