AIDA has to pay damages for cruise holidaymakers: court ruling causes excitement!

AIDA has to pay damages for cruise holidaymakers: court ruling causes excitement!

In the dispute over cruise statements, the Rostock Higher Regional Court made a decisive judgment. According to Ostsee-zeitung.de are the travelers who are canceled Cruises through AIDA could not enjoy a carefree holiday experience, now entitled to request compensation. The judges decided that the plaintiffs are entitled to 50 percent of the travel price, which usually leads to medium four -digit amounts.

A group of AIDA customers had filed their lawsuit after the shipping company had canceled several cruises due to the security situation in the Red Sea. However, it turned out that many of these trips should not even lead through these risky areas, such as the cruise "Mauritius, Seychellen & Madagascar 2" with the AIDAblu, which originally took place from February 27 to March 12, 2024.

complaints and excuses

AIDA justified the cancellation with the need to transfer the ship over a longer route along the African coast. However, lawyer Mirko Göpfert emphasized that the shipping company could not rely on exceptional circumstances, since the decision to cancel was classified as entrepreneurial. This argument also found recognition at the Higher Regional Court, which was the last instance that the AIDA shipping company had to pay the holidaymakers.

The AIDA shipping company had previously withdrawn numerous appeals against the judgments of the Rostock district and regional court, which made the positive decisions legally for the plaintiffs. These judgments had already been issued and confirmed at the end of 2024 that travelers can make cancellations for compensation in such short periods of short periods, even if the cancellations with the security situation were established in other regions.

despite uncertainties - enforce claims!

like [anwalt.de] (https://www.ananwalt.de/rechtstipps/olg-rostock-bestaetaetzt-Schderset-bei- Reiseen- Nahost-Aida-Reihenheit-rechtskraeftig--248759.html) and and [schwaebische.de] (https://www.schwaebische.de/panorama/aida-muss-schauen-schafenet-an-urauber-s- figures-3747415) repeatedly emphasize, it is crucial for all affected people to check and enforce their claims as soon as possible. Finally, a limitation period of two years applies from the scheduled end of the canceled cruise. Anyone who wants to claim a claim for damages from a cruise that should end on January 7, 2024 must submit their lawsuit by January 7, 2026 at the latest.

AIDA was unavailable for a statement at the time of reporting. But one thing is certain: the vacationers concerned can look forward to compensation and thus regain part of their lost holiday joys.