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• U.S. Cruise Passenger Arrested for Breaking Car Window in Nassau Pays Driver $1,100 to Avoid Charges

  A U.S. cruise passenger was arrested after he punched and broke the side window of a car in downtown Nassau. The passenger was reportedly trying to illegally stop traffic on Bay Street for a convoy of ATVs when a local driver tried to pass him, according to The Tribune. The driver inched forward towards the...

• Litigation in the Bahamas

  Nowhere can be paradise all the time.  While the Bahamas is famous for beautiful weather, parties, music, and the beach, it is also home to about 400,000 people.  And those people, all people anywhere, have commercial disputes.  I have had the chance to visit the Bahamas a few times and, for the most part, kept...

• Oasis of the Seas Turns Back to Nassau After Two Passengers, Including 7-Year-Old, Require Emergency Medical Care

  Two passengers, including a 7-year-old child, required urgent medical attention aboard Oasis of the Seas, forcing the Royal Caribbean ship to turn back to Nassau for shoreside care.

• Chicago Man Indicted Over Alleged Bomb Threat Involving Disney Cruise Line

  A Chicago man has been federally indicted for allegedly transmitting a bomb threat involving a cruise ship traveling from the Bahamas. Daquan Lamont Smith, 20, faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.

• Man Dies After Falling From Balcony on Norwegian Getaway

  A passenger aboard the Norwegian Getaway operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) died after he fell from a balcony on the ship late Sunday night, August 23, as reported by CruiseFever. The Norwegian Getaway was on the final night of its three-night cruise from Miami to The Bahamas when the incident occurred. A passenger reported an...

• Two Norwegian Getaway Passengers Arrested at PortMiami on Child Sexual Exploitation Material Charges

  A Florida man was arrested after federal authorities said child sexual abuse material was found on his phone when he disembarked from the Norwegian Getaway at PortMiami.

• Six U.S. Cruise Passengers Fined $47K After Nassau Cruise Port Brawl Injures Four Bahamian Officers

  Five American tourists are in custody after a confrontation linked to Nassau Cruise Port escalated at a police station and left four officers injured, Bahamian police said.

• Norwegian Getaway Passenger Dies While Snorkeling in Bahamas

  An 83-year-old passenger aboard the Norwegian Getaway died while snorkeling during the ship’s Bahamas stop on May 3 after being found unresponsive in the water at Great Stirrup Cay.

• Seaton Travelogue: Great Stirrup Cay

  Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas is a private island owned largely by the Norwegian Cruise Line family of companies. This is not as glamorous as it sounds. Let me explain. Back in the day in Appalachia, there were things called “Company Towns.” A very nearby version of one of these towns is called Alcoa,...

• Stepbrothers Accused of Tricking and Raping 25-Year-Old Passenger on Carnival Sunrise

  Two American cruise passengers have been charged with rape after allegedly swapping places to deceive a woman into having sex with them. The incident occured on the Carnival Sunrise on December 15, 2025. The 25-year-old victim told police in the Bahamas that she met Sayjuan Readous, 26, during the cruise and had a drink with him...

Featured documents

• Tips for Living in Nassau

  Here are some special places vis-a-vis getting settled in Nassau, the Bahamas. All suggestions are strictly personal impression and idiosyncractic opinion; neither facts nor warranties are expressed or implied, and readers are urged to discover for themselves. Autos R Us: interesting name, nice...

• U.S. State Department: Crime In Nassau, Bahamas Is Critical

  Bad news for our friends in the Bahamas and cruise passengers intending to vacation there.  The U.S. State Department’s 2012 “Crime and Safety Report” has labeled New Providence island’s (including Nassau) criminal threat level as “critical” with Grand Bahama’s island’s (including Freeport) level...

• Bahamas Responds to Making the List of Top 10 Most Dangerous Cruise Destinations: “The Bahamas Is Safe”

  Our article listing the top 10 most dangerous cruise destinations in the world hit a raw nerve in the Bahamas.  The Nassau Guardian published two articles quoting government leaders’s responses to making the list. The Guardian first published Bahamas’ Spot on Crime List Causes Skepticism, Concern.” ...

• 8th Violent Crime Warning for the Bahamas in 16 Months

  The U.K.’s  Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued “foreign travel advice” for travelers to the Bahamas. The U.K. crime warning says:  “There have been incidents of violent crime including robbery, which is often armed and sometimes fatal, in residential and tourist areas of New Providence,...

• Public Adjusters in the Bahamas

  Public adjusters have been calling our Florida offices regarding Hurricane Matthew. One of the frequent questions asked is if they can practice public adjusting in the Bahamas. Only the Almighty knows for certain where Hurricane Matthew is going, and I would not count out anywhere from Florida and...

• The Emotional Toll of Hurricanes

  Brian Malone is a dear friend and a Bahamian whose immediate family is about to have a horrific experience caused by Hurricane Dorian. Brian’s parents and relatives live in Hope Town on the Abaco Islands which is part of the Bahamas. Category 4 and 5 hurricanes are terrible freaks of nature, but...

• A Window on Hollywood – Casino Royale/James Bond 2006

  It’s been fun living near the James Bond set and hanging out with crew and cast on our sleepy Nassau beach. The first few weeks we got to see the abandoned hotel–where Defense Forces used to train–turned into “Madagascar.” We’d walk Ooj on the beach and watch these tin shanties being put up, he’d...

• U.S. State Department: Crime In Nassau, Bahamas Is Critical

  Bad news for our friends in the Bahamas and cruise passengers intending to vacation there.  The U.S. State Department’s 2012 “Crime and Safety Report” has labeled New Providence island’s (including Nassau) criminal threat level as “critical” with Grand Bahama’s island’s (including Freeport) level...

• “Dangerous Drugs?” Nassau Nabs Two More U.S. Cruise Passengers for Pot

  The Bahamas Weekly reports that Nassau police officers – on a tip from cruise ship security personnel – arrested two U.S. passengers from Massachusetts. One was a 27 year-old woman and the other was a 28 year-old woman. Around 9:30 AM on Friday April 25, 2014, police officers from the “Tourism...

• Carnage Continues in Nassau Bahamas

  The Bahamian newspapers report that 4 men were murdered in Nassau on Friday and Saturday.  The Tribune reports that the police engaged in a shoot four with armed men early yesterday. One man had an AK-47 assault rifle. The police killed one man and arrested two others. The fourth suspect is being...