CIE, Travel Insurance

Good Evening


Sorry I was unable to get to write earlier today. About the planning of the trip. We had spent a number of months looking over what the different travel agencies had to offer. We did this looking through magazines and online. After many hours of research we decided on CIE. They at the time had the best packages to offer and have been in the business a number of years. While in Ireland we met many travel groups and couples who had chosen CIE and all were very happy with their choice. A word to the wise though, do not buy travel insurance from them or any travel agency. We bought it and had our trip delayed because of the volcano in Iceland this past May and we were not covered by the insurance. They said the Volcano was act of God and is not covered. We also found out that you pretty much have to be on your death bed to have the insurance cover you. On top of that there is a good size deductible if they do pay. CIE did allow us to set a new date for a fee which was about what the insurance cost us. So unless the insurance covers you when there is a delay for any reason it is a poor buy. I would ask the travel agency what happens if your trip is delayed for any reason and you have no insurance, what would be the additional cost to set a new travel date. Hope this saves you some time and money. Have a great evening and will blog again tomorrow afternoon.

Cheers,
Charlie Cotter