Royal Caribbean Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Cruise guest sues Royal Caribbean over falling bathroom panel on Harmony of the Seas
Lawsuit filed
A passenger from Texas sued Royal Caribbean in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on August 11, 2026, alleging three counts of negligence after an access panel behind a toilet allegedly dislodged and struck her head in a Harmony of the Seas bathroom on May 14, 2025. She seeks more than $75,000 in damages and a jury trial. Royal Caribbean has not publicly commented.
LeAnn Carpenter, a passenger from Texas, sued Royal Caribbean in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on August 11, 2026, alleging three counts of negligence after an access panel behind a toilet allegedly dislodged and struck her head in a Harmony of the Seas bathroom on May 14, 2025. She seeks more than $75,000 in damages and a jury trial; Royal Caribbean has not publicly commented.
Stated objective. The family said the suit was filed to make sure Royal Caribbean and other companies have signs posted that would prevent other tragedies.
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Carpenter and her legal team have demanded a jury trial and are seeking over $75,000 in damages
an access panel that was located behind the toilet allegedly dislodged without warning and fell toward Carpenter. The object struck the cruise guest in the head with enough force that she fell to the floor.
The lawsuit accuses Royal Caribbean of three counts of negligence, including failure to remedy, failure to warn, and vicarious liability.
2021
Royal Caribbean faces boycott calls over vaccination requirement
Public backlash
Several social media users called for a boycott of Royal Caribbean after the company announced that adult guests on upcoming sailings from the Bahamas and St. Maarten would need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Several people on social media have made calls to boycott cruises with Royal Caribbean after the company announced its new sailings from the Bahamas will require adult guests to be "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" in a statement on Friday.