| Cruises are no longer just about grand dinners and | | | | liners will likely have a doctor or some kind of |
| white-glove service. There are a number of | | | | medical provision on board, if an injury or illness |
| exciting activities being added to the cutting edge | | | | requires hospitalization, it becomes a difficult and |
| cruise liners. Imagine being able to take a | | | | expensive business. Without cruise travel |
| surfboard to a breaker while still on board the | | | | insurance you could end up paying for a helicopter |
| boat! This new feature, called Flowrider - a | | | | airlift to shore. |
| machine that generates artificial waves - has been | | | | New Destinations & Old Problems |
| installed in some of the latest cruise ships. So you | | | | Caribbean tours remain the most popular cruise |
| may want to pack your surfboard as well as your | | | | routes, followed by routes touring ports in the |
| sun cream and travel insurance for the cruise. | | | | Mediterranean and European. However, there are |
| New Activities | | | | more adventurous destinations available, too. |
| The liner companies have embarked upon a | | | | Alaska is growing in popularity, offering |
| competition of one-upmanship with the | | | | spectacular coastal landscapes of icebergs and |
| modernization of their ships. The traditional | | | | glaciers as well as whale watching opportunities. |
| romantic cruise has a lot more to it now than | | | | The Galapagos Islands is a longstanding destination |
| shuffleboard and dinner at the captain's table. You | | | | for cruises embarking from Peru and Ecuador, |
| can now enjoy mini golf and shopping arcades on | | | | where passengers can enjoy an island-hopping |
| cruise liners, and the experience is not exclusively | | | | visit to the mysterious islands and the unusual |
| for couples. | | | | wildlife there. |
| Children are increasingly joining family cruise | | | | Liner companies are also changing their approach |
| holidays, making use of the video games, basket | | | | to the on-shore excursions. As well as visits to |
| ball courts and nightclubs for young people that | | | | the local sightseeing hot spots, they are arranging |
| the liner companies are installing on their boats. | | | | experiences such as sports car racing and |
| With your children running wild on kids' club | | | | excursions to nearby golf courses. If this appeals |
| scavenger hunts, it would be prudent to include | | | | to you, you should check that your cruise |
| them in your cruise travel insurance. Some policies | | | | insurance will cover scenarios like a scratched |
| include children for free as part of your cruise | | | | Ferrari and lost golf clubs. |
| insurance. There are even Disney liners to tempt | | | | Despite innovations, it seems cruise travel can't |
| the kids onto the ocean, and some industry | | | | escape old questions about safety, as the recent |
| insiders have joked that a roller coaster will be | | | | pirate problems off the coast of Africa have |
| the next fun thing to try on the rolling sea. | | | | demonstrated. More mundane problems like illness |
| As well as safe and sedate entertainment like | | | | are still prevalent on cruises. In 2006, the U.S. |
| wine cellars and trivia quizzes, you can now try | | | | investigated 34 reports of norovirus outbreaks on |
| out rock-climbing walls, ice skating rinks, and | | | | cruise ships. Such alarming data serves as a |
| trampolines on a cruise ship. Such activities are | | | | reminder that the security and assurance that |
| fun because of their innate element of risk, and | | | | comes with cruise travel insurance is essential for |
| because of this you should check your cruise | | | | enjoying your time at sea. |
| insurance will cover extra sports. Even though | | | | |