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The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Choice Cruise
They were very fast and very nice to work with. I highly recommend them. We would definitely use them again.
Lori H. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Having travel insurance gave me peace of mind.
Lawrence T. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
On day five of our cruise someone became seriously ill and needed to get back to the States for care. We detoured to Grand Turk where the person and his family were taken to the airport and airlifted to Florida. I certainly hope this man had trip insurance that covered the medical transport as well as the medical bill from the care he received on the ship. For me, the medical coverage is the most important part of trip insurance. I could survive loosing the cost of the cruise but a $30,000 hit for medical expenses could be devastating.
Michael F. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Had two issue with this plan.
1) Keys were lost in FLL airports security check. Long story short, I waited 20+ minutes for a pat down and in the process my keys were lost/stolen/taken. I guess the fine print does excludes keys, and a long list of other things someone might normally lose.
2) I had a medical issue. My ears stopped up with wax (after going underwater) on a snorkel/sail trip. My hearing was down to almost nothing afterward. I started to show signs of illness/infection related to this a couple days later. I called Nationwide several times, only to get passed around to several other reps (sound familiar?). After finally getting someone to respond, I was not given an answer if seeing the doctor would result in compensation from Nationwide.
Even though I explained the situation in detail, they said they could not guarantee payment and I would have to fill out a claim when I returned home!
As a result, I went to the pharmacist in Curacao and they sold/advised me on peroxide, and Royal Caribbean's ship nurse was nice and gave me a syringe. After some doctoring for 1+ hours, I was able to resolve my issue.
The doctor bill from Royal Caribbean would have been over $300.00.
Bottom line, I did not feel any "peace of mind" from Nationwide. It was just the opposite! I Will look elsewhere next time.
1) Keys were lost in FLL airports security check. Long story short, I waited 20+ minutes for a pat down and in the process my keys were lost/stolen/taken. I guess the fine print does excludes keys, and a long list of other things someone might normally lose.
2) I had a medical issue. My ears stopped up with wax (after going underwater) on a snorkel/sail trip. My hearing was down to almost nothing afterward. I started to show signs of illness/infection related to this a couple days later. I called Nationwide several times, only to get passed around to several other reps (sound familiar?). After finally getting someone to respond, I was not given an answer if seeing the doctor would result in compensation from Nationwide.
Even though I explained the situation in detail, they said they could not guarantee payment and I would have to fill out a claim when I returned home!
As a result, I went to the pharmacist in Curacao and they sold/advised me on peroxide, and Royal Caribbean's ship nurse was nice and gave me a syringe. After some doctoring for 1+ hours, I was able to resolve my issue.
The doctor bill from Royal Caribbean would have been over $300.00.
Bottom line, I did not feel any "peace of mind" from Nationwide. It was just the opposite! I Will look elsewhere next time.
Steven Z. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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2 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
I would never travel on vacation without travel insurance. Although I was lucky and didn't need to use the insurance, it gave me peace of mind at a reasonable price.
Ira C. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Choice Cruise
Excellent company, had to submit to surgery at last moment. Company covered cancellation as insured promptly and efficiently. Thank you for your excellent performance.
Armando P. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Universal Cruise
We cruise a great deal and always buy trip insurance but this was the first time I had seen a policy specifically for cruises. The coverage makes much more sense than a straight trip insurance policy. I needed to file a claim for a medical problem that occurred during the trip and the process was quick and efficient without a hassle. I believe I was treated fairly.
Ernest E. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of
1 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
peace of mind-priceless
Mark N. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Reasonable price; good basic coverage; much more cost effective than the plan offered by the cruise line.
Neal E. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Unfortunately my husband died in an accident while on the vacation and I filed a claim for services to handle transportation of his remains. The funeral director in San Juan has been dealing with insurance for me and said he had worked with this company before and it was satisfactory. My husbands remains are not home yet so I do not know if everything went as planned. If they do and all is covered as I have been told I am very well pleased and certainly glad I purchased the insurance.
Marie O. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Zac
Thank you for your feedback on the policy. We are very sorry for your loss. In speaking with the claims administrator, we received confirmation that the claim was paid.Feb 12,2016
In event that you were treated by the ship doctor and were billed for the treatment/medication, you would be required to pay those expenses out of pocket and file a claim for reimbursement. Symptoms of an ear infection are certainly something to seek immediate treatment for, however, it is not typically an example of an illness or injury that would result in a guarantee or advance of payment from a travel insurance provider.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns by calling 800-487-4722.