There are two major travel insurance companies,
Travel Guard and CSA Insurance.Travel Insurance provides protection if you must cancel (for a covered reason) up to 24 hours prior to scheduled departure. This coverage pays for forfeited, published, non-refundable payments for unused arrangements of the cruise or cruisetour portion of up to a total cost of the trip, less the insurance premium. These policies typically cover Travel Delays, Emergency Medical Expenses (medical, surgical and emergency dental care in the event you become sick or are accidentally injured while traveling; you must have first sought medical care during the trip. Various expenses are excluded; for example, hearing aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses. Treatment arising from alcohol or substance abuse are not covered). If you miss part of your trip because you miss a connection due to the fault of the airlines, expenses incurred such as meals, lodging and the cost of transportation to the ship’s next port of call will be covered. Lost luggage is also covered, plus many more items. Check the complete details with your travel agent. If you have specific issues contact the insurance company directly for an explanation.
In order to avoid
problems when returning home, please take note of the following tips. For
more information consult your Customs Agency.
Registering Your Valuables: We strongly recommend that you register your
valuables with Customs before leaving home. This should be done well in
advance of travel at a customs office near your home. Items that should be
registered generally include those not manufactured in your country.
Customs pays particular attention to cameras (including special lenses and
video equipment), binoculars, radios, laptop computers, foreign-made
watches, and other similar appliances. Customs officials will not be
available at the ship during check-in to register valuables.
Transportation of Currency: You may take on your trip as much currency or
as many monetary instruments as you wish. However, if you take out of, or
bring into, the United States more than US $10,000, you are required by
law to file a report with the U.S. Customs Service.
Customs Allowance: (Note: The Customs allowance is subject to change at
any time. Please check with your local customs office prior to your
departure for the latest information.) Each U.S. resident is allowed a
duty-free exemption of US $400. Guests may include 100 cigars and 200
cigarettes (one carton) in their exemption and guests over 21 may also
include one liter of liquor. An additional US $1,000 worth of articles may
be brought in and taxed at a flat duty rate of 10%.
After an absence of 7 days or more, Canadian citizens
may bring back to Canada up to CAD $500 worth of duty-free merchandise,
which may include a maximum of 40 ounces of liquor or wine and 200
cigarettes.
Guests who are not U.S. or Canadian citizens should
check with the customs service agency in their country for allowance
information before departing. Additional information concerning customs
matters will be provided during your cruise.
Please review all your documents with your travel agent well before your departure date. Have all your questions addressed at that time.
Fares quoted in the cruise brochures are those in effect at the time of printing. If cost factors, including airline costs, dictate the need for fare increases, the cruise line may do so at any time before departure. Guests can cancel (without paying a cancellation fee) rather than accept a fare increase. Port charges and various taxes, charges and fees assessed incidental to any aspect of your cruise or tour, may increase after you purchase your ticket. If it does, this cost is generally absorbed by the cruise line. However if a governmental agency adds a tax, such as a airport departure tax, you will be expected to pay this at the time of your travel.
Reconfirming
Your Airline Reservations
Since arrival and departure times are subject to
last-minute changes by the airlines, we recommend that you call your
airline(s) 24 hours before your initial flight departure to verify all the
flight numbers, departure and arrival times shown on your ticket.
(Reconfirm international flights 72 hours prior to your departure from
home.) Also, please remember to confirm all flights booked directly by
your travel agent. Plan to be at the airline counter at least 1-1/2 hours
before flight time for domestic flights and 2-1/2 hours before flight time
for international flights.
Confirmed seat assignment requests and other special
services, such as special meals or wheelchair assistance, should be made
by your travel agent.
