A Blayney woman who says she's not felt the same despite recovering from COVID-19 is one of around 800 people who have joined a class action against the operators of the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise in March.
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The class action was filed this week against Carnival Plc and Princess Cruise Lines Ltd over their "mishandling of a deadly coronavirus outbreak" on board the Ruby Princess, Shine Lawyers said.
The cruise, which docked in Sydney on March 19, has been linked to more than 650 cases of COVID-19 and 21 deaths.
Lyn Davidson, from Blayney, contracted COVID-19 from the cruise and was so sick with the virus she feared for her life.
I don't believe we should have got on that boat at all.
- Dominic Chircop
She says her health is still compromised months after her brush with the virus.
"I still tire really easily so I went through a course of vitamin B shots ... I don't have the stamina that I used to have," she said.
Ms Davidson was among a number of residents from the region on board, including Janet Lieben, 67, who died from the virus at Orange Hospital.
Bathurst couple Dominic and Judy Chircop were also on board as part of a group of six. Four contracted the virus.
Mr Chircop and his wife have been on 19 cruises and he said while two of his group had a "head cold" on the final day, he and another became sick after returning home.
"I don't believe we should have got on that boat at all," he said.
While the couple did register for the class action, Mr Chircop said he was unsure how successful it would be.
"I think the major thing people should learn out of the class action is to learn from their mistakes," he said.
While Mr Chircop has since recovered from the virus, his friend Raymond McKeown suffered lung damage from the deadly disease.
"I didn't get out of bed for three days, but I didn't want to go to hospital and give it to anyone else," he said.
Shine Lawyers said all 2700 passengers who travelled on the Ruby Princess are eligible to join the class action, as are relatives who have suffered a psychiatric injury as a result of the events that occurred.
The executors and administrators of deceased passengers' estates are also eligible to participate in the class action.
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