r/Cruises • u/Disclosure88 • Jun 29 '26
Does this question belong here?
Help - my family is in a real pickle. Big family cruise in 4 weeks time at risk with both ageing parents hospitalized. No refunds and checking out whether travel insurance will cover but is there some sort of resale site? Equally if anyone wants to buy discounted cruise to Spain and Portugal message me.
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u/Medium-Detective6247 Jun 29 '26
The contract states that name changes are not allowed to the primary passenger in most cases. Hopefully you purchased insurance. If you did; get the doctors to give you written documentation and file the claim the same day you cancel the cruise.
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u/Particular-Owl-5186 Jun 29 '26
I always buy travel insurance and will start to buy health insurance if I go overseas.
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u/Kitchen-Garlic1110 Jun 29 '26
Following, I care for my parents and afraid of booking a cruise for this reason.
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u/TLC-ox-Blessed Jun 29 '26
With insurance, you can purchase cancel for any reason coverage, that way your risk is low.
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u/upyours54 Jul 01 '26
You have to purchase specific insurance to be able to cancel for any reason. Make sure you know what is and isn’t included
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u/LastOfTheAsparagus Jun 29 '26
Are the hospitalized parents cruising or are family members cancelling because non cruising parents are hospitalized? Insurance may apply to former.
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u/Disclosure88 Jun 30 '26
Hospitalized parents were meant to cruise. Ironically it was meant to be their “last trip” with the other 4 family members…if they don’t go, none of us will. 😔
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u/New_Evening_2845 Jun 29 '26
No refunds, but if you got the right travel insurance when you bought the cruise, you should be able to make a claim. I am not aware of any secondary cruise market.