steverk Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Most of us understand the advantages of booking excursions through Royal. They include convenience and piece of mind that the ship won't leave you behind. But I just learned the hard way about another advantage. My son was on a waterfall excursion, slipped and injured his foot. We went back to the ship and had it checked in medical. They x-rayed it and found it was broken. They put on a cast and I braced for a substantial bill. The doctor then said "no charge for this. If you injure yourself on board or on a cruise line excursion, Royal will pick up the medical bill." VirtKitty, Eggbert, Neesa and 21 others 14 1 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingOz Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Ho[e you son heals quickly. I had a similar issue where an elderly couple accidently knocked me off a ledge at a small waterfall and broke my nose, fingers and a hand. It was and RC excursion and they rook care of everything and did not need to make a claim on my travel insurance. KristiZ, cruiserccl, Baked Alaska and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Lots of advantages to the ship’s excursions vs lots of nasty risks with non-ship excursions. I’m glad you’re pleasantly surprised rather than being very upset with an excursion-related issue. Hope your son heals quickly! cruiserccl, Big Tule and steverk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Hope your son is doing well and heals up quickly Had the same bittersweet experience with someone on our recent Odyssey trip. It was our first time getting medical travel insurance, so we were braced to have to use that, but to find out that they covered the entire bill (a cost that was printed on our cruise account then immediately credited) was totally a pleasant surprise. cruiserccl, KristiZ, BrianB and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorDave17 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Well, I'm sorry you had to learn this lesson in a less than fun way. Wishing your son a speedy recovery. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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