Carnival Cruise Line is named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit filed by a 22-year-old woman who lost both legs after a catamaran propeller struck her during a shore excursion in Nassau, Bahamas, on May 12, 2025.
Hannah Smith, a passenger aboard the Carnival Celebration, had booked the “Sun Club Beach Escape with Lunch” excursion to celebrate her recent graduation.
According to the amended complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, she traveled to Pearl Island via a catamaran ferry operated by excursion companies Pearl Investment Management Group and Sun Cay.
The lawsuit also alleges drinks were spiked
The suit alleges that island staff plied Smith and her friend, Brooklyn Pitre, with excessive complimentary alcohol throughout the visit, including repeatedly pouring liquor directly into their mouths from plastic liter bottles. The drinks were allegedly spiked with a drug-facilitated sexual assault substance, and staff also allegedly furnished marijuana.
On the return ferry to Nassau, Smith asked a crewmember where the restroom was and was told, “use the water,” motioning toward the aft dive platforms. Earlier on the island, she had reportedly been told, “the ocean is your toilet.”…