Worried about getting laid off? Cruise companies offer travel-protection plans
Posted on March 2nd, 2009 – 4:30 PMBy Elizabeth Larsen
Are you fantasizing about a vacation but too worried to book tickets in case you lose your job? Some cruise companies are hoping to offer travelers a little extra assurance with refund plans that can be used in the event of a layoff. Norwegian Cruise Line’s new BookSafe Travel Protection Plan refunds cancellation fees for cruises departing after May 1, 2009. To qualify, passengers must be involuntarily terminated from a job they’ve held for at least one year. CruiseOne and Cruises Inc., the nation’s largest cruise retailer, also announced a CruiseAssurance plan for passengers who purchase the entry-level travel insurance. The plan covers any cruise on any line booked between March 1 and May 2, 2009. Passengers need to present termination letters to qualify.
Kerri Westenberg has globe-trotted for National Geographic and other magazines. Now she zips around the region, on the lookout for travel news you can use.
Elizabeth Larsen lived in Salzburg, Austria, and has traveled throughout Europe and the Americas. She can say "diaper," "bottle" and "crib" in four languages.
Troy Melhus has heli-skied on glaciers, dived alongside Monk seals and raced for 24 hours on a mountain bike. All this, and he rarely spends more than $500 on a trip.
