April 01, 2019
A Florida federal judge has dismissed a suit by a group of consumers accusing Carnival Cruises of concealing kickbacks it reaped from travel insurance purchases, opening the door for the consumers to appeal her earlier arbitration order to the Eleventh Circuit.
February 11, 2019
Carnival Cruises has urged a Florida federal judge to deny a bid from a group of consumers to lift a stay and dismiss their suit accusing the company of concealing kickbacks it gets from the costs of travel insurance that passengers purchase, saying the request goes against the terms of the Federal Arbitration Act.
January 31, 2019
A group of consumers who say that Carnival Corp. conceals kickbacks it reaps from the cost of travel insurance has asked a Florida federal judge to dismiss their suit so they can appeal before the Eleventh Circuit her order telling them to arbitrate their claims with the cruise line.
January 04, 2019
A group of consumers who allege Carnival Corp. conceals kickbacks it reaps in the costs of travel insurance passengers purchase through the cruise line must submit their claims to arbitration, a Florida federal judge ruled in an order issued Friday, nixing their proposed class action.
September 26, 2018
Carnival Corp. has urged a Florida federal court to force a proposed class of consumers who say they paid a concealed kickback to the cruise operator when they bought travel insurance policies through the company to arbitrate the dispute, arguing its ticket contracts contain an arbitration clause.
August 27, 2018
A group of Carnival Corp. passengers launched a proposed class action in Florida federal court alleging the cruise operator aggressively marketed travel insurance policies in exchange for kickbacks from insurers, resulting in higher policy premiums for customers.