cuba and healthcare proof

[katesmarma]

I was on another board and 2 people mentioned proof of health  coverage was necessary for Cuban entry. Is this correct? If so what was necessary to show or bring.

[ithaca gal]

Just sailed to Cuba last week on the Sun.  There was NO requirement regarding health care.  This was my second cruise to Cuba and I've never heard of such a thing.

 

[Tapi]

The cost of your tourist visa includes mandatory Cuban medical insurance. So technically you do not need to purchase a separate policy in order to satisfy the medical insurance requirements to travel to Cuba because it’s already included in the $75 that the cruise line will charge you to issue your visa. 

 

Do keep in mind that, if your itinerary includes other ports of call in other countries besides Cuba and you wish to have medical coverage at those ports as well, you will need to either make sure that your regular medical insurance will cover you while in those countries, or you may want to purchase a separate policy that covers you at those ports of call as well.  

[DirtyDawg]

8 hours ago, katesmarma said:

I was on another board and 2 people mentioned proof of health  coverage was necessary for Cuban entry. Is this correct? If so what was necessary to show or bring.

They might have been referring to arriving by air vs. cruise ship. I know that if you fly from Canada the visa is different and there is a requirement to show healthcare coverage with those visa's.

Edited April 22, 2019 by DirtyDawg

[katesmarma]

Thanks for info. I had looked everywhere in the cruise doc Did not find. Not aware there are different visas. One had said NCL takes care of it. Now I know how.