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A Travel Insurance Reminder
stuck in Munich, Germany. If I didn’t have travel insurance, my unplanned visit would have been quite costly. Here are five more things I learned
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about insurance on this journey: 1. Luggage issues. If you’re stuck in an airport and they need to keep your bag, travel insurance will reimburse you for toiletries stuck in your bag. Policies usually have a daily limit but it isn’t a bad idea to always keep the basics with you. 2. Transportation. We had to take a taxi to our hotel and it was €20 each way. Since our travel insurance covered this, it was an easy reimbursement as long as we remembered to get a receipt. 3. Missed connections. If you miss
your connection, travel insurance pays up to a certain amount to help you rejoin your trip. If the airline is responsible, like in our situation, the airline covers that part.
’ve learned a lot of lessons while being on the road. Perhaps the best came recently, when I was
4. Food and Lodging. You have to eat and sleep, right? Your insurance policy covers food and, in most instances, hotels. This is generally around $250 per day. Every policy is different, though, and you should always make sure of the coverage you’re purchasing. 5. Items stolen. There may not
always be the most honest people working in the baggage area. With the right travel insurance, your policy will cover any items damaged or stolen during your trip.
In our case, the only one we had
to use was transportation expense because of the taxi fare getting to the hotel. Lufthansa covered our hotel, meals and re-booked us on a flight. As far as personal items, I’ve travelled enough to always keep a small amount of all the personal items like toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant and Advil in my backpack.
Be smart and book travel insurance!
CRUISE NEWS ROUND-UP
So long to the Love Boat! The television-famed Pacific Princess sailed off into the sunset one last time – this time without guests – as she headed to the scrapyard. The 42-year old ship, made popular by the 1970s TV show The Love Boat, sailed for Princess Cruises from 1975-2002.
The Port of Miami is officially on diva watch as MSC Divina homeports year-round in South Florida starting November 20. This is MSC Cruises’ first ship to sail year-round from North America. Divina is the slightly older sister to newly- launched MSC Preziosa and we’re excited to get a taste of Italy in Miami!
Holland America to the rescue again. Last August, the line rescued stranded Alaskan sightseeing vessel Baranof Wind, which was taking on water. Fast-forward a year later and the Baranof Wind is in distress again, this time with no power near John Hopkins Glacier. The MS Statendam lowered two tenders and brought 103 passengers aboard.
I guess you could say Celebrity Cruises is shaking things up. They have a selection of 30 new handcrafted cocktails made with organic juices, artisanal spirits and the freshest ingredients. Expect the new cocktails fleet-wide by the end of 2013.
What’s in a name? We asked Carnival’s CEO Gerry Cahill while sailing on extensively refur- bished Carnival Sunshine earlier this summer why they ditched the name Carnival Destiny. His answer was simple: “We felt like what we were undertaking was so significant we had to communicate the idea it’s a new ship.” Sunshine leaves Europe in November and repositions to New Orleans until April 2014 before moving to her year-round homeport of Port Canaveral, Florida.
Our comprehensive photo gallery of Carnival Sunshine can be seen at
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