More than 130 passengers who suffered severe diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach cramps on board nine separate trips have won a £280,000 settlement from the cruise operator. The passengers all fell ill while travelling aboard the Fred Olsen cruise liner, the Boudicca, on nine trips between October 2009 and May 2010. A spokesman for travel law specialists Irwin Mitchell, who handled the case on behalf of the passengers, said the cruise operator has agreed to settle the case without formally admitting liability for causing the passengers to fall ill. The cruise operator said the illness were down to a higher than usual number of cases of norovirus or winter vomiting virus among the UK population.
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More than 130 passengers fell ill on nine separate Fred Olsen cruises
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Passengers agree to accept £280,000 while cruise firm denies liability
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The cruise operator said the illness was the result of norovirus outbreak
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Luke Ryan said his Christmas turned into a 'disaster'
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Fred Olsen reject any claims regarding cleanliness on board their fleet
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