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Legislation and Regulation Keyed to Manning, 5th Ed.
Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
Citation:
545 U.S. 119 (2005)Facts
Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. operates cruise ships that depart from and return to U.S. ports, catering predominantly to U.S. residents. Despite being U.S.-centered ventures, most NCL ships, including the Norwegian Sea and Norwegian Star involved in this case, are registered in other countries. The petitioners, disabled individuals and their companions, purchased tickets for round-trip cruises departing from Houston, Texas. They filed a class action alleging that NCL discriminated against them by charging higher fares to disabled passengers, maintaining evacuation programs and equipment inaccessible to disabled individuals, requiring disabled passengers to waive potential medical liability and travel with companions, and reserving the right to remove disabled individuals whose presence endangered the “comfort” of other passengers. The petitioners also alleged that most cabins, including the most desirable ones, were not accessible to disabled passengers, and that structural barriers like raised coamings (thresholds) around doors made many areas inaccessible to mobility-impaired passengers.
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