Don't Skip the Travel Insurance

Travel Guard North (a travel insurance provider) recently issued a study on - what else - what cruise ship travelers worry about most.  The answer ... missing the ship!  It's true; in a nod to the ever increasing inefficiency of the airlines, cruisers worry most not about the highly publicized storms at sea, or the headline-making noroviris, but about flight cancellations and delays.

Top Sail Journeys recommends two solutions to reduce or eliminate this (and other)  travel concerns:

1.  Plan to fly to your port of embarkation one day prior to sailing.  In addition to reducing concerns about late arrivals this also gives you time to adjust to jet lag - and an opportunity to explore the city from which you are departing.
2. Always purchase travel protection insurance!  The insurance Top Sail Journeys offers through Access America covers you for up to $1000 in travel delay to cover additional accommodation and travel expenses due to a departure delay of six or more hours.  It also provides $500 for expenses resulting from a covered delay that causes you to miss your scheduled flight or cruise, even if you miss your cruise due to the cancellation or delay of your scheduled flight.

Access America also offers a 24-hour emergency assistance hotline (toll free in the USA or or policy holders can call them collect from outside the country) to assist you with unexpected situations. 

Never travel uninsured - I don't!!