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Negligence ruling upheld for Ruby Princess COVID cruise

Passengers affected by COVID-19 on a cruise can still pursue damages after the operator failed to overturn findings it was misleading and negligent.

AAP · Jul 29, 2025

Ruby Princess passengers rejected $15m COVID settlement

Passengers who sued over a COVID-19 outbreak on the Ruby Princess could be forced to pay the cruise line's legal costs despite a landmark court win.

AAP · Feb 7, 2024

Nobody reads T&C's – but the High Court’s Ruby Princess decision shows consumer law may protect us anyway

How many times have you booked travel - like a cruise or a tour - and simply clicked that you’ve read and agreed to the terms and conditions for your trip without actually reading them?

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023

'Stupid' to think Ruby Princess COVID-free

A belief the Ruby Princess was COVID-free before an ill-fated cruise which led to almost 700 cases and 28 deaths was stupid and naive, a court has heard.

AAP · Oct 17, 2022

Ruby Princess passenger thought cruise had COVID-19 infection protocols in place, court told

The lead plaintiff of a class action over the Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak tells a Sydney court she thought the cruise company would have implemented infection-control measures after deaths from the virus on the company's sister ship, the Diamond Princess.

ABC News · Oct 17, 2022

Ruby Princess's COVID-19 source disputed

Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines claim there was "a small, well-managed influenza outbreak" on the Ruby Princess before it set sail on its deadly cruise.

AAP · Oct 13, 2022

Ruby Princess class action trial starts

Ruby Princess's operators were well aware a cruise was in jeopardy of a COVID-19 outbreak before it set sail and 28 people died, a class action trial has heard.

AAP · Oct 12, 2022