MIAMI, FL—Aronfeld Trial Lawyers has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Miami Division (CASE NO. 1:25-cv-25956), on behalf of a 23-year-old female passenger who was sexually assaulted by a male jet ski tour operator in the Bahamas. The incident occurred on April 1, 2025, as the Carnival Sunshine docked at the Nassau Cruise Port in the Bahamas, as part of its scheduled cruise itinerary. The Plaintiff and her travel companions disembarked the ship and traveled to Junkanoo Beach, located next to the Nassau Cruise Port, less than one mile away from the port.

While at the beach, between 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., a male jet ski tour operator approached the Plaintiff and her travel companions while on a jet ski and offered to sell them a jet ski tour.

The Plaintiff purchased the tour and went on the jet ski with the jet ski operator, who told her he would show her an island that had seashells on it. The jet ski operator took her to a small private island alone and walked her inland. He then threw her on a storage box and begin to sexually assault her. She repeatedly said she did not want to have sex with him and tried to run, but was isolated on the island, had no means of communication to contact anyone for assistance, and had no means of getting off the island.

After the assault, the jet ski operator brought the Plaintiff back to Junkanoo Beach via the jet ski. She immediately boarded the ship and went to her cabin. Around 8:00 p.m. she reported the incident to Carnival and went to the medical center onboard. The medical staff aboard the ship examined her, conducted tests for sexually transmitted diseases, completed a sexual assault evidence collection kit, and concluded she had suffered sexual abuse.

It is important to note that while at the Nassau Cruise Port in the Bahamas, CARNIVAL expected its passengers, including our client, to travel to nearby beaches, such as Junkanoo Beach, and participate in water sports, such as jet skiing, because it encouraged its passengers to do so on its website advertising the subject cruise, among other reasons.

And at the time, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) had issued a Level 2 Travel Advisory for the Bahamans, which specifically cited risks of sexual assault and rape by jet ski operators on American tourists in Nassau, which CARNIVAL failed to warn its passengers about. In 2024, there were at least three reported incidents where jet ski operators in Nassau, had raped female American tourists after taking them to isolated areas on jet skis. In March 2025 there were at least two reported incidents.

The Plaintiff filed a police report with the Royal Bahamas Police Force, who then identified and arrested a man as the perpetrator. As a result of the sexual assault and rape, she suffered severe injuries that include, but are not limited to, psychological and psychosexual trauma, possible exposure to sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, and associated anxiety and mental anguish.

The Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendant, CARNIVAL CORPORATION, for damages suffered and costs incurred, including punitive damages, as well as for damages and costs she will suffer and incur in the future, as a result of her bodily injury, pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, scarring, mental anguish, hospitalization, medical care and treatment, nursing care and treatment, lost wages, lost earning capacity, loss of important bodily functions, loss of independence, and loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life, for all court costs, pre- and post-judgment interest, and for any and all other relief which this Court deems just or appropriate.