Samuelov v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.

GODERICH, Judge.

The plaintiff, Samuel Samuelov, appeals from an adverse final judgment. We affirm, in part, and reverse, in part.

Samuel Samuelov was a passenger on the Imagination, a cruise ship that was owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. [Carnival]. Samuelov and his companion purchased tickets for an optional shore excursion to the Mayan ruins in Tulum, Mexico. The Imagination’s original itinerary had a scheduled “operational stop” at the port of Calica to disembark passengers going on this shore excursion. On the day of the excursion, in accordance with a revised itinerary,…