About 850 French passengers who were on board a coronavirus-riddled cruise ship that was diverted from various ports in March have filed a complaint in college with 180 complaints, including manslaughter, against Costa Cruises, her lawyer said Sunday.
The class action, which includes complaints from the families of three passengers who died in COVID-19, accuses the Italy-based cruise giant of negligence and various mistakes during its voyage on the Costa Magica.
From March 6 to 13, the ship was refused docking in most of the Caribbean islands it visited, including Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Barbados and Saint Lucia.
In the absence of stopovers, the crew encouraged passengers to use the ship’s shops, spas, restaurants and casinos without taking adequate health measures – or informing them that there were suspected infections on board – the complainants said in their suit .
The crew members on the ship “were at fault, the passengers had almost no information and only found out from local media that there were cases on the ship,” said lawyer Philippe Courtois, who represents the collective of about 850 French people. passengers, told AFP.
Courtois also criticized the ‘extremely light’ virus measures on the ship.
“It was meant to be a dream cruise, but it ended up in a dissertation,” he said.
Costa Cruises, which is part of the Carnival group, has canceled its trips worldwide until August 15 due to the pandemic.
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