A successful holiday accident claim for honeymooners in Cyprus

While going on holiday is a time to look forward to and many people save up a lot of time and money to enjoy the pleasure, it is not unusual for dream trips to result in disastrous holiday accidents causing much pain and suffering to those involved.

YouClaim helps thousands of people to make personal injury claims for a variety of accidents, from car accidents to holiday accidents, every year. We could help you to make a no win no fee holiday claim, just like we helped a young couple to gain £6,250 in compensation after they suffered serious passenger injuries in a holiday accident during a tour operator organised cruise from Cyprus to Egypt.

Dream cruise to Egypt shattered
In 2001 a young couple were honeymooning in the popular Cypriot tourist destination of Pathos when their holiday accident occurred in 2001. They arrived at their hotel and attended a meeting with their holiday rep who told them about the various excursions that the travel company offered to holidaymakers as extras.

The couple decided to book a number of these trips including a Jeep safari and a traditional meze evening so that they could enjoy more of the culture, warm weather and beautiful scenery that the spectacular Troodos Mountains have to offer.

One trip consisted of a two day cruise to Egypt, located just 200 miles across the water in Africa. The couple had always wanted to visit another continent and decided they would take advantage of the wonderful opportunity and book a trip. So, they put their names down and paid their money to the rep.

A few days later it was the morning of their excursion to ancient Egypt. They climbed aboard the cruise ship and flicked through the literature detailing the itinerary of their trip, which included visiting the Cairo museum and the world-famous Pyramids.

They had been at sea a few hours when the wind began to blow hard and the waters became rough in a freak squall. The vessel, although quite large, began to rock violently from side to side. The newly-weds, who were on deck enjoying an evening meal, were asked to go inside by a crew member.

On their way back to their cabin, the young woman slipped on the slippery spray-coated deck. She reached out for the hand rail which was also wet and landed heavily on her back. Her husband tried to help her up and take her inside to safety but she was in too much pain to assist him.

After the young man called for help and another man came to help him lift his wife off the deck, but the newly- wed, who was bearing the majority of his wife's weight, also lost his footing on the slippery deck and lurched forwards, hitting his head on a metal pipe.

By this time, the crew had been alerted about the accident and came to help the young couple. They were deeply concerned about their passenger injuries and shipped the couple back to Cyprus to get medical treatment.

Doctors told the young woman that she had suffered a soft tissue back injury as well as substantial bruising and that she should rest, avoiding any strenuous activity that may aggravate her injury, such as walking and bending. Her husband, on the other hand, was diagnosed with a minor head injury and warned that he may suffer headaches, dizziness and blurred vision for a few days.

As it turns out, the honeymooners did not get the opportunity to explore the ancient pyramids but ended up with some rather unpleasant and unwanted souvenirs instead. They were deeply disappointed at the terrible holiday they had experienced as a result of their painful injuries and contacted us to see if they would be entitled to claim compensation.

After listening carefully to the details surrounding their holiday accident we explained that we could accept their personal injury case on a no win, no fee basis. We also reassured them that it would not cost them a penny to pursue the claim, regardless of whether it was successful or not, and that they would receive 100% of any compensation awarded to them.

They decided that, through us, they would seek personal injury compensation the tour operator who arranged their trip from Cyprus to Egypt on the grounds that there was not adequate slip resistant flooring or banisters on the boat. Soon they were awarded a total of £6,250 in damages.

How to make a holiday accident claim
Suffering personal injuries in a holiday accident is not only going to put a huge dampener on your trip but is also likely to have a deep impact on your working and social life when you return home.

This is where we can help. If you have suffered injuries in a holiday accident that wasn't your fault then you may be entitled to claim compensation from your tour operator.

You can claim for pain and suffering, lost earnings, medical expenses and even personal belongings that were lost or destroyed at the time of the accident.

Here at YouClaim we have plenty to recommend us, not least the fact that together with our panel of no win, no fee solicitors we have forged an impressive success rate in dealing with holiday accident claims.

To find out more or to make a holiday accident claim today, just call 0800 10 757 95.