| Fred.Olsen loses case

FRED.OLSEN Cruise Lines
has been ordered to provide
compensation to 16 passengers
for the distress they suffered as
a result of a norovirus outbreak
during a cruise five years ago.
A British Court of Appeal has
dismissed a claim by Fred.Olsen
attempting to overturn a 2015
ruling which found the cruise
line was guilty of neglect for the
outbreak.
The cruise line said it was
“extremely disappointed” by the
decision, with a spokesperson
saying Fred.Olsen believes it had
made “every reasonable effort,
in accordance with its approved
norovirus outbreak prevention
and control plan, to prevent
and contain the virus on board
Boudicca”.
Law firm Irwin Mitchell, which
represented the plaintiffs, said it
had already secured settlements
for other clients who were
affected by the norovirus.