Travel Insurance for Cruises
Publication date: 6th
March 2010
Subjects: Travel,
Insurance, Cruises, Cruising, European, Worldwide
Cruising
is becoming an ever more popular way for going on holiday, and as its
popularity grows the demand for Travel Insurance that specifically meets the
needs of those going on a cruise grows with it.
If you are looking for travel
insurance for cruises, whilst in the main standard travel insurance can be used,
there are some additional considerations to take into account.
Where are
you travelling to?
If you have a policy that only covers
a certain geographic area ( i.e. is not worldwide) make
sure that any destination you are likely to dock in is allowed. Some policies
cover Cyprus and Spain as an additional category, others will not cover some
countries at all so when looking at geographic areas, so make sure you are
covered wherever you will dock.
On board
activities
Cruise ships offers an amazing range
of activities both on board and on excursions so if you plan to use the climbing
wall or pop off the ship to go camel riding make sure you are covered for any
such activities the last thing you need is to be stuck in a Marrakesh hospital
without insurance with an injury after going on a quad biking adventure.
Cruise
specific cover
Some companies offer cover
specifically for cruises. This means they offer cover for areas such as cabin confinement
(compensation if you are unable to lreave your cabin
as there is illness on the ship, or missed port cover. We are currently
building our directory of these insurers, and this list will grow in the coming
weeks.
Currently
those that offer specific cover include:
Companies
that cover cruises through their standard holiday cover
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