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Most cruise lines have their own travel insurance, which may include medical. You can also opt to get insurance thru a 3rd party provider. There are many out there; you just need to shop around - for next time.

If you are military and have USAA, you can use their provider - Travel Insured International, IIRC.


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Another benefit of Sigforum membership. I'll remember this when I go on a cruise or maybe take a vacation overseas.



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My wife and I picked up COVID (we think) on a cruise in April. Go to the Dr. onboard? No thank you very much. We quarantined in our room and had room service drop it off at the door.

It sucked and ruined the cruise naturally, but we didn’t go home with an eleventy billion dollar bill.

OP’s case sounds much worse than ours, though. I probably would have gone in that case.


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If you travel outside of the US buy travel insurance!!! A couple of years ago, my wife and I were taking a cruise to the some islands off the coast of Fla. when through no fault of anybody she fell and broke her hip. She had to airlifted back to Tampa, Fla. after spending a night in the ship's ER and taking an "interesting" ambulance ride in an inland ambulance. None of this was covered by medicare. Luckily before we left my daughter had bought trip insurance. We were not out of pocket a penny. Last I heard the bill was just over $85,000.


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I'm guessing any Travel Agent can give you the scoop on medical insurance , trip cancellation , etc.
 
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