Walfam

Good question. Problem was not weather or mechanical failure. I wondered the same thing. Is it even covered?

True service dogs are working and doing their job for which they have been trained. they will sit quietly for hours. If a pup doesn't have the ability to stay calm and sit for long periods of time like that, they are culled from the program and re-homed as a civilian.

We were unable to use our Nord VPN while on the Zuiderdam on a Panama Canal cruise in 2019. I don't know why, but we crossed our fingers and used the ship's WiFi without that extra layer of protection.

Back in 2000, we flew to Scotland for a golf holiday. Long story short, Hubby's golf clubs arrived a couple days late, along with our suitcases. We also had a carryon bags, so the big suitcases arriving late didn't negatively impact us. In the meantime, Hubby rented golf clubs, had to buy golf balls and something else. We kept all the receipts and filed a claim with Travel Guard, who reimbursed us for those expenses.

"We don't really want or need trip cancellation or Trip delay insurance-just want the medical part. Has anyone done this or have some companies you could recommend?" When we went to Canada for vacation, we needed insurance for medical only now that we are on Medicare. We used Travel Guard and it was not expensive, at all. Since visiting these forums, we have used tripinsurancestore.com and were very satisfied with our experiences.

I always wear the Sea Bands and have Dramamine handy. Better to be prepared and not need it. IIRC, the ships "newsstand" shop doesn't have much if you end up needing it.

"So do you think I can take just my carry on for a 14 day SAmerica cruise? I really want to just take that and not worry if my luggage takes a detour! " Yes, it is possible. Link---> Rick Steves' website has excellent information about traveling carryon only. It is not possible for me but I encourage and applaud those who can do it!

Decades ago, I put bright neon yarn pom-poms on all the handles of our luggage, including the carryons because ... gate-checked hand luggage. Initially, my Hubby snarked and made fun, but over time he started asking me to put them on his new bags. The last few trips, I added a bright orange duct tape letter to the front and back sides of our checked luggage. It really helps identifying ours on the carousel, now that other people have added the bright color pompoms to their handles. After reading this topic and seeing all the bags over Xmas standing upright at Southwest airlines' unclaimed baggage, I'll add some duct tape to the narrow sides and tops, also. Our suitcases aren't cheap and I'd hate to lose them and everything inside. I also like the Air Tags idea and will implement that before our next trip.