CELEBRITY CRUISES, INC. v. HITOSIS

Nos. 3D00-769 and 3D99-3051.

785 So.2d 521 (2000)

CELEBRITY CRUISES, INC., Galaxy Cruise Services, a division of Celebrity Catering Services Partnership, and Apollo Ship Chandlers, Inc., Appellants, v. Noel HITOSIS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keller & Houch and Farris J. Martin, III, and Edwin E. Hightower, Jr., Coral Gables; Hicks, Anderson & Kneale and Dinah S. Stein and Mark Hicks, Miami, for appellants.

Luis A. Perez; Deutsch & Blumberg and James C. Blecke, for appellee.

Before COPE, GODERICH and SHEVIN, JJ.


SHEVIN, Judge.

Celebrity Cruises, Inc., Galaxy Cruise Services, and Apollo Ship Chandlers, Inc. [collectively "Celebrity"], appeal non-final orders denying their motions to dismiss based on a forum selection clause and on forum non conveniens grounds in an action Noel Hitosis, a Filipino seaman, filed in Miami-Dade County to recover damages for injuries suffered aboard a Celebrity vessel.1 We affirm.

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