Lawsuit Filed In opposition to Princess Cruises Over Eating Room Accident

What ought to have been a stunning dinner onboard Ruby Princess changed into a life-changing harm, and the impacted visitor thinks that Princess Cruises is in charge.

Lucy Gero filed a lawsuit in opposition to the Carnival-owned model in federal court docket on February 19, 2026, wherein her authorized group accuses the model of three counts of negligence.

Per the declare, Gero was strolling within the Michelangelo Eating Room on Deck 5 of the Grand-class ship on March 4, 2025.

That is the place she tripped and fell resulting from ribbons that had been left on the ground by crew members. For context, Cruise Hive has beforehand seen the crew escape ribbons for vacation sailings or to commemorate particular events.

“On or about March 4, 2025, GERO was rigorously strolling within the eating room on Deck 5, when [she] tripped and fell on ribbons left on the ground by PRINCESS’s crew members,” the lawsuit alleges.

The Pennsylvania resident says that she sustained vital accidents within the fall, together with a torn meniscus in her proper knee. Her harm required surgical procedure and has resulted in continual ache and mobility loss.

Is Princess Cruises to Blame?

In line with Gero, the cruise line ought to be held chargeable for her accidents as a result of the ribbons mustn’t have been left on the ground.

Gero additionally alleges that the ribbons weren’t simply seen due to insufficient lighting and since they obtained misplaced within the busy sample on the carpet.

“The ribbons weren’t adequately seen to passengers, together with GERO, strolling within the space, and it lacked enough warning and/or colour distinction to convey the tripping hazard to the eye of passengers,” the declare states.

Moreover, crew members within the close to neighborhood allegedly didn’t warn Gero of the hazard.

“There have been PRINCESS crew members within the topic space inside 10-15 ft…the crew members didn’t warn GERO of the ribbons and didn’t restore the identical or block off the realm previous to GERO tripping on it,” the declare continued.

The precise location of the crew members, who most definitely had their consideration occupied by operating a busy dinner service, has not been confirmed by the cruise line.

Lastly, the plaintiff claims that Princess has its personal inside coverage requiring employees to examine areas for cleanliness and security hazards at common intervals (comparable to each quarter-hour), and didn’t comply with correct protocol on this case.

The existence of this coverage and what it particularly entails has not been confirmed by the cruise line.

Princess Stays Silent…At Least So Far

Presently, Princess Cruises has not commented publicly on the lawsuit. Nonetheless, it’s vital to do not forget that there are at all times two sides to each story.

Moreover, safety footage of the Michelangelo Eating Room, which ought to have had cameras rolling in the course of the incident, has not been publicly launched. This footage may very nicely affirm or debunk Gero’s declare.

It’s additionally value noting that the three,080-guest ship has continued to function usually for the reason that incident, and no related points have been reported.

Ruby Princess is at present working sailings to Hawaii, the Mexican Riviera, and up the West Coast from San Francisco, California.

This additionally isn’t Princess Cruises’ first rodeo with lawsuits. As not too long ago as December 2025, Cruise Hive reported on a lawsuit that was filed after a passenger was injured when a chair broke in one of many most important theaters.

In November 2025, one other harm lawsuit was filed after a visitor slipped on a greasy substance whereas utilizing the steps onboard Enchanted Princess.

Sadly, lawsuits are merely an inevitable a part of working a customer-facing enterprise. Princess is ready for this and has entry to its personal group of authorized sources, in addition to Carnival Company’s authorized group.