cruzforever

It was all so simple some time ago - I would see a great cruising deal, book it and pay the deposit (sometimes the whole thing) and then go and arrange some travel insurance. That was in the days when I had no "pre-existings". In those days , I saw many people who I wondered how they even had travel insurance. In fact, I suspect that they didn't - because what travel insurance company would accept them??? But today, I have "pre-existings" . I have found cover/acceptance of my Atherosclerosis for our last trip - but now I also have Central Retinal Vein Occlusion ( which basically means " almost" blindness in one eye) - probably associated with the atherosclerosis but in reality , the medicos really don't know.

 

So anyway - it seems now that I will somehow or other have to find travel insurance BEFORE I book any travel!!! This will be something new for me - and wondering if any others are in this boat???

Yes we have been knocked back by Covermore this time. We are from Perth Western Australia. We both have Pre-existing, and age against us,70 & 75 when we Cruise, and apparently where we are going Norway and Scandinvia, we will be away 23 Days. Tried a few ended getting Ins with a local company that didn't make us jump through hoops. I think we paid Aus $1230. Will need to check into Insurance 1st in future.

I hope to do a Hurtigruten cruise approx Jan 2015, I am 64 my Husband 70 and grandchild 10. I am following the threads with much interest. How dark is it at that time or is visibility?