Donald Smith v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD

In this maritime tort action, Plaintiff Donald Smith appeals the grant of summary judgment to defendant Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (“Royal”). Plaintiff Smith sued defendant Royal following an injury Smith sustained while swimming in a pool aboard a Royal vessel. After careful review of the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant Royal.

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Incident

In February 2012, plaintiff Smith and his wife were passengers aboard defendant Royal’s Liberty of the Seas cruise ship. On or about February 27, 2012, plaintiff Smith,…