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P&O Cruises facing threat of legal action over Ventura sickness claims

Cruise
Harry Kemble
4 September 2024

More than 80 P&O Cruises passengers are seeking compensation from the line after falling ill while sailing on Ventura earlier this year.

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P&O Cruises introduced additional protocols, including delaying embarkation by up to seven hours ahead of Ventura’s 25 May departure (Credit: P&O Cruises)

Passengers reported suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms during and after their sailings onboard the 3,078-passenger ship in May.


In an effort to bring down "elevated" levels of acute gastroenteritis, the line introduced additional protocols, including delaying embarkation by up to seven hours ahead of Ventura’s 25 May departure.


However, affected passengers have since instructed law firms Hudgells, Irwin Mitchell and JPS Walker Solicitors to seek compensation from P&O Cruises.