Travel Insurance
Princess Travel Care covers a variety of items. This insurance can be purchased anytime from the time of your deposit until final payment.
Coverage begins only upon payment and some exclusions apply. I highly recommend this option.
(Text from Princess as of May 2008)
A Princess Vacation Protection Plan
We strongly recommend the purchase of a vacation protection program. For your convenience, Princess offers
Princess Vacation Protection (formerly Princess Travel Care) as well as enhanced coverage - Princess Travel
Care Gold for voyages prior to the Summer of 2009 and Princess Vacation Protection Platinum commencing
with Summer 2009 cruises. These plans provide what is perhaps the most attractive combination of
protection and flexibility available in cruising today.
Princess Vacation Protection includes Trip Cancellation and Interruption Protection, which provides
up to full reimbursement for the otherwise non-refundable cancellation fees if you must cancel or c
urtail your trip due to eligible medical conditions or other specified causes affecting you, your
immediate family members or your traveling companions.
Princess' vacation protection programs offer unique flexibility that many other programs lack.
If you have to cancel your cruise for an ineligible reason - any reason at all - you'll receive
from Princess Cruises a future cruise credit equal to 75% of the normally otherwise non-refundable cancellation fees.
If you plan to sail with us prior to the summer of 2009, you can elect to upgrade to Princess
Travel Care Gold for an additional $50. Doing so increases the credit value to 90%.
Starting with voyages departing in summer 2009, Princess is pleased to introduce Princess
Platinum Vacation Protection for an additional 5% of cruise fare (15% of cruise fare). Our
Platinum Plan provides a future cruise credit value of 100% of the normally non-refundable
charges if you must cancel for a reason that is not eligible for 100% cash reimbursement.
And, upgrading to our new Platinum Vacation Protection plan (or Travel Care Gold for
voyages prior to the summer of 2009) will also double coverage for medical expenses,
lost baggage and emergency medical evacuation.
For those passengers who have purchased Princess Vacation Protection, please refer
to the Plan Description that is enclosed in your pre-cruise package for more information
or contact the Princess Vacation Protection desk at BerkelyCare the independent
administrator of Princess Vacation Protection at 877-846-8833.The insurance portion
of Princess Vacation Protection is underwritten by Virginia Surety Company, Inc.
(Policy Number HTP04192)
Special note: Princess Vacation Protection must be purchased before or at time of final payment.
See the Princess Travel Care web page for complete details.
Princess Travel Care Insurance News Aritcle
The cost varies per person based on your cruise fare total (pp) not including the taxes.
Example: Cruise fare $1149 pp ... Travel Insurance cost is $99pp
Cruise Fare (pp)... Standard Insurance Cost (pp)
$501-$1,000 ........ $89
$1,001-$1,500 ..... $99
$1,501-$2,000 ..... $129
$2,001-$2,500 ..... $169
$2,501-$3,000 ..... $189
$3,001-$3,500 ..... $209
$3,501-$4,000 ..... $239
$4,001-$4,500 ..... $269
$4,501-$5,000 ..... $289
$5,001-$5,500 ..... $309
$5,501-$6,000 ..... $329
$6,001-$6,500 ..... $349
Travel insurance is available from other companies as well. Some options are:
- Travel Guard
- Insure My Trip.com
Pre/Post Hotel
1. Pre-Cruise Acapulco Group Hotel (available from Paradise Travel)
Please contact Michelle if you wish to stay with our Sea Magic group at our
designated hotel (space is limited).
3. Pre/Post-Cruise Hotel Packages (available from Princess)
Princess offers pre and post-cruise hotel packages for one or two nights prior to your cruise departure.
These packages include ground transfers from the airport to your hotel on the day of your reservation
and transfers from the hotel to the ship on day of embarkation.
All pricing is per person/double occupancy (2 people in a room) + tax and are subject to availability.
Acapulco Hotels
Ft. Lauderdale Hotels
Tips & Gratuities: (onboard the ship)
A charge of $10 per passenger, per day ($100 total for 10 days) will automatically be added to your Princess shipboard account for gratuities
to dining and stateroom personnel. Should you wish to make any adjustments to this charge, you may do so by contacting
the Purser's Desk onboard the ship. Envelopes are also available if you prefer to personally deliver the gratuities to dining
and stateroom personnel. (subject to change)
Clothing/Dress Code Descriptions
You should dress for cruising the same way you would for a land based resort. Daywear suggestions include casual sportswear,
jogging suits, pants, sweaters, windbreaker/jacket both on board and ashore.
Keep in mind that the weather at sea can be unpredictable. You may want to bring a hat, jacket and sweater
as well as swim suit, shorts, visor and sunglasses.
Evening - The Cruise Line dress code categories refer to the classification of attire requested for that particular evening.
The ship asks that all passengers follow the suggested attire while in the public areas.
1. Casual - pant, slacks, skirts, blouses, sweaters for women; pants, sport shirts/open neck shirts and sweaters for men
2. Formal - cocktail dresses, evening gowns, or dressy pant suit for women; sport jacket & slacks, suit or tuxedo for men
Daytime - During the day there is no specified dress code, however there are some attire restrictions.
Swim suits, cut off T-shirts, halter tops, and torn jeans are not permitted in the main dining rooms.
While swim suits are appropriate attire for the pool and spa areas, coverups are requested for other areas of the ship.
Cancellation Fees from Cruise line:
The following penalty fees will be assessed by the cruise line if you cancel your booking within the dates
specified prior to your sailing date.
75 days or more ... None
74-57 days ........ Deposit amount
56-29 days ........ 50%
28-15 days ........ 75%
within 14 days ... 100%
Cancellation Fees from the Travel Agency:
Cancellation fee imposed by Paradise Travel Service is $100pp
in addition to any penalties imposed by the Cruise Line.
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