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Princess Travel Protection Plans Offer Peace of Mind
Princess Travel CareSM Designed to Provide Exceptional Coverage and Flexibility

Passengers Can Cancel Vacation for Any Reason Up to Departure

Most travel experts agree that protecting your vacation with travel insurance is a good idea. Princess travel protection plans offer some of the broadest benefits available, providing passengers with exceptional coverage and flexibility that can alleviate concerns about unforeseen events interrupting a planned cruise vacation.

In addition to offering coverage for medical emergencies, lost baggage and other unforeseen difficulties, Princess Travel CareSM and Princess Travel Care GoldSM are among the few travel protection plans that offer a "cancel for any reason" component. Other unique features include coverage for Princess-booked air and hotel travel, the inclusion of coverage for accompanying children traveling in third or fourth berths without any added cost, and rates that aren't based on a passenger's age.

"We care about our passengers' peace of mind, and you never know what might put your vacation at risk," said Dean Brown, Princess' executive vice president of customer service and sales. "So we offer them the security of knowing that they have protection when booking a Princess cruise, regardless of why they have to cancel. Most other travel plans don't provide this type of voluntary cancellation coverage."

Among the special features that set Princess Travel Care apart are:

Insured Cancellations -- Passengers receive 100 percent cash reimbursement of non-refundable cancellation fees from the insurance portion of Princess Travel Care in the event a covered illness, injury or other specified reason forces them to cancel their vacation.

"Any Reason" Cancellations -- This special feature enables passengers who choose to cancel their vacation for any reason not reimbursable under the insurance portion of the plan to recover 75 percent (90 percent with Travel Care Gold) of their cancellation penalty as a future cruise credit provided by Princess. And, passengers can cancel at any time up until departure to be eligible for reimbursement. There are no blackout periods as with some insurance plans.

No Additional Cost for Air/Hotel Coverage -- Plan fees are based solely on a passenger's cruise or cruisetour fare but, as an added feature, the plan will cover all related travel purchased through Princess, including FlightChoice air arrangements and Cruise Plus hotel packages.

Kids Covered Free with Parents -- When two adults purchase Princess Travel Care, any children 18 and under traveling with them in the cabin's third or fourth berths are also covered, for no additional charge.

No Age Limit -- While many travel insurance plans base their fees on the age of the passenger, Princess' plan offers the same coverage to everyone at the same price, regardless of their date of birth.

Princess Travel Care and Travel Care Gold cover clients for a number of unforeseen travel emergencies, in addition to cancellation protection. The coverage includes the following primary provisions:

Trip Interruption -- Passengers receive reimbursement for any unused cruise vacation days as well as transportation expenses to return home should an illness, injury or other covered reason force them to interrupt their vacation.

Medical Coverage -- Passengers will be reimbursed for medical expenses resulting from illness or injury incurred during the trip, up to $10,000 per person ($20,000 per person with Princess Travel Care Gold). In addition, emergency medical evacuations are covered up to $25,000 per person ($50,000 per person with the Gold plan).

Baggage -- Lost or damaged luggage is covered up to $1,500 per person ($3,000 per person with the Gold plan). $500 per person is provided for purchase of necessary items if bags are delayed for more than 24 hours.

Worldwide Emergency Assistance -- Princess Travel Care provides a 24-hour hotline for medical, legal, lost travel document and other emergency assistance worldwide.

For complete terms and conditions, please contact the Princess Travel Care desk at 1-800-453-4069. The insurance element of Princess Travel Care is underwritten by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA (Policy Number 9500233) and is administered by BerkelyCare.