Holidaymaker who spent her Caribbean cruise on Oasis of the Seas being sick won £1k

Lloyds bank advisor Linda Bedford, 54, fell ill on the liner Oasis of the Seas
She was quarantined in her room for 48 hours, missing holiday excursions
Travel lawyers Irwin Mitchell won a settlement for Bedford and her partner

Becky Pemberton For Mailonline

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06:03 EST, 13 May 2016

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A holidaymaker who spent a Caribbean cruise locked inside her cabin with a sickness bug has won more than £1,000 compensation.

Lloyds bank advisor Linda Bedford, 54, fell ill shortly after the liner Oasis of the Seas set sail – and had to receive medical treatment when it docked in Mexico.

She was then quarantined in her room for 48 hours, missing holiday excursions on the eight-night cruise.

Holidaymaker Linda Bedford, 54, who spent her Caribbean cruise locked inside her cabin with a sickness bug has won more than £1,000 in compensation from the ship’s operator

The Lloyds bank advisor fell ill shortly after the liner Oasis of the Seas (pictured) set sail and had to receive medical treatment when it docked in Mexico

Linda’s symptoms continued throughout the cruise – and she needed GP treatment on her return home to Hawarden, North Wales.

Linda and her partner had booked the holiday on the Oasis of the Seas cruise liner to spend some quality time together in May 2014.

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The bank advisor said: ‘We were both really excited about a holiday together but not long after the cruise began I realised it was not going to be the type of break planned.

‘We noticed that during a beach excursion and barbecue some of the food served was lukewarm and left uncovered and fresh food was on occasions just added to the existing food.’

Specialist travel lawyers Irwin Mitchell won a four-figure settlement for the couple from cruise operator Royal Caribbean. The company did not admit liability.

She was then quarantined in her room for 48 hours and she and her partner missed numerous holiday excursions on the eight-night cruise. Pictured here is Linda before she fell ill

Specialist travel lawyers Irwin Mitchell won a four-figure settlement for the couple from cruise operator Royal Caribbean. Pictured is a photo of Linda taken during the trip

Linda’s symptoms continued throughout the cruise – and she needed GP treatment on her return home to Hawarden, North Wales

Lawyer Jennifer Downing said: ‘Linda suffered from illness during her voyage on the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship, which ruined her and her partner’s holiday and left her needing medical attention whilst holidaying, as well as on her return home.

‘This was intended to be a well-deserved break for the pair, and a chance to spend some quality time together as a couple.

‘We have now successfully obtained a settlement for the couple which will hopefully allow them to draw a line under their terrible experience and to move on with their lives.’

Linda said: ‘We are thankful that Irwin Mitchell has managed to bring the matter to a successful conclusion so we can finally begin to move on and try and forget about our experience and the terrible memories we have been left with.’

A spokesperson for Royal Caribbean told MailOnline Travel: ‘At Royal Caribbean we take pride in providing our guests with the very best holiday experience and were sorry to hear about Ms Bedford and Mr Tipping’s complaint.

‘The health and safety of our guests is always a top priority. We have provided the couple with compensation and do hope they choose to holiday with us again in future.’

Linda said that during a beach excursion and barbecue some of the food served was lukewarm and left uncovered and fresh food was on occasions just added to food already out

Oasis of the Seas is 1,187ft-long and can carry 6,296 passengers. It includes a 750-seat AquaTheater modelled on an ancient Greek amphitheatre, located at the stern of the ship