travlin

I didn’t think we could name companies. Allianz or Travel Guard/AIG are large companies that are excellent. You don’t need a broker. You can just go online and enter the information for options. You can call them directly.

I suggest you check with other travel protection companies…especially for such a long cruise. There are extremely reputable ones out there. I know I can’t list them. They will cover items that the cruise line’s insurance will not. They typically cost the same or less than the ones offered by cruise lines and have better coverage. You want to look for things like medical coverage, evacuation coverage etc… Helicopter evacuation can cost up to $100,00.

One of the reasons for price difference is that Princess and Celebrity often include their plus packages with initial pricing. Once you add similar perks to HAL, the pricing is much closer. You can price Celebrity and Princess with the packages. They are much closer.

TA’s often grab cabins and create a group when the prices are low. They can then offer a further discount of 10 - 15%. Additionally, they may be able to offer additional perks. These groups are simply a group of cabins and do not necessarily have anything in common other than the TA. Of course, they can also create a group for a large family, business trip etc…