The Navigators Underwriting Agency has successfully defended a claim arising from a norovirus infection that hit large numbers of passengers and crew of the elderly, 22,080-gt cruiseship Marco Polo (built 1965), which forced the cancellation of a voyage.
Cruise & Maritime Services International sued Navigators as the lead underwriter of seven Lloyd’s syndicates subscribing to a charterers' liability policy that was claimed to cover personal injury and ruined holidays under the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Athens Convention).
