Celebrity not liable for legionnaires’ outbreak

But filter manufacturer Essef is to pay US$7mn (40% to Celebrity Cruises and 60% to passengers). A New York jury found that the Belgian-made filters – used in the spa – did not comply with US standards, leading to an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease, affecting 50 of the complement of 1,500 passengers. The outbreak occurred on the Horizon in 1994, before Celebrity was taken over by Royal Caribbean.