Family fights for cruise refund following cancer diagnosis

A CRUISE TO CELEBRATE AWOMAN'S RECOVERY FROM NCCAER..BUT THEN THE CANCER CAME BACK- AND THE FAMILY WAS NOT AEBLTO GET A REFUND..

THAT'S WHENTHEY CONTACTED WMAR-2 NEWS'MALLORY SOFASTAII - BECAUSE IFIT MATTERS TO YOU,MATTER FOR MALLORY.LACEY NOSEWORTHYDIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 3 COLONCANCER IN 2019.

SHE BEAT IT &THEN BOOKED A CRUISE TOCELEBRATE.

BUT AS TIME WENT BYSHE ASKED FOR A FULL REFD UN&SHE WAS INITIALLY TOLD NO.

ITWAS HER REWARD AFTER A VERYCHALLENGING TIME.

LaceyNoseworthy :26 she wentthrough the treatment, thechem to,he radiation, surgery,she was in remission for a fewmonths and shewant to go on a trip.

Ideserve this, this is what Ianwt to do :12 KATHYNOSEWORTHYCRUISE FOR LAST OCTOBER.

ETHPANDEMIC DELAYED ITBAD NEWS FOLLOWED :56 and tnheshe was diagnosed again withnow stage 4 con colancer andit spread to her lungs :06KATHY'S TRAVEL AGENT REACHEDOUT TO ROYAL CARIBBEAN ASKINGTHAT THEY REFUND THE 5-HUNDREDDOLLAR DEPOSIT ..

AND PROVIDEDA NOTE FROM HER ONCOLOGIST2:49 they said it wnasenough which extremely blew mymind and it was fstruratingt athat point SO LACEY CONTACTEDUSCARIBBEAN.

SHE LATER RECEIVEDAN APOLOGY AND WAS TOLDTHEY'RE EXPEDITING THE REFUND.4:18 so it was definitely afinancial burden on ourfamily.

So that $500 itchanges alot for us, it reallydoes :09 6:08 and Isituation was completeylresolved and Igrateful for what you did forus :07 EVEN WITHOUT A MEDICALEMERGENCYHAVE BECOME HESITANT OFTRAVELING.

STEVEN BENNA WITHTRAVEL INSURANCE COMPARISONSITE -- SQUAREMOUTH -- SAIDTHEYINTEREST IN POLICIES.

1:39alot more younger travelersare buying now :03 BUT NOTEVERY POLICY ALLOWS YOTOCANCEL FOR A FULL REFUND.

3:59so the most common one wouldbe an illness, injury, ordeath of traveler, travelercompanion, or non-travelingfamily member.

For things likeif you feel unmfcoortabletraveling and just didnto take your trip anymo, rethecancel for any reason policywould prove idthe mostflexibility for travelers THATADDED PROTECTION COMES AT ACOST.

A COMPREHENSIVE POCYLITHAT INCLUDES EMERGENCYMEDICAL, MEDICAL EVACUATION,TRAVEL DELAYS, MISSEDCONNECTIONS, BAGGAGE DELAYS,AND MORE ..

BUT NO TRIPCANCELLATION COSTS AROUND 82-DOLLARS A POLICY WITH TRIPCANCELLATION GOES FOR AROUND3-HUNDRED AND ADDING“CANLCEFOR ANY REASO” INCREASES THEPOLICY BY 40 PERCENT AND COSSTON AVERAGE AROUND 5-HUNEDDOLLARS 5:51 travel insurancein general you can buy upuntil the dayoy u leave, withbenefits like cancel for anyreason, ityou would need to rcpuhasethat between 10 and 21 daysafter your initial tripdeposit :14 OTHER FACTORS THATIMPACT COST INUDCLE THE TOTALTRIP COSTAND LENGTH OF TRIP.

ALSO &CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND CRSEUILINES NOW REQUIRE TRAVELSHAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE.

AND IFYOU THINKOUYOUR HEALTH INSURANCEINSURE DRSHOLDERS OUTSIDE OF THE U- S.FOR WMAR-2 NEWS -- I'M MALLORYSOFASTAII.IF YOU HAVE A MATTER FORMALLORY- -SHE WANTS TO HEARFROM YOU.

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