NorthernOntario

October 13, 2017

Canadian here also with probably very similar benefits to you. Im thinking they probably refused the claim because its probably extremely hard for the benefits provider to check if the RMT is actually a registered therapist (especially if they are from another country).

I know when I have claimed we get an official receipt on headed paper etc. and then just submit an online claim with the RMT's info. I imagine its extremely easy for a provider to check registration within Canada v those from outside the country.

I had talked about doing this to someone I know who has taken way more cruises than me and they thought it was a long shot that our provider would cover such a claim.

Uggg...That's too bad. It was a long shot...I know..it sounds like no one has ever had luck. Especially if it has to be done in Canada. I was unaware of that part.

October 13, 2017

Considering that a cruise ship massage costs twice as much as a land based massage therapist, it may be difficult to get reimbursed. If you need it for therapeutic reasons, wouldn't it be better to have the service closer to home?

Yes, it is much easier to get a massage closer to home but its such a treat to get one the ship. Yes, I do have a doctors note for it but at home there is such little time.

October 13, 2017

Another Canadian here. My employee benefits plan also include massage therapy up to what the insurance company deems a reasonable and customary amount per massage (anything over this amount you pay yourself) , as well as an annual cap. The plan stipulates the massage must be performed by an RMT and done in Canada. So even if performed by a RMT on the cruise, it would not be reimbursed since it is outside of Canada.

I didn't know that it had to be done in Canada. That makes sense. When I had originally asked our rep. at work about it, I don't believe they knew that it had to be performed here as well. Thanks!

October 13, 2017

Wow - I'm just impressed that you have insurance that would cover a massage therapist. That's never been an option for us with any insurance we've had; the best we can do is a limited number of physical therapy visits (forget whether the cap is # of visits or total $ charged), though those may include massage as part of the therapy plan.

Yes we are very lucky to have the coverage. Both my husband and I have it which is an added bonus :)

October 12, 2017

I was wondering if anyone can answer this for me..Last time my husband and I were on the Summit, we had a massage. We asked whether it was done by a registered therapist so that we could claim it through our work benefits for reimbursement. I was told that we could as long as we have the therapist number. I submitted a receipt with the therapists number, hand written on the top of my receipt, and it was not approved.

My question is, is there anyone out there who has had success claiming their massage? or other treatment? What process did you take?

I did do a search already on the subject and I only found one post dating back to 2011 who had the same problem I did on our first cruise.

Thanks!

September 6, 2017

Thanks for your input, but I must ask, why bother replying to a post if your reply is a critique on the poster? We are all here to talk about vacations! Why not keep it light and positive? If you feel my post is redundant and answering would be a waste of your time, don't answer it!

However, thank you for the information you did provide. I'm sure it will be helpful to me as I plan out my cruise.

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Absolutely agree. no need at all.

May 19, 2017

Thank you for all the work you put into this. My husband and I enjoy a drink here and there but its a great idea to have some different drinks to try out!

April 14, 2017

Here you go! Enjoy your cruise and let me know if you are able to get all the drinks checked off! I will say that with a Med cruise, it will be hard to get all those drinks since you will be off the ship enjoying the ports for most of the days. Good luck :)

Omg thank you !!!! That's fantastic! I told my husband about it last night and he looked a bit doubtful...lol

April 13, 2017

Did you happen to have any luck getting a copy of the drink list?

I would love to try it if anyone feels like sharing?

Aghhhh, disappointed! Lol I'm going to have to cruise on the Equinox now to give it a try.

We did not have any drinks on Friday before debarking, so our quest to try every drink on the ship ended tonight. Although we did not accomplish our mission, I think we did a pretty good job over the last 11 days. We drank about 3/4 of the drinks on the menus on the ship, and a lot of the ones we didn't try was because either we couldn't find a bar to make that drink or because the ship didn't have the drink on board (most of the wines!) It was fun to be on this quest, and our dining room waiters and sommelier as well as the bartenders we went to most often all knew about our mission and were eager to help us achieve our goals. Throughout the week, they asked us about our progress and helped to find new drinks for us to check off the list. You will also notice the little D or J next to each drink and a + or - sign... we marked off who had each drink (or used no initial if we both tried it) and a + if we loved it or a - if we didn't like it (no + or - meant it was neutral haha). At least now we'll know the best drinks to go for on our Eclipse cruise!! Here is a photo of the list at the end of the cruise...

Up Next: Debarkation Day :(

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Hi Dana, We leave on the Equinox in 2 weeks :) Our first time on Equinox and our 1st trip to the Med. Thank you for the GREAT review! Would you be willing to share a word doc or PDF of your drink list? My hubby and I would love to try it out! My email is katievriezen@hotmail.com

January 13, 2017

Thank you for the replies. I was wrong about the itinerary. Because the dates work better we are thinking of doing: Miami, Key West, Costa Maya, Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, and Grand Cayman.

Any suggestions?

January 12, 2017

We are thinking of booking the 10 day as well. Can anyone take a guess as to what side of the ship would be better to book our room on? Any ideas which way we would be pulling into port? Last cruise we were on, we were on the starboard side and it just wasn't the same as pulling into port and being able to over look everything on the port side.

Hope that makes sense..:)

August 24, 2015

Thank you so much John.