Claims for compensation have been submitted on behalf of 115 passengers who booked a holiday aboard P&O Cruises’ Ventura and were taken ill on various separate cruise holidays, mainly between ...

Among them are Jason Howard, 53, and his sons Lewis, 14, and Jacob, 12, who boarded the Ventura in Southampton on May 24 for a one-week cruise around Spain and France.

Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, delivered the Ventura to P&O Cruises on Saturday. It is the 100th ship the yard has completed.