Need help for Carnival Cruise insurance

[cocomango]

Hello all, 

I booked about 3 weeks ago for an Oct 23 sailing. 

I did not get the insurance but now I think I should have. 

Can I still add it? If yes, how do I do that? (I see the website is down today so I can't access anything)

 

If not, can you recommend other insurance companies I can go through?

I usually book on Costo and get their insurance which is separate from the booking- that might have been why I didn't select it when I booked directly through Carnival this time.

Appreciate your help! 

Thank you! 

 

[Butterbean1000]

We went thruough Insure My Trip.  It's like a clearing house.  We went with Nationwide Mutual Universal Cruise.  It was $300 for 2. Clark Howard, who is a local financial guru in the Atlanta area, recommended this.  It's a pretty comprehensive policy.

[mjkacmom]

It’s usually better to get 3rd party insurance rather than through the cruise line.

[ColeThornton]

19 minutes ago, cocomango said:

If not, can you recommend other insurance companies I can go through?

 

FYI...there is a very good forum here on CC dedicated to this topic with lots of great info to peruse.  Here's the link for you:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/499-cruisetravel-insurance/

[Drazil65]

Insure My Trip is our go to for all travel, plug in your criteria and it will give you the best options.  Been using it for years,   

[cocomango]

Thank you@ColeThornton and Drazil65

I was not aware of that Insurance forum! 

 

[Organized Chaos]

7 hours ago, cocomango said:

Can I still add it? If yes, how do I do that? (I see the website is down today so I can't access anything)

 

If not, can you recommend other insurance companies I can go through?

 

If you want to go with Carnival's insurance, you can call customer service, or your PVP if you have one.

In the case of Insure My Trip, policies often get more expensive as the cruise gets closer, so keep that in mind. Some have a deadline to be purchased by a certain date before the cruise.

 

7 hours ago, Butterbean1000 said:

Clark Howard, who is a local financial guru in the Atlanta area, recommended this.  It's a pretty comprehensive policy.

 

Holy cow, I used to listen to Clark Howard 20 years ago when he was syndicated on our local talk radio station, but we lost him after a while. He's still going, huh?

[Butterbean1000]

20 minutes ago, Organized Chaos said:

 

If you want to go with Carnival's insurance, you can call customer service, or your PVP if you have one.

In the case of Insure My Trip, policies often get more expensive as the cruise gets closer, so keep that in mind. Some have a deadline to be purchased by a certain date before the cruise.

 

 

Holy cow, I used to listen to Clark Howard 20 years ago when he was syndicated on our local talk radio station, but we lost him after a while. He's still going, huh?

He's still alive and well and saving us poor folks money.