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Cruise Travel Insurance

Travel smart and set sail with our cruise cover

If you're setting sail on a cruise holiday, we can help to make sure you're covered for activities both at sea and on land. Our cruise policy offers extra cover for situations that would not normally be included in standard travel insurance. This includes things like missed port insurance, unused excursions and cabin confinement. Get covered for your trip today and step aboard without a worry.

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Why choose cruise travel insurance?

Missed-port & itinerary disruption

We cover you if your cruise is unable to make a scheduled stop due to bad weather or time table restrictions.

Cabin confinement cover

We will pay you a benefit if illness or injury forces you to stay in your cabin and miss out on activities.

Unused excursion refunds

Receive compensation for paid shore excursions you are unable to take should you become injured or unwell.

Cancellation & 24/7 medical support

Enjoy up to £5,000 cancellation cover (upgradeable to £15,000) plus free AnywhereGP medical advice wherever you sail.


What's the maximum trip duration with a cruise policy?

All of our travel insurance policies – including annual and single trip – come with with standard set trip duration limits:

Policy Type Cover Level Max Trip Duration
(per individual trip)
Single Trip Cruise Policy Bronze, Silver, Gold 180 days
Annual Multi-Trip Cruise Policy Bronze 22 days
Silver 31 days
Gold 31 days
Extend to 45 or 60 days with Trip Extension Cover

Want to stay away longer on a cruise annual policy? No problem.

We get it, 31 days isn't always enough. If you're looking to travel for longer, you can extend your cover to 45 or 60 days by adding our Trip Extension Coveravailable exclusively with annual cruise policies.




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Medical Travel Insurance

It's important to get the right level of cover, especially when travelling with pre-existing medical conditions. We believe everyone deserves a hassle-free holiday. That's why we consider all medical conditions. You'll need to declare any pre-existing medical conditions when booking your insurance. Our Kent-based team are on hand to help you through the process, should you need it. For more information, visit our page dedicated to travelling with medical conditions.


Compare travel insurance cover levels

Choose from three different levels of cover, each with its own cover limits. Ranging from a simpler 'Bronze' plan to a higher level 'Gold' plan, you can tailor your policy to suit your needs.

Bronze

  • £10,000,000 Emergency medical cover
  • £1,000 Cancellation
  • £500 Unused excursions
  • £2,500 Personal possessions
  • £250 Missed departure

+ Plus More

Silver

  • £10,000,000 Emergency medical cover
  • £2,000 Cancellation
  • £500 Unused excursions
  • £2,500 Personal possessions
  • £500 Missed departure

+ Plus More

Gold

  • Unlimited Emergency medical cover
  • £5,000+ Cancellation
  • £500 Unused excursions
  • £2,500 Personal possessions
  • £1,000 Missed departure

+ Plus More

See Full Cover Comparison, and read through the Policy Documents for more detail on cover.


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Alice Lawson, Associate Director of Holiday Extras Cover

"Protecting you and your trip has always been our priority. With three levels of cover to suit you and your trip and 24/7 support, it's never been easier to enjoy your holiday, hassle-free."

Alice Lawson, Associate Director of Holiday Extras Cover


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Further Cruise Information

If you are looking forward to your next cruise adventure and are preparing to step aboard, then please visit a few of our helpful cruise guides listed below. From travelling vaccinations for your next holiday, to the appropriate documentation you may need to travel with, these may help you in preparing for your next cruise holiday.


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*We offer up to £15k cancellation cover on our Cruise policies as standard, with an optional top-up cancellation cover available to the limit of £50k total. This optional cancellation cover can be added by contacting our call centre.

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Holiday Extras Travel Insurance is sold and administered by Holiday Extras Cover Limited, registered office address: Ashford Road, Newingreen, Hythe, Kent CT21 4JF.

Holiday Extras Cover Limited is an insurance intermediary authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registration number 828848. You can check this by visiting the Financial Services Register

Holiday Extras™ is a Trading Name of Holiday Extras Cover Limited. The insurance is underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance UK Limited. Great Lakes Insurance UK Limited is a company incorporated in England and Wales with company number 13436330 and whose registered office address is 10 Fenchurch Avenue, London, United Kingdom, EC3M 5BN.

Great Lakes Insurance UK Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Firm Reference Number 955859. You can check this by visiting the Financial Services Register