Solicitor ordered off cruise ship over suicide comments awarded €16k for breach of contract

The court heard that the legal costs associated with the case will dwarf the sum awarded to Caroline Fanning

Last February, a High Court jury found against Caroline Fanning, of Foxrock Avenue, in her claim of false imprisonment on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the summer of 2015. File photo: Collins Courts

A solicitor who was ordered off a cruise ship after telling a staff member “there may be a suicide” has been awarded €16,000 for the wrongful termination of her holiday contract.

Last February, a High Court jury found against Caroline Fanning, of Foxrock Avenue, in her claim of false imprisonment on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the summer of 2015.