A jury has begun hearing a solicitor’s High Court action alleging that she was falsely detained on a cruise ship after making a sarcastic comment that “there may be a suicide”.
Caroline Fanning (49) described feeling “petrified” when security personnel arrived at her cabin after the ship activated its suicide prevention protocol in the early hours of August 8th, 2015.
Ms Fanning, of Foxrock Avenue, Dublin, has brought proceedings against travel agent Trailfinders Ireland Limited, with an office on Dawson Street, Dublin, over events she claims occurred while she and her 13-year-old daughter were on a package holiday on a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.
She is suing for false imprisonment, assault and battery, defamation and breach of duty and contract. The jury heard on Tuesday that the claim of assault and battery relates to a security guard placing a hand on her. The defendant denies her claims and has lodged a full defence.
Opening the case, Barney Quirke SC, instructed by Conways Solicitors, for Ms Fanning, told the jury his client has a history of sea and motion sickness.
During a call with a Trailfinder’s representative in July 2015 she specifically requested a quiet cabin where there would not be too much motion on board the Oasis of the Seas, which has capacity for more than 5,000 passengers. It was part of her case that she was let down in this respect and that there was a breach of contract, said Mr Quirke.
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