Costa makes compensation offer to passengers
Costa Cruises is offering €11,000 (£9,200) in compensation to passengers on the Costa Concordia which hit a rock and capsized off the Tuscan coast.
The sum is being offered for psychological damages to those passengers who were not injured in the incident, including children.
Those who were injured will be dealt with on an individual basis.
The cruise line is also offering to cover medical bills, plus transport and the cost of the cruise itself.
Those who accept the offer must agree to drop all future legal actions against Costa Cruises and will be paid within a week of accepting the offer.
An action suit in the US is demanding $160,000 (£105,000) per passenger.
At least 16 people were killed in the tragic collision, with 16 others still missing. There were 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members on board.
by Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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