£280,000 settlement in Norovirus cruise outbreak

The 130 passengers on board the Fred Olsen cruise ship Boudicca who were stricken with Norovirus over nine different cruises from 2009 to 2010 have reached a settlement worth £280,000.

Fred Olsen decided to settle, but still refuse to admit liability for the passengers falling ill in the first place. They did say that the reason for the Boudiccaoutbreak was due to numbers of the Norovirus being higher than usual.

According to a report, some passengers still suffer from the symptoms since falling ill while on board the Boudicca, and that is four years down the line. They said the settlement should allow them to bring an end to this chapter in their lives, although they will still have to live with those symptoms.

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