atlcatlover Posted May 30 #1 Share Posted May 30 Has anyone ever had to request medical records from Princess? It's a long story, but last summer my Dad had to be medically disembarked from his ship in Italy. I am trying to file a claim with the travel insurance to get reimbursed for the medical expenses he incurred on the ship, but they require original medical records. I filled out the required form and submitted it in February of this year, and followed up again in April but still have not received any response. There is a phone number on the form but it perpetually rings busy. I contacted general customer service but since medical is a different department they were unable to help me. The autoreply email suggested the request would take 30-60 days to complete but obviously we are well beyond that. It is infuriating that they provide an inoperable phone number on the required form. Any tips or insights to get this request fulfilled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUCHESSRN Posted May 30 #2 Share Posted May 30 No helpful suggestions , my friend had to pay $60 for her records but we were still on board at the time. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted May 30 #3 Share Posted May 30 This is the email I show: Medical records request: mrecordsrequest@carnival.com Is that where you requested it? Ridiculous it’s taking so long. What ship was he on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlcatlover Posted May 30 Author #4 Share Posted May 30 Yes that is where the request form was sent. He was on Enchanted Princess. I guess I have to resort to the old fashioned way of sending a letter to company leadership for anything to be done about this. Hard to believe there is no escalation process in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted May 30 #5 Share Posted May 30 Try sending your info to customerrelations@princesscruises.com Include the necessary info and (nicely) request that they kick somebody's butt and get them to send you what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare startedwithamouse Posted May 30 #6 Share Posted May 30 (edited) 2 hours ago, atlcatlover said: Has anyone ever had to request medical records from Princess? It's a long story, but last summer my Dad had to be medically disembarked from his ship in Italy. I am trying to file a claim with the travel insurance to get reimbursed for the medical expenses he incurred on the ship, but they require original medical records. I filled out the required form and submitted it in February of this year, and followed up again in April but still have not received any response. There is a phone number on the form but it perpetually rings busy. I contacted general customer service but since medical is a different department they were unable to help me. The autoreply email suggested the request would take 30-60 days to complete but obviously we are well beyond that. It is infuriating that they provide an inoperable phone number on the required form. Any tips or insights to get this request fulfilled? It's a $28 charge onboard and states in the letter provided onboard with medical center receipt they advise you to get the records before disembarking. If he had AON (Princess insurance), they should be able to access the records directly from Princess. Edited May 30 by startedwithamouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted May 30 #7 Share Posted May 30 I want to thank cruise critic poster for their sage advice...to ALWAYS get a copy of your medical records while onboard if you visit the medical center. It will cost you $28 and alleviates a lot of headaches later. I'm sorry my post won't help you now. I hope you will be able to find some department that will be able to produce these records for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlcatlover Posted May 30 Author #8 Share Posted May 30 The cost is not the issue. I just need someone to provide the records. My Dad was disembarked in critical condition so was unable to take care of any of these things for himself. He did have friends on board who packed his belongings to be sent with him, but there was no paperwork in his things from Princess medical so here we are. All I have are the itemized charges in his ship folio. The letter from Aon clearly states they need the records from the ship and that I am to provide them so no help there either. I will email customer relations. Certainly can't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted May 30 #9 Share Posted May 30 Do they really charge $28 onboard for your medical records? My DW needed to use the medical center on an NCL ship last summer. She was told to come back later in the day to get her records so that she could apply for an insurance reimbursement. There was no charge! And many accuse NCL of nickel and diming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket Posted May 30 #10 Share Posted May 30 If that email doesn’t work send a message to Princess through Instagram, many reports of ignored requests being handled quickly when using that method. Good luck it’s incredibly frustrating to not be able to access those who can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted May 30 #11 Share Posted May 30 12 minutes ago, ontheweb said: Do they really charge $28 onboard for your medical records? My DW needed to use the medical center on an NCL ship last summer. She was told to come back later in the day to get her records so that she could apply for an insurance reimbursement. There was no charge! And many accuse NCL of nickel and diming! I passed out on REGAL a few years ago now. $1,200 plus the $28 record fee charged to our folio. But they did send me Flowers to our cabin... Note: my medical care was EXCELLENT - my Advantage Plus medicare reimbursed us all onboard charges (except the $28, and AON picked up the deductibles and OOP expenses for aftercare when I got back to my regular Primary doctor, ED, and Cardiologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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