Leeds Man Takes Legal Action After Contracting Dysentery on Luxury Caribbean Cruise
02/05/2007
Contracted Dysentery on Luxury Caribbean Cruise
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A Leeds man is taking legal action against Ocean after contracting Dysentery on board a luxury cruise ship.
Robert
Ladle, 60, from Garforth in Leeds suffered severe poisoning in January
2007 onboard the Ocean Village Caribbean Cruise. The holiday, which
should have been a cruise of a lifetime, was a 60th birthday
celebration for him and his wife.
Robert, who was among a group
of passengers who suffered from an outbreak of illness, suffered from
vomiting and diarrhoea, which ruined his holiday.
Dysentery onboard cruise ship
His
Lawyer, Jenny Brooks of travel law specialists Irwin Mitchell
(incorporating Alexander Harris) said "This outbreak of Dysentery,
which ruined what should have been a special holiday for Mr Ladle,
could easily have been avoided if stricter hygiene and sanitation
measures had been put in place."
"We have repeatedly called for
more to be done to improve safety standards on cruise ships. Tighter
regulation and independent inspection of cruise liners is needed to
avoid further illness outbreaks, which cause significant suffering to
passengers."
Mr Ladle said "I fell ill within three days of my
holiday, which meant that I was unable to go ashore at some of the
stops. I had been very much looking forward to visiting the many
islands of the Caribbean and was unable to do so. My illness ruined the
celebration of my birthday. Even now, I am still suffering symptoms of
illness which is affecting me daily and is causing me a lot of
discomfort and concern."
Specialist travel litigation team
Irwin
Mitchell's specialist travel litigation team has acted for a large
number of passengers who contracted illnesses including Salmonella,
E-Coli, Norovirus, Shigella and a range of other conditions due to
inadequate health, hygiene and safety standards on a number of
different cruise ships.
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