The class action against Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines over
the Ruby Princess disaster
has begun in the Federal Court of Australia, with the court
hearing that cruise line's conduct was 'not some
accident' but 'amounted to negligent', resulting in
COVID-19 being unleashed on Sydney and beyond.
Covid
outbreak
The lawsuit was first launched in 2020 following a Covid-19
outbreak onboard the Ruby Princess, resulting in the deaths of 28
passengers, and the extensive spread of the virus throughout New
South Wales after the plagued cruise ship was allowed to dock in
Sydney Harbour, and its 2,500 passengers were able to enter the
country without testing or quarantine.
In total, about 900 cases were linked to the infected cruise
ship and there were 28 deaths. In fact, prior to the second wave of
the pandemic in Melbourne, the Ruby Princess was the source of
Australia's biggest coronavirus cluster.
