June, 2026
maritime transport, maritime transport
Transport by sea. The Court of Justice rules on the liability of the organiser of a package travel for the latter’s proper performance
Where a cruise has the characteristics of a “tourism package” for the purpose of Directive 90/314/EEC, actions for damages relating to personal injury sustained by a passenger on board the cruise ship during carriage by sea, within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 392/2009, are to be governed by the liability regime of the maritime carrier providing the cruise with that ship, as laid down in that regulation