rvfulltime wrote in
news:ca2gs15q1sb4r970e1uf8rj75j41rec7fu@4ax.com:
> I booked a May 2006 Baltic Sea cruise last October, as part of a much
> longer European vacation. I've made the $100/person cruise deposit
> along with deposits for lodging in London and Edinburgh. No lodging
> reservation made yet for Copenhagen, the cruise embarcation port.
> Final cruise payment due in mid February, a little over a month from
> now.
>
> In decades of travel, I've never cancelled or missed a trip. I've
> also never bought any kind of trip cancellation insurance. Now, due
> to a family illness, the odd are quite high I will have to cancel the
> entire 32 day trip, including the 10 night cruise. Bummer. So now I
> have some questions.
>
> 1. Am I correct to assume that it is too late to buy Trip
> Cancellation Insurance?
>
> 2. If not too late, what else can you tell me about it?
>
> 3. Have you ever had trouble cancelling a cruise?
>
> 4. Have you ever had your credit card charged on a date earlier than
> scheduled for final payment?
Since you are already booked more than a few days you need to be aware
of pre existing conditions waivers. If you are afraid you might have to
cancel the insurers don't want to insure you. Cruise line policies are
more lenient but won't cover nearly as much. Talk to your TA
--
Joseph Coulter
Cruises and Vacations
http://www.josephcoulter.com/
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