holiday insurance advise 🙏

[Legend2]

happy new year to you all

And sorry to hear some people aren’t feeling to great emotionally but let’s hope you feel better soon

It’s a tough one for us all especially when some of us look well and are walk-ing a round with dicky hearts

On a cheerful note I have booked a cruise in June to Iceland and Norway and I’m sure I’ve seen a post on advise on peoples insurance policy's

Be so helpful to me to hear back on what people think ?

Again happy new year and here’s to a healthy one at that

[Hidden]

Hello

Happy New Year to you

Yes some of us are struggling but at the same time it is lovely to see posts where people are not it gives us hope

What a fantastic holiday you are going to be having and deserve to have

If in search posts you put travel Insurance lots of posts with advice from members will come up which you can look through as well as members obviously giving you advice on your post to

I look forward to hearing all about this wonderful cruise and the experience you have x

[Legend2 in reply to Hidden]

please be under know illusion that I don’t struggle with my mental health

I’m always (in between issues ) trying to be positive about my future life and what it may look like

For someone who has never smoked never been overweight and not even a drinker finds herself with heart issues finds my mind racing to make sense of my life

I do think that I like it when people actually ask me how I am or how I really am

So many people don’t ask not that they intend to pry but to avoid the possibility that I might say actually I’m scared and I feel very much alone with stuff

Again I haven’t been this open in talking and it feels good to express myself

Thank you

[Hidden in reply to Legend2]

Hello

I never gave it a thought I just thought what a wonderful thing to be looking forward to and you deserve it

If you do ever need to talk we are here to listen x

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

I would suggest you try StaySure and AllClear. It will be expensive because the event of something serious a helicopter lift to shore will be required.

[Hanibil]

Avanti by far the best tried all the others,

[Legend2 in reply to Hanibil]

I’ll try them

Thank you

[BridBoy]

My brother was taken seriously ill a few years ago whilst in Morocco, he was insured with Staysure who looked after him and his wife absolutely superbly, they took care of everything, hospital bills, additional accomodation, taxis for my sister in law to get to the hospital, accompanied flight home the lot.....since then guess who I've always used for my travel insurance.

[Legend2 in reply to BridBoy]

thank you I’ve used staysure before but since then I’ve had another heart attack and now in repartha but it will be what it will be

[Chappychap]

Cruise insurance isn't quite as straightforward as normal holiday insurance. Some cruise lines insist on specific policy elements, for example Cunard specify a repatriation allowance of something like £2m (from memory), which is much greater than most policies provide.

None of this is particularly problematic. You just have to be careful to understand the cruise line's insurance requirements, and you may have to talk to a representative from the insurance company to ensure that your policy is adjusted to meet those required standards.

Incidentally, my wife and I cruised to Scandinavia last summer. We loved every minute (dancing a waltz on deck at midnight as the sun kisses the horizon was a pretty special moment), and I'm sure you'll have an equally amazing experience.

Bon voyage!

[Legend2 in reply to Chappychap]

thank you

[Shellac]

hi I'm with all clear

[gorillaqueen]

Hi good to hear you have booked a cruise we are hoping we will be able to very soon ( 8 weeks post triple bypass) we went on a cruise to Norway and Iceland several years ago had a lovely time. The Blue Lagoon in Iceland is a must visit I did not want to leave. Happy New Year and enjoy your cruise.

[Legend2 in reply to gorillaqueen]

thank you

[K9E9]

Happy new year to you too. I too am on a similar cruise at the same time, I wonder if it’s the same one. Enjoy it when it comes.

Our insurance is with CSiS. I binned Staysure as we had issues when awaiting tests, something they need to rethink with nhs waiting lists, but that’s another story. Also heard a few horror stories about claims with Staysure. You never know how good they are till you need to claim! But hopefully not get to find out. 🤞🏼

[Legend2 in reply to K9E9]

thank you

[nilmonisikdar40]

Hi all, Wish you all a Happy New Year Welcome Year 23 with open arms and for those who have not been well in 2002, can look forward with a sense of optimism and positivity in the New Year. I am particularly speaking on my behalf. I do not wish to repeat what happened to me in 2002 because of some "bad apples" in NHS. Eventually through lot of hard work and determination, I have found a surgical consultant who is going to do a laparoscopic procedure on 9.1.23. I can say I am third time lucky because the first two said I am not fit for surgery because I have pacemaker implant and I must have MRI. The implant is not MRI compatible but there were alternative ways of imaging. I am a happy man and I wish you all who have been disappointed like me, to have a new chapter in their life in the New Year.

[Legend2 in reply to nilmonisikdar40]

good luck and great you found a surgeon who can do it

I’m allergic to iodine so I have various issues but so far it’s not stopped my treatments

[cappachina]

I too am allergic to the iodine dye, you are the first person on here I have heard who is Had to be admitted and pretreated before I could have a angiography It was very nerve-racking as I had to trust they knew what they were doing but I was fine I am still awaiting results though as to whether I can have a Tavi valve replacement or open heart surgery