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Girlfriend and seven work friends off to a P&O cruise have been notified it is mandatory to have travel insurance under P & O guidelines.
No travel insurance, no cruise says Flight Centre. Anyone come across this?
Flight Centre Advises Travel Insurance Mandatory for P&O Cruise
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Very advisable to have one, as private health insurers do not cover you on board a cruise ship. If you need medical assistance/ medication on board, it gets very expensive. With all the Norovirus / food poisoning / flu happening onboard frequently, better to be safe than sorry…
Usually large tour operators require you to have travel insurance.
You don't need to buy from Flight Centre.
Just advise flight centre you already have travel insurance…But i advise you to buy travel insurance.
The real question here OP is why doesn’t your gf have travel insurance ?
does typical CC complimentary insurance cover P&O trip ?
some do, some don't. Cruises normally need 'special' coverage or extra coverage.
P&O cruise have been notified it is mandatory to have travel insurance under P & O guidelines.No travel insurance no cruise says flight centre
Sorry, please explain how this is a Flight centre criuise rort when P&O are the ones saying you need this and not flight center?
I think OP feels like Flight Centre should've told them about the extra cost when booking. But it is a P&O policy and it's not like FC is pocketing any of the money, so I don't think it's really on them either.
Well, thats what u get when u book a cruise to syria via somalia and the golf of aden..
U should have chosen figii thinks you are nuts for considering a cruise. gastro outbreaks seems to be in the news all the time.
Guess its for medical evacuations as well, imagine the cost of a helicopter medivac when at sea or the ship having to alter to a different country, destination to drop the injured off very expensive
I hadn't heard of it being mandatory, but it would probably make more sense when going on a cruise as opposed to some other types of holiday.
You will be at the mercy of the single operator for your holiday, with no options for other suppliers, etc., and I can understand why cruise operators don't want to get caught out with passengers that cannot afford whatever needs to be covered.