JoeyandDavid

Travel Insurance, My Policy on our Vacations<] When considering Travel Insurance, I like to refer to it as an insurance policy on my investment. More often these days our vacations whether it be on land or at sea are becoming more pricy. Depending on length of travel and destination, and of course accommodations; a 2 week venture may cost upwards of $10,000 usd. Of course that is for everything, from Transportation, room and board, gratuities and incidentals for two. You plan your vacation why, don’t you plan your insurance?<] It pays to be just as diligent in reviewing not only the insurance policy, but the Insurance Provider as well before you purchase, I like to ask “Is it the right policy for the trip I am planning� Some Policies offer additional compensation for travel delay, in addition to rights to cancel for ANY Reason at any time before departure with no penalty. Some policies offer assistance in foreign countries and some do not. Policies normally are written to reflect the standards of the home state of residency of person purchasing.. It’s a good Idea to make sure the policy you purchase is receptive to your home state laws, this is especially important when it comes to the definition of “family†“family†the definition is different from policy to policy some include mom dad and children , some blood line only thus in-laws, domestic partners, sometimes unfortunately aren’t considered family under that policies definition.. be sure to ask! Protection is well worth the money<] For less than 5% of the cost of the vacation I know that I can insure my vacation against any unforeseen circumstance. For us, it only makes sense to protect the cost of the vacation against Weather Emergencies, Terrorism, or even Health Emergencies.. Where to start<] One of the best places to use as a starting source for research for your Insurance for Travel is http://www.Insuremytrip.com . It will let you input your information as to when, where, age of passengers, cost of vacation. Then it lets you compare companies and policies side by side. All For free. As always, nothing beat your own due diligence, the earlier you book the cheaper the insurance, but take your time and find the policy that is right for your situation.

we are doing the PC in January so we most likely will be able to join you guys for the one after this next one... O.A.T.~ When in January?? could it possible be a Crazies Convention in Southern Fla?

Bon Voyage Kerry!

Hey Chris, welcome home to you and Karen.. Hope you guys had a better time than what Maria said (just kidding) Glad you guys are back and am anxious to se photos and read your observation

oh you and Kathy are going to get spoiled by that verandah..sounds like a great get away

Peddler, Congratulations on your most recent Booking...#3 huh Thats great!.. Jim so tell us where is this cruise going to take you?

Maria..... thanks for checking in WELCOME BACK !! Glad everyone had a nice time... I Look forward to comment and pictures when they are ready !! :grin:

Hey Skipper This is going to be a LOMG week no doubt! Bon Voyage to you guys and have a great time... Wave us here in LA as you pass on your way to SF..... Look forward to your impressions ....we do FLL to LAX in January..

Cheryl doesnt that time line make sense though????

Hi Welcome to Cruise Crazies!! Hope to see you posting often!

LOL ok gotcha... well by eliminating what it is not will lead us to what it is! :grin:

well Cheryl think about it .. the stage that parents don’t know anything..13-19 then the stage I am in college I know more..19-24 then comes the stage why didn’t you tell me stage 25-29 then comes 30+ on and you hear your child now with a child talking to their spouse “ you know dear my mom and dad were right what will we we do with jr.

what are you saying its not NCL?

Curmar1, Congratulations on booking your verandah cabin on Royal Caribbean’s, Explorer of the Seas, for September 8, (I am sure that the 2000 in your post was a typo) In our humble opinion there is nothing wrong with booking everything on line thru the cruiseline in fact our very first cruise we did that too…. However now depending on port of call and what we wanted to do there would determine for us whether or not we went with the cruise line excursions or just simply went out on our own. I think its important to do what make YOU feel comfortable… some of us want to be in charge of every aspect while others will leave all the decisions to others. It after all is what YOU feel most comfortable with. Good luck and of course if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask away someone here will hav4 or be able to steer you in the direction of the correct answer. Congratulations again on the reservations and Congratulations on you up coming 31st Anniversary!

Hi CambriaGirl, Welcome to Cruise Crazies!! Hope to see you posting often!

I really don't know the NCL ships.. so i will pass on this one... I think it is so much fun when u get the answer by recognizing a small detail that triggers a memory.. so I pass.. good luck... I bet you Keith has a guess

Hey that doesn’t happen till they are at least 30 :grin:

At that young age I hope most will be able to appreciate this opportunity ..can you imagine the actual field trips where we went to museums they go to the site.

What an outstanding opportunity

Interesting… isn’t Cruise West the company out of Seattle that filed bankruptcy recently….of do I have my information wrong again

well from the logo in the pool I know its NCL ship.. I also know the picture was taken at approximately 20 minutes before 11 ships time... Now which of NCL vessels this is I have no clue

Terrific article Jason.. Thanks for the post

JohnG thanks for your review, I always appreciate your insights

Congratulations on the doc's!