Worldwide: Guests Advised to Purchase Trip Insurance

By Larry Habegger and Andrew Davis | Permalink | No Comments | January 25th, 2012 | Trackback

January is one of the busier months for cruise enthusiasts, but this season travel agents have been fielding more questions regarding safety and liability in light of the recent Costa Concordia tragedy. Statistically speaking, cruising is one of the safest forms of travel, but cruise lines take no chances in terms of liability. Under most guest ticket contracts, the guest acknowledges that the cruise line is not an insurer of safety, or in other words, the cruise line is not responsible for most catastrophes, even if it is the cruise line’s fault. Travel agents advise guests to purchase trip insurance in the face of zero-liability contracts.

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