A South Carolina woman has filed a lawsuit against Carnival Corp alleging that a crew member sexually assaulted her on a cruiseship.

The woman was a passenger on the 2,760-berth Carnival Victory (built 2000) in March when the assault took place, according to a complaint filed with the US federal court in Miami.

She alleges that she identified the assailant from a photo but the cruiseship owner has refused to identify the crewman.