CruisingSteve Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/1-300-flights-canceled-thousands-more-delayed-due-to-stormy-east-coast-weather/ar-AA1eVdSc WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Or to fly in the day before. RCIfan1912, Ryan79 and Cactus527 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy & Sheryl Unwin Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 I was caught up in this. The intention was to arrive at Dulles VA on Sunday evening, that didnt happen. Rather after exhausting all other options, I was stranded in Atlanta overnight, and returned to Fort Myers the following morning. rjweber3, WAAAYTOOO and RCIfan1912 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 Question for the panel. What is the latest you can purchase travel insurance? Unique situation here where we live in South Florida, so no flying to a city. However, we do want to ensure we have coverage for any type of emergency that would cause us to cancel and we'd want some sort of medical coverage as well. We are about 110 days out from our sailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 You can still get it, but unless you get it within 48 hours of booking it won't cover you for any pre-existing condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brdjnr Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 I have never purchased travel insurance and never needed it. Reading this thread I just purchased an annual policy from Allianz. We have 5 cruises booked in next 14 months and typically take non-business flight/trips a few times a year in addition. I just got the basic one, which appears medical is the big selling point of that one. I hope we don't need it (obvs) but if we do... Rackham, JimnKathy, Xaa and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, brdjnr said: I have never purchased travel insurance and never needed it. Reading this thread I just purchased an annual policy from Allianz. We have 5 cruises booked in next 14 months and typically take non-business flight/trips a few times a year in addition. I just got the basic one, which appears medical is the big selling point of that one. I hope we don't need it (obvs) but if we do... Very smart move JimnKathy, Psycho and Barb, BrianB and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Careful with annual plans. Be sure to check the cancellation/interruption benefit since for those it's per policy, not per person. JimnKathy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 Buy the insurance. Fly in to the port city the day before. Enjoy the cruise. RCIfan1912 and JimnKathy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pima1988 Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 We always buy insurance we fly out 1st thing the day before. Iows 1st flight at 7 a.m. we are on it. We also buy it for a different reason. My cousin sailing the Caribbean got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. Coming back to bed she hit it and the way she fell she broke her hip (she was in her late 50s) they had to helo her out to Jamaica. JimnKathy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimnKathy Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 As others have already posted, get an annual plan from Allianz (or another solid provider). The many benefits are great, but the medical evac coverage alone will actually cover ALL of the costs of having an emergency helicopter get you air-lifted back to a 1st-world country. The devil's in the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimnKathy Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 On 8/9/2023 at 11:10 AM, smokeybandit said: Careful with annual plans. Be sure to check the cancellation/interruption benefit since for those it's per policy, not per person. You just have to buy an annual plan covering your travel partner(s) and you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrznTxn Posted August 12, 2023 Report Share Posted August 12, 2023 We always have the third party insurance policy. Ours is annual due to the number of cruises we do in a year. If you take three in that period it is cheaper than individual ones. We have seen in the past year and a half three medivacs with two on one voyage alone. The cost of these is tremendous and the policy we carry covers this and has only a $100 deductible which is waived if you use one of their providers. All it takes is one and we were given this advice on just our second cruise from a seasoned traveler who had to use his. We have had to use it when one of our cruises was delayed for hotel use. Now we will not go unless we have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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