Key Aspects:
- An attorney from Miami Lakes is accused of attacking an elderly passenger onboard Norwegian Encore during the ship’s most recent embarkation.
- The victim was knocked unconscious and needed CPR, but was successfully revived.
- The lawyer was removed from the ship and arrested on felony charges.
A Miami Lakes attorney will be spending a lot of time in court, and likely not for the reasons he is used to.
Phillip Andrew Ortiz has been arrested after allegedly attacking an elderly passenger while onboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore at approximately 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025.
This would have been embarkation day for a 7-night Western Caribbean sailing, which is sailing round-trip voyage out of Miami, Florida…