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We just booked a cruise through Orbitz (best price, by the way) and they were trying to sell us insurance for $39 per person. She said that it covers last minute cancellation but also medical issues once on the ship and on the islands. She also said our own insurance is no good once we get on the ship. Is this true? Has anyone bought this insurance and had to use it? We only plan to sunbathe and overeat, so I don't think we will break an arm or anything and need the insurance.
my sister now buys it since she had to miss a cruise for personal reasons and could not recoup her losses. She takes a couple cruises a year and says YES to the insurance now.
check out cruisecritic.com - a lot of discussion on insurance
i think for that price, it's a good idea ....... especially if you are travelling to places where weather could have an impact
it's very rare for it to happen, but if you need to be airlifted or anything like that due to injury/illness you are looking at a cruise ship sized bill
No one PLANS to get injured on vacation, but it happens. One slip on a wet floor, gallbladder attack, or unexpected lurch of the boat and you could be left with huge medical bills. Case in point: a friend discovered she had a sinus infection after boarding a cruise ship in Europe. It cost her $15 dollars to have her blood pressure taken, $10 for oximeter reading and $80 for meds. Imagine if she needed stitches, or worse? The insurance sounds pretty cheap if it covers cancellations and illness. Take it! (but read the fine print first).
oh......and Rapture, I did forget to mention that on one of the cruises my sister was on; she was coming down a staircase onboard and somehow slipped. Fell hard on her tailbone. Ended up having to wait until they returned to port and went right to the ER. She had broken her tailbone
I have never purchased the insurance because I am too darned frugal . However, I really think it is a very good idea. My main concern is stressing over someone getting sick BEFORE the cruise and having to cancel at the last minute. If that happens, say byebye to ALL your money.
One year my parents were due to go on a cruise and days before, mom had a brain aneurysm (sp?). She did survive, but was in the hospital for 4 months. They had insurance and got every penny back.
oh......and Rapture, I did forget to mention that on one of the cruises my sister was on; she was coming down a staircase onboard and somehow slipped. Fell hard on her tailbone. Ended up having to wait until they returned to port and went right to the ER. She had broken her tailbone
That's terrible! With my luck and the fact I am a bit of a clutz, I can see this happening to me.
Thanks everyone. I'm going to look into the insurance, call my insurance and see if it's true that my insurance is no good and make a decision.
No one PLANS to get injured on vacation, but it happens. One slip on a wet floor, gallbladder attack, or unexpected lurch of the boat and you could be left with huge medical bills. Case in point: a friend discovered she had a sinus infection after boarding a cruise ship in Europe. It cost her $15 dollars to have her blood pressure taken, $10 for oximeter reading and $80 for meds. Imagine if she needed stitches, or worse? The insurance sounds pretty cheap if it covers cancellations and illness. Take it! (but read the fine print first).
We are taking our kids and granddkids on a cruise in Decemeber. We bought the insurance, but I thought that it only covered you if you had to cancel. Does it really cover medical expenses onboard?
We are taking our kids and granddkids on a cruise in Decemeber. We bought the insurance, but I thought that it only covered you if you had to cancel. Does it really cover medical expenses onboard?
You should ask the person you made the reservation with, that's what they told me.
I just called my insurance and they said if we have an emergency on the ship or on an island we would have to pay upfront for the medical expense and they would reimburse us. We just have to make sure we only go to emergency and not a Dr's office and bring all the records with us to submit. Our trip is in a couple weeks, so we are not going to get the insurance and spend the extra $80 because it's highly unlikely we will cancel. If we get sick or hurt we will just pay and get the money back later.
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. However, I really think it is a very good idea. My main concern is stressing over someone getting sick BEFORE the cruise and having to cancel at the last minute. If that happens, say byebye to ALL your money.
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