Royal Caribbean crew member filmed nearly 1,000 passengers in bathrooms using hidden cameras, hid under their beds: lawsuit

A Royal Caribbean International passenger has launched a class-action lawsuit against the company and its former crew member after as many as 960 people may have been victims of a hidden camera in a bathroom on board.The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Symphony of the Seas passenger “Jane Doe” and “all other similarly situated passengers” in the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday.Its filing comes nearly a month after employee Arvin Joseph Mirasol of the Philippines pleaded guilty to producing child pornography and was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. A guest aboard the ship discovered a hidden camera affixed to the counter under the sink in their bathroom on Feb.25 and reported it to ship security.

Mirasol, a stateroom attendant, was detained until the cruise ship docked at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, according to the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Florida. Law enforcement found numerous videos of children between the ages of 2 and 17 in various states of dress on his electronic devices, according to the office.But Mirasol’s surveillance wasn’t limited to children, according to the lawsuit. “Upon information and belief, Mirasol transmitted and/or uploaded images of the Plaintiff while undressed and engaging in private activities, to third parties and/or to the world wide web, including, but not limited to, the dark web, without Plaintiff’s prior knowledge or consent,” the complaint states. Mirasol allegedly hid under passenger’s beds to spy on them and filmed them while they showered, the lawsuit claims. The lawsuit alleges that Royal Caribbean “should have known sexual assaults were reasonably foreseeable considering the prevalence of sexual assaults about RCCL’s cruise ships,” and that the company should have warned guests and properly trained staff.According to the suit, there were a total of 26 sexual assaults and rapes reported during RCCL cruises in 2023; and 22 sexual as...