Lawyers looking to sue the owners of the Covid-19-infected Ruby Princess cruise ship say compensation could run into the millions of dollars.
The ship is Australia's single biggest source of coronavirus with more than 600 cases and several deaths linked to the Ruby Princess.
In New Zealand, 16 cases of coronavirus are also connected to the cruise ship. It is now the subject of a criminal investigation and a potential lawsuit.
The cruise under investigation left Sydney on March 9 and arrived back one day earlier than scheduled on March 19, during which time a global pandemic was declared.
Shine lawyers is spearheading the class action against Carnival Cruises. Vicky Antzoulatos is a Practice Leader of Shine Lawyers' Class Actions department.
She told Checkpoint when sick passengers arrived on the previous cruise, those on the next cruise were not made aware, the ship was not properly cleaned and their fate was predetermined.
