'Begged to leave the ship': the family blames the cruise company for the painful death of the passenger

The family of a man who died of a heart attack on a cruise ship, claims in the lawsuit that he was forbidden to leave the ship during a stop, because of which he died an agonizing death when the ship sailed to the next destination.

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In a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Miami on Tuesday, Jeffrey Eisenman’s wife and two adult children who were aboard the Carnival Sunshine during a family cruise in December last year accuse the team of negligence and causing intentional emotional experiences.

“Jeffrey Eisenman died on board while being held at the Carnival Sunshine Medical Center against his will,” the lawsuit states. “His family was forced to watch in horror at his brutal treatment and his horrific death.”

65-year-old Jeffrey Eisenman sailed to Carnival Sunshine from Cape Canaveral, Fla., December 1 2018, according to the suit. 3 December, around 13: 00, when the ship moored on the island of Grand Turk in the Caribbean, he felt unwell.

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An hour later, the ship's doctor diagnosed him with a heart attack and said that, according to the lawsuit, he would need to implant a stent in his heart.

His wife bought travel medical insurance, which included air evacuation coverage, if necessary, the lawsuit says.

Shortly before 16: 00, when the ship was supposed to go to the next destination, Puerto Rico, the doctor told the family that Jeffrey Eisenman would not be able to leave the ship because someone needed more emergency medical care, the lawsuit says. The family claims that they “begged” to leave the ship, but the captain ordered them to go to Puerto Rico.

“Despite numerous cries for help, Carnival completely ignored Eisenman’s family and neglected the life of a critically ill man,” the family said.

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When the ship docked in Puerto Rico, Carnival staff could not ensure that Jeffrey Eisenman's body could be transported to the United States from the island, which was still recovering from Hurricane Maria.

In accordance with the lawsuit, his wife and daughter landed in Puerto Rico, while his son remained on the ship to accompany his father’s body to the final destination at Cape Canaveral.

Carnival refutes this series of events.

“We are very sorry for the loss of the Eisenman family, but the scenario described in the lawsuit is not accurate,” Carnival Cruise Lines said Thursday. “Our medical team on board followed all proper procedures to care for the guest who very quickly became unwell, including contacting the local hospital, which was not equipped to deal with his condition. Eisenman's treatment plan and his confinement on the ship were formulated in consultation with his family."

Aizenman’s family, among other things, demands compensation for the loss of the breadwinner, funeral expenses and legal fees.

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