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A grandfather accused in the fatal fall of his young granddaughter from an 11th-story window of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico last year pleaded guilty Thursday to negligent homicide. Salvatore “Sam” Anello of Valparaiso, Indiana, said earlier this year that he would drop a not-guilty plea to help end what he called “this nightmare” for his family. Eighteen-month-old…

Royal Caribbean International announced it would suspend all cruises until the end of November following concerns over the health and well-being of guests and crew members. The cruise line said it consulted with the Cruise Lines International Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before making the decision. Royal Caribbean says it intends to resume operations on Dec….

Arne Wilhelmsen, a founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises who helped shape the modern cruise industry, has died. He was 90. The Miami-based company said in a statement that Wilhelmsen died Saturday in Palma, Spain. No cause of death was given. As a member of the company’s board for three decades, Wilhelmsen saw the potential for the cruise industry to become…

The family of Chloe Wiegand, who fell to her death at a cruise ship, is alleging negligence from the cruise line led to tragedy. NBC 6’s Laura Rodriguez reports.

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A federal jury says Royal Caribbean Cruises owes $3.38 million to the family of a passenger who died during an Alaskan cruise.

Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie and school district officials were holding one of four meetings with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School parents and guardians Thursday. NBC 6 anchor Johnny Archer reports.

A woman claims Royal Caribbean Cruises is responsible for a zip line accident that killed her husband on the Honduran island of Roatan.

The search has been called off for a man who jumped overboard as his cruise ship as it traveled to Cape Liberty, New Jersey, from the Bahamas.

8-months-ago, a Minnesota family was told there were no options to save their newborn little girl with a deformed heart. But that changed when they met with a South Florida doctor.

Royal Caribbean Cruises will have a new tipping policy come 2018, according to a news release.

NBC 6’s Willard Shepard breaks down the numbers and tells us how many in South Florida were busted for taking money from the government.

An early morning fire in Marathon shut down U.S. 1 for several hours in both directions as crews fought the blaze that engulfed a marina and caused an estimated $1 million in damages.

Norwegian and Royal Caribbean cruises on Wednesday announced that they have received permission from the Cuban government to sail from the U.S. to Cuba.

A federal appeals court in South Florida is considering whether investigators are required to obtain a warrant before obtaining cellphone records detailing a suspect’s movements.