Ruby Princess cruise ship passengers excluded from class action take their fight to High Court of Australia

ABC Australia reports

A group of passengers from the COVID-affected Ruby Princess cruise have taken their battle for compensation to Canberra, after being excluded from a class action because they booked under United States conditions, which included a waiver on class actions.

When the Ruby Princess docked and dropped its passengers in Sydney on March 19, 2020, it marked a pivotal moment in the arrival of the global pandemic in Australia.

Twenty-eight of the passengers who travelled on the cruise died with COVID-19, with 660 others contracting the virus.

The ship had sailed from Sydney to New Zealand and back in March 2020.

A special commission of inquiry later found New South Wales Health made serious mistakes in managing the disembarkation, including classifying the ship low risk, but stopped short of apportioning specific blame, or making recommendations.

Read full report at  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-03/ruby-princess-cruise-passengers-at-high-court-in-canberra/102681166