A woman who was injured when travelling on a family cruise has been awarded £10,000 in personal injury compensation after she injured her wrist.
The unnamed woman, who is 46 years of age and from Accrington in Lancashire, was travelling on a 2 week cruise with the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines when she fell on the second day of her holiday. It was heard that she was walking on the deck of the cruise ship when she slipped on some ice cream that had melted on the deck, which appeared to have come from a machine that was faulty.
As a result of the accident she broke her wrist and was immediately taken to the ships medical facility and then to a hospital in Monaco where her wrist was put in plaster.
The injured woman had to take several weeks off work, and when she eventually returned to employment she had to continue with light duties for numerous months. Fortunately, her wrist has now healed, but she continues to suffer with pain, especially during periods of cold weather.
The injured woman’s husband has commented fall accident and said: “This accident completely ruined our holiday and my wife was forced to take sick leave from her job. The cruise company should have replaced the faulty machine before such an accident could happen.”
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines admitted full liability for the injuries the woman sustained and she was awarded £10,000 in personal injury compensation .
This lady not only suffered a painful injury which ruined her holiday but was unable to go to work on her return. This particular incident, as with so many, could easily have been avoided. The timely repair of the faulty machine would have saved her a lot of pain and inconvenience as well as allowing her to enjoy her holiday.
As a specialist personal injury law firm, Macks Solicitors has represented many holidaymakers who have been injured as a result of negligence. If you have been unfortunate enough to have been injured in a holiday accident either at home or abroad Macks Solicitors will be delighted to advise you on the making of a personal injury on holiday claim without obligation.
