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zzyzzx
2021 Nov 5, 10:11am
zzyzzx
2021 Nov 5, 10:11am
WookieMan says
Does your trip insurance even cover something like this? Did you read the fine print?
My headline sucks and comes across as I'm a dick. I am. But if there's one lesson from all this. If you have a trip planned for over $5k, get the damn insurance. Just do it. You don't know what's going to happen in the future. We could have lost a substantial amount of money, but due to our trip location being in FL during hurricane season, we got the insurance. $110. We could have gotten massively burned by not going if we didn't have the insurance or had to go on a trip when the whole family is in massive mourning mode. No good outcome, but we were able to cancel everything and not cost a dime.
Does your trip insurance even cover something like this? Did you read the fine print?
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B.A.C.A.H.
2021 Nov 5, 10:19am
B.A.C.A.H.
2021 Nov 5, 10:19am
zzyzzx says
WookieMan says
$5000 massively burned?
That'd approach the deductible for many insurances.
We didn't have Trip Insurance for the two week junket we planned to take a pre-adolescent nephew history buff from the Bay Area to Washington DC and other historical sights along the eastern seaboard in June 2020.
Needless to say, that didn't happen and we wound up forfeiting the price of the flights. No biggie. When we plan such things, losing the money and walking away from a cancellation is part of the planning.
Because if you need to purchase trip cancellation insurance, you really can't afford the travel in the first place.
Just saying.
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WookieMan says
If you have a trip planned for over $5k, get the damn insurance. Just do it. ... could have lost a substantial amount of money... could have gotten massively burned
$5000 massively burned?
That'd approach the deductible for many insurances.
We didn't have Trip Insurance for the two week junket we planned to take a pre-adolescent nephew history buff from the Bay Area to Washington DC and other historical sights along the eastern seaboard in June 2020.
Needless to say, that didn't happen and we wound up forfeiting the price of the flights. No biggie. When we plan such things, losing the money and walking away from a cancellation is part of the planning.
Because if you need to purchase trip cancellation insurance, you really can't afford the travel in the first place.
Just saying.
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We were booked for a trip leaving Wednesday as well. First vacation we had insurance for if we cancel. Pretty sure we're going to cancel at this point. It's rather mind numbing how fast life can flip you on your head.
It's been a rather surreal day so far. Please check on anyone you think is off their rocker. I don't want today to happen to anyone else if it can be avoided.