Yes, you have a personal injury case and it would be advisable to speak with a personal injury attorney.Notify the cruise ship and its insurance carrier in writing that you will be filing a personal injury claim. (Ask the cruise ship for the name and address of its insurance carrier).When you complete your medical treatment and are released by the doctor or are declared by the doctor to be permanent and stationary, which means having reached a point in your medical treatment where no further improvement is anticipated, obtain your medical bills, medical reports and documentation of any wage loss.  Your personal injury claim filed with the cruise ship's insurance carrier should include these items.Compensation for the medical bills is straight reimbursement.  The medical reports will document the nature and extent of your injury and will be used to determine compensation for pain and suffering, which is an amount in addition to the medical bills.  Compensation for wage loss is straight reimbursement.If the case is settled with the cruise ship's insurance carrier, NO lawsuit is filed.  If you are dissatisfied with settlement offers from the cruise ship's insurance carrier, reject the settlement offers and file a  lawsuit for negligence against the cruise ship.If your case is NOT settled with the cruise ship's insurance carrier, your lawsuit for negligence against the cruise ship must be filed prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or you will lose your rights forever in the matter.