Royal Caribbean International is paying about $1 million to the estate of George A. Smith IV, who disappeared from the Brilliance of the Seas in the Mediterranean in July 2005, according to an Associated Press report. Royal Caribbean and widow Jennifer Hagel Smith announced a settlement in June, but details were kept under wraps until Thursday, when a formal agreement was filed in a Connecticut court. The agreement is for a payment of $950,000 to the estate and $110,000 to reimburse Hagel Smith's legal costs, AP reported. Royal Caribbean has consistently denied wrongdoing in the case, which was marked by a bloodstained lifeboat canopy, reports of heavy drinking and sensational media coverage. The settlement gives Hagel Smith access, for the first time, to certain Royal Caribbean records in the case. Smith's parents and sister had accused the cruise line of a cover-up and filed a lawsuit that was dismissed and subsequently amended. For more information, visit www.royalcaribbean.com.

Sources: Royal Caribbean

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