NS. PETERSBURG, Florida., July 28, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Countries and cruise lines are turning to travel insurance as a resource to regain tourism.

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, 18 countries have begun requiring visitors to travel with Covid-19 insurance. Recently, cruise lines Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Disney announced similar requirements for unvaccinated travelers.

Travel insurance comparison page, Squaremouth.com, predicted this trend at the beginning of the pandemic and now says that this could become the new norm.

Popular travel destinations require insurance
Caribbean Destinations have become increasingly popular for US tourists following international border closings. This year, six of Squaremouth’s top 10 travel destinations are made up of Caribbean Destinations. Three of them, Costa Rica, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas, Travel insurance required.

Costa Rica has the most specific regulation that requires purchasing from unvaccinated visitors $ 50,000 in emergency medical care and $ 2,000 in quarantine accommodation.

Insurance requirements for cruise ships
royal CaribbeanCruise lines from, Carnival and Disney have also taken a position requiring unvaccinated travelers to be insured on ships departing from Florida.

These requirements range from $ 10,000$ 25,000 in emergency medicine and $ 20,000$ 50,000 in medical evacuation.

Most travel insurances meet these limits, according to Squaremouth. In fact, they usually are recommend cruise lines to buy even higher limits due to expensive medical care on a cruise ship and evacuation from a remote destination.

The cost of any travel insurance required
Squaremouth says these requirements apply to relatively low coverage levels and travelers shouldn’t cost a significant amount on top of their other travel expenses. Those who only buy one policy to meet these requirements can expect to pay around 4% of the travel expenses for an insurance policy.

Notes for editors

Topic Expert Available: Megan Moncrief, Chief Marketing Officer, is available for comments and interviews. [email protected] (727) 378-0938

Squaremouth maintains a list of state insurance requirements here: https://www.squaremouth.com/destinations

Squaremouth has created a hub for travel insurance requirements and recommendations for cruise lines here: https://www.squaremouth.com/cruise-center

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