Press info: Specialist cruise travel insurance launches online
Aware that many of the UK travel insurance industry’s standard policies actively now exclude cruises, onestop4 have designed and launched a cruise travel specialist policy to tick all the right boxes, with some unique benefits.
Certain types of holidays require specialist types of travel insurance policies for a number of reasons. In the case of a cruise holiday, which is frequently booked far in advance of travel, and can last far in excess of 30 days, cruises potentially also have a higher price ticket than most other holidays.
This onestop4 policy will also cover pre-existing medical conditions (subject to acceptance following a free medical screening). Uniquely it accepts travellers up to 100yrs of age (the cruise market is still the domain of a mature audience profile) and provides cover for the full cost of the cruise, transfers, flights, hotel accommodation and extended stays without a financial limit to the benefits for cancellation and curtailment.
This policy provides cover at the point of booking until the return home of the traveller – the maximum travel duration is 183 days – plenty of time for an around the world cruise, but in fact the policy could be in effect for in excess of 2 years to cover cancellation pre travel.
This is a “Rolls Royce” of travel insurances – every risk eventuality is protected and those purchasing this cover can set sail into the sunset knowing they are comprehensively insured.
Cruise travellers should be aware that if they are out at sea for a few days, it is not easy or quick to transport them to a hospital for emergency treatment and many travel policies will not cover the evacuation by helicopter of a person from a ship at sea to a hospital on land – instead the ship has to divert and dock in order for the passenger to be transported to hospital – depending upon where the ship is, this can take many hours to reach a port and for the injured/ill passenger to reach a centre of medical excellence.
Discounts are available and have proved popular for travellers wishing not to include their personal possessions. For many their home insurance provides cover for items away from home so this is superfluous to their needs. Furthermore for travellers booking a cruise at very short notice the option to remove cancellation cover saves a considerable amount of money too.
onestop4:cruise insurance is now available online via www.onestop4.co.uk and on the telephone (free phone) 0800 848 8448 where calls are answered and managed by a team of specialist travel health advisors.
Contact:
Kate Huét, Managing Director, email: khuet@int-travelandhealthcare.com or call: 01689 892228
About:
onestop4: is a trading name of International Travel and Healthcare which provides specialist insurance products to UK consumers.
International Travel and Healthcare Limited is an independent provider of specialist travel insurance products, whose focus is exclusively on providing travel insurance to meet the needs of mature travellers with pre-existing medical conditions.
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